SurfaceTension: Am I the only one that enjoyed the Star Trek reboot?

Mark me down for nope, it was a Trek movie made not for Trekkers but for general audience. It's why your hard core rabid fans rail on it.

Also mark me down for loving the Halloween remakes. I thought Rob did an excellent job with those.

scottydoesntknow: I really can't think of many reboots I actually liked beyond Dredd, Rise of the PotA, and Amazing Spider-Man

Gone in 60 seconds?  Though I personally prefer the original.

Nicolas Cage's The Wicker Man has to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my entire life. I'd sooner swallow a whole bottle of ipecac than watch that filthy piece of trash again.

Hmm, that was actually a very well-thought out and reasoned article, good link, subby!

Batman Begins was simply amazing, and 2009 Star Trek was incredibly awesome, but they weren't reboots of movies, they were reboots of franchises, totally different things.

Serious Black: Nicolas Cage's The Wicker Man has to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen in my entire life.

Depends on why your expectations.

If you're looking for an atmospheric, chilling horror/thriller with quality acting and a tight script you're out of luck.


If you want to see a guy in a bear suit sucker punching women, The Wicker Man will not disappoint.

Saiga410: scottydoesntknow: I really can't think of many reboots I actually liked beyond Dredd, Rise of the PotA, and Amazing Spider-Man

Gone in 60 seconds?  Though I personally prefer the original.

Oh good choice, Gone is one of my favourites, never seen the original.

I will say the 2000 Ocean's Eleven was miles better than the original. Have you ever seen the original? Sheesh, it's like they didn't even try to make a good movie.

Snapper Carr: If you want to see a guy in a bear suit sucker punching women, The Wicker Man will not disappoint.

See I went in expecting comedy and I left the theater satisfied

scottydoesntknow: Mugato: They're all cynical cash grabs based on name recognition and the studio suits' idea that despite movies being more easily accessible than ever, no one would watch a movie prior to 1995 so they all have to be remade?

Pretty much. The only time I've seen a reboot work is when the previous movies in the franchise either drug it straight to the ground (Spider-Man franchise vs. new one), or the original one really did suck (Judge Dredd vs. Dredd).

Planet of the Apes series just went crazy (the original one is still great, but all the sequels are pretty trashy), and the Tim Burton one pretty much guaranteed that any reboot would be better (but Rise was still awesome).

I really can't think of many reboots I actually liked beyond Dredd, Rise of the PotA, and Amazing Spider-Man.

The Dark Knight trilogy was pretty good.

MyKingdomForYourHorse: SurfaceTension: Am I the only one that enjoyed the Star Trek reboot?

Mark me down for nope, it was a Trek movie made not for Trekkers but for general audience. It's why your hard core rabid fans rail on it.

Also mark me down for loving the Halloween remakes. I thought Rob did an excellent job with those.

I'm a pretty big Trekkie, and I loved it. I thought it was fun and a creative way to have the characters we know and love experience new adventures.

See also: Zachary Quinto. Part of me is sort of hoping that the one that's coming out this year devolves into a Quinto/Cumberbatch slashfic on screen.

/NTTAWWT

SurfaceTension: Tried to watch the original Ocean's Eleven once and was bored out of my mind. Glad they did the reboot.

I kept waiting for the big reveal, the big twist... and all I saw were neon footprints or some sh*t lol

scottydoesntknow: Too bad they farked it all up with Ocean's Twelve, god that was terrible. At least 13 got it somewhat back on track.

Yeah 12 was powerful weak. 13 did get it back on track like you said. I haven't heard anything about a 14, although it's scary that the first one was... 13 years ago. F*ck me time goes fast.

MyKingdomForYourHorse: SurfaceTension: Am I the only one that enjoyed the Star Trek reboot?

Mark me down for nope, it was a Trek movie made not for Trekkers but for general audience. It's why your hard core rabid fans rail on it.

Also mark me down for loving the Halloween remakes. I thought Rob did an excellent job with those.

I would not call myself a hardcore Trekkie (but I am a fan of the franchise), I rather enjoyed the 2009 Star Trek movie. It was an enjoyable couple of hours. Sure there were some plot holes, but who really cares? It was money well spent on good entertainment. That is all I am looking for from any movie.

I am currently seeking investors for my reboot of Debbie Does Dallas.  My script is WAAAAY better than the original.

I thought the new Conan movie was better than the original. Not saying the first one was bad, but it's unadulterated asskickery. It's prettier now than 30 years ago.

ReBOOTS. I misread that as robots.

What's the line between remake and reboot? If it's been 50 years it's a remake, not a reboot. If it's been five years (Hulk) it's a reboot, not a remake.

Mugato: They're really doing a 14? Is it going to be 2 hours of Clooney and Pitt literally beating a dead horse?

Nope, this one the heist will be staged at the Warner Bros lot, and will feature the fortunes of a movie executive.

They're going for that whole Momento, Inception crowd.

The new Clash of the Titans was a succes, thanks to the drooling masses of idiots that bought tickets and called it a "good" movie (some still do).

I'll just pick on this one for now.
Liam Neeson sleepwalked through his role.
The movie relied much too heavily on action sequences, which made them feel stale and boring already about half way through.  Let's just examine the "medusa" fight in both old and new films.  Compare the original scene to the new one.
In the original there is an actual feeling of suspense.  It actually puts you on the edge of your seat.  It makes the scene interesting to watch.  The new medusa scene is just ACTION/FIGHT/BLOOD/SOUND/EFFECTS.  For the next battle...repeat formula.  That's just the first example that comes to mind.  I could go on and on.
And in spite of being a horrible movie, somehow the public spent enough of their money on it to warrant a sequel.  jackiechanwtf.jpg