Yet another remake?

[catalyst2]

This time it is Total Recall. I have only one thing to say to that:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

I've got to agree that the Psycho remake was surely the most pointless of all time. The link did say that with all the improvements in SFX, they could make it look a whole lot better but even that's not enough to justify a remake, imho. As you say, if you are going to remake a movie, it's got to be significantly different or add something substantial to the original, not just trot out the old one in brighter colours.

Perhaps in these financially difficult times, this is considered a safer option, perhaps?

Or maybe we have just got old enough that we recognise remakes? ;-)

[electrcspacegrl.livejournal.com]

Perhaps in these financially difficult times, this is considered a safer option, perhaps?

They still gotta pay someone to write the new script.

One thing about the Psycho remake though, I don't remember Norman Bates masturbating in the original. That was different, at least (and really creeped me out). Think Hitchcock would have appreciated that?

[catalyst2.livejournal.com]

I was thinking financially safe as in thinking "This has been a success before so it should be again", not that I agree with that logic.

I gave up watching the Psycho remake fairly quickly so I don't remember that scene!