Member FieryReign Posted December 6, 2015 Member Share Posted December 6, 2015 A "Point Break" remake? Who the hell asked for that? Big Trouble in Little China starring The "Crock" Rocky Johnson? Get the F outta here with that garbage. Who asked for any of these remakes? You've got reboots of remakes now. This, comic book films, and sequels. The well has run dry. When's the "Welcome Back Kotter" movie coming out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted December 6, 2015 Member Share Posted December 6, 2015 You're just now noticing ? Been well over 5 years since it seemed Hollywood ran out of ideas and through the motions. In less than 5 years we got two recent franchises rebooted (Spiderman and Fantastic Four), a shit ton of superhero films (a couple of Marvel movies every year) and young adult book series turned into movie series (with at least one book made into TWO movies)... Nothing's changed since 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted December 6, 2015 Member Share Posted December 6, 2015 I don't think it's that bad. Although I agree that Point Break remake is garbage, there has been a lot of indie stuff in 2015. OP have you seen Ex Machina yet? Or SPL 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DragonClaws Posted December 6, 2015 Member Share Posted December 6, 2015 I hear their planning on doing another Charlies Angels film too. Then there's the new Ghostbusters and Roadhouse films. Re-makes have been around for a long time now but there's been a huge increase in the amount of them getting made. If Hollywood fails to re-make it for the big screen they re-boot it for the small screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FieryReign Posted December 6, 2015 Author Member Share Posted December 6, 2015 I don't think it's that bad. Although I agree that Point Break remake is garbage, there has been a lot of indie stuff in 2015. OP have you seen Ex Machina yet? Or SPL 2?Ex Machina looked like soft core cyborg porn. Maybe I'll give it a chance at the redbox one of these days. SPL2 is out on dvd? Definitely going to grab that when I see it. Didn't realize that was a Hollywood production, I don't remember seeing it in theaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Secret Executioner Posted December 6, 2015 Member Share Posted December 6, 2015 I don't think it's that bad. Although I agree that Point Break remake is garbage, there has been a lot of indie stuff in 2015. OP have you seen Ex Machina yet? Or SPL 2?I agree there's some great indie stuff, but I guess the OP meant stuff from the major studios like Fox, Disney or Universal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lady Jin Szu-Yi Posted December 6, 2015 Member Share Posted December 6, 2015 Indeed. 2009 was the last time I saw more than 1 or 2 new films. I vote with my dollar, that's all Hollywood hears now. For the most part, I rent new and buy old these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted December 7, 2015 Member Share Posted December 7, 2015 Ex Machina looked like soft core cyborg porn. Maybe I'll give it a chance at the redbox one of these days. SPL2 is out on dvd? Definitely going to grab that when I see it. Didn't realize that was a Hollywood production, I don't remember seeing it in theaters. SPL2 is not. I forgot about that sorry. But yeah man, are you into horror? There are some good smaller films that is worth a watch. Hollywood does suck though so I agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member OpiumKungFuCracker Posted December 7, 2015 Member Share Posted December 7, 2015 In terms of Hollywood big blockbuster action movies, yes they tend to suck. But outside of that like comic book movies and shit, I think the blockbusters are way better than the last decade in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member FieryReign Posted December 7, 2015 Author Member Share Posted December 7, 2015 SPL2 is not. I forgot about that sorry. But yeah man, are you into horror? There are some good smaller films that is worth a watch. Hollywood does suck though so I agree with that.Hell yeah. The gorier the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member masterofoneinchpunch Posted December 8, 2015 Member Share Posted December 8, 2015 When I saw the Point Break trailer in the theater I uttered "you got to be kidding me."But I have heard this argument that Hollywood is out of ideas for decades. I imagine I could find it from the early days of literature on cinema. Hollywood is big enough and large enough that even when they overdo remakes, sequels, current trends like comic book movies and YA adaptations (some of them I do like), there is always films that go under the radar (or even popular films that are actually good). For fun on another site I made a top 10 Hollywood list from 1930 to 2013 (technically it was Hollywood and some films from England; now I'm curious if I did not do a 2014 list). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member lungfei Posted December 22, 2015 Member Share Posted December 22, 2015 yeah hollywood needs some real talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member DiP Posted December 23, 2015 Member Share Posted December 23, 2015 Recycling ideas is happening in any big film market around the globe, not just in Hollywood. China, Japan, Korea, France, UK etc. When certain movies break new ground and create trends, other filmmakers will join the bandwagon and cash in on the hype for as long as they can until each next trend. Unfortunately these days, filmmakers have come to a point where monopolizing movies is the mere issue more than artistic imagination hence for why we keep seeing reboots/remakes of classics. Creating was more relevant in the older days up to the 90s. From a mainstream perspective, it all transitioned from creativity to being more about making as much money as possible by any means necessary: Targeting average mass audiences. There are creators out there but not ones made for these audiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tex Killer Posted January 9, 2016 Member Share Posted January 9, 2016 On 6.12.2015 at 9:06 PM, FieryReign said: A "Point Break" remake? Who the hell asked for that? Trailer in fact suggest movie might be ok. As I like original going to check this out when eventually dvd/blu ray is available for fair price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted January 9, 2016 Member Share Posted January 9, 2016 I can see the non-creative suits sitting around the table talking about the Point Break remake - lets just stuff it with every extreme sport we can fit in! Plot-characters? who gives a shit, people want to see the extreme stuff! The original is far from a masterpiece but it was still grounded. After watching the remake of Clash of the Titans I'll not be giving hollywad any of my hard earned cash, I do not remember one single thing from that movie, it was just a cgi whirlwind that went to setpiece to setpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Lady Jin Szu-Yi Posted January 9, 2016 Member Share Posted January 9, 2016 After Star Wars, I'll be even more selective. Sure, every culture recycles and remakes films that's a given. I suppose I am still bummed the Disney animation executive was right: people want spectacle now. Less characters and story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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