Hollywood moan and complain about the amount of 'dubiously-sourced' movies that are available to watch. Do they honestly expect us to flock to the cinema when it seems that the mojority of movies they want us to see are remakes.
The following list are some of the remakes that Hollywood have embarked upon.
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (2009)
The Birds (2009)
Convoy (2009)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
Escape from New York (2009)
Fame (2009)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Highlander (2010)
High Noon (2010)
The Incredible Shrinking Man (2010)
Metropolis (2010)
My Fair Lady (2010)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Oh, God! (2008)
Piranha 3-D (2009)
Plan 9 (2009)
RoboCop (2010)
The Seven Samurai (2009)
Short Circuit (2010)
The Stepfather (2009)
Straw Dogs (2009)
Sunset Boulevard (2010)
Suspiria (2010)
Is this such a good idea, and a guaranteed way to get bums on seats in the cinema? Or is this just a cynical attempt to cash in on the fame of the originals? Or is this a result of the Writers' Strike earlier in the year?
Are there any of these movies that you are looking forward to? Do you have any ideas what they may do or how they may work?
I can just see it now.
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