Should anyone do them ever? If so, how? Shot for shot remakes, or complete "reimaginings" or somewhere in-between?
All anyone wants to remake are movies that were already great. How about remaking movies that tanked because of bad acting, poor production values, or ill-conceived plot points?
I recently watched the Death Note live action adaptation of the anime and was disgusted. They took a smart, cat and mouse detective thriller, and turned it into just another teen horror movie. But I don't hate all remakes. The Planet of the Apes are great. I even liked Willy Wonka. Ocean's 11 and The Bourne Identity were remakes (though I didn't find that out till years after their release). Is it okay to remake something old enough that a whole generation has never heard of the original?
Thoughts?
All anyone wants to remake are movies that were already great. How about remaking movies that tanked because of bad acting, poor production values, or ill-conceived plot points?
I recently watched the Death Note live action adaptation of the anime and was disgusted. They took a smart, cat and mouse detective thriller, and turned it into just another teen horror movie. But I don't hate all remakes. The Planet of the Apes are great. I even liked Willy Wonka. Ocean's 11 and The Bourne Identity were remakes (though I didn't find that out till years after their release). Is it okay to remake something old enough that a whole generation has never heard of the original?
Thoughts?