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In Defense of Reboots and Remakes, Those Red-Headed Stepchildren of Film

It’s a common thing: Say the word “reboot” and you’ll get a slew of negative reactions, including groans, impassioned lectures on how Hollywood doesn’t make good movies anymore or can’t come up with new ideas, and outright refusals to even consider seeing a movie which happens to be a reboot. Well get comfy, people, because…

Kirst Mason D’Raven
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It’s a common thing: Say the word “reboot” and you’ll get a slew of negative reactions, including groans, impassioned lectures on how Hollywood doesn’t make good movies anymore or can’t come up with new ideas, and outright refusals to even consider seeing a movie which happens to be a reboot. Well get comfy, people, because I’m about to explain to you why your kneejerk reactions against reboots and remakes is all wrong.

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One response to “In Defense of Reboots and Remakes, Those Red-Headed Stepchildren of Film”

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    emmakwall

    I hate movie snobbery. I think people forget that Scarface (1983) was a remake! And what about John Carpenter’s The Thing? Loved by everyone and yet that’s a remake too! I have nothing against remakes or reboots and some remakes are better than the original (The Fly, The Ring, The Amityville Horror) – all good examples of better remakes (in my opinion). Also, some films aren’t remakes or reboots at all they are simply another adaptation. Take something like Let Me In – everyone moaned it wouldn’t be as good as Let The Right One In – but I always argued it wasn’t even a remake, simply a second adaptation from the original book! Anyway if people don’t like it, no-one is forcing them to watch it.

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