Oh for piss' sake. Now they've remade The Hills Have Eyes.

[Rabrrrrrr]

What the hell?!

There are creative and good writers out there - why is Hollywood so *(@$&(&% hellbent on remaking old films?

:grr: :rant: :banghead:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

1. Because they like to beat the hell out of these oldies.

They aren't very kind to the elderly :P

[prole_for_peace]

2. because it is easy.

all they have to do is tweak the old screen play and voila a "new" movie on the cheap.

[Catch22Dem]

3. You know they've remade The Poseidon Adventure too

It's just called Poseidon though.

[mitchum]

4. They're remaking "The Wild Bunch"!

What is the thinking behind that? Peckinpah just didn't quite get it right???!!!
I hate contemporary Hollywood. The crap they are turning out is the world's best argument against cocaine.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. Are you serious? That's as arrogant as remaking "Psycho".

What's next? Halle Berry redoes Citizen Kane?

[asthmaticeog]

5. Will Michael Berryman be in it, at least?

[ragin_acadian]

6. maybe they are thinking something along the lines of nostalgia

factor? I don't get it either; still trying to figure out Telly Savales = Ving Rhames.

if they remake Kelly's Heroes, Ghostbusters, or Airplane!, with ben stiller or ashton kutcher....I will move to Nepal and read Sartre.

[Nevernose]

7. It's all about the nostalgia factor

There are a million better screenplays, but what's the easiest way to sell one?