Heat is a remake of LA Takedown.
Heat is a remake of LA Takedown.
Last edited by JSGlock34; 08-14-2019 at 08:01 PM.
"When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man."
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“It doesn’t matter what the problem is, the solution is always for us to give the government more money and power, while we eat less meat.”
Glenn Reynolds
Red Dragon is a remake of Manhunter.
"When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man."
You really think the numbers are that low?
I can't remember the last time I saw Hollywood have an original idea. Everything is either a remake, reboot, re-imagining, sequel, prequel, or based on an existing book, comic book, play, TV show, musical, video game, amusement park ride, or true story.
Anti-astroturfing disclaimer: I am the owner of Bagman Tactical (custom tactical nylon).
Clearly Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a remake of The Sound of Music...
They are remaking Midway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_7eN5iloyk
The Bounty was a remake of Mutiny on the Bounty which was a remake of...Mutiny on the Bounty.
Case in point - The 50 Highest grossing films ever:
Avengers: Endgame - Sequel, comic book
Avatar - Blue Pocahontas
Titanic - Real event
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Sequel
Avengers: Infinity War - Sequel, comic book
Jurassic World - Sequel, book
The Avengers - Comic Book, sorta-sequel
Furious 7 - Sequel
Avengers: Age of Ultron - Sequel, comic book
Black Panther - Comic Book, sorta-sequel
The Lion King - Remake, Hamlet
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - Sequel, book
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - Sequel
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom - Sequel, book
Frozen - Book, albeit pretty loosely based by the time the movie was finished
Beauty and the Beast - Remake, existing book / tale
Incredibles 2 - Sequel
The Fate of the Furious - Sequel
Iron Man 3 - Sequel, comic book
Minions - Sequel
Captain America: Civil War - Sequel, comic book
Aquaman - Comic Book
Captain Marvel - Comic Book, sorta-prequel
Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Sequel, TV show, comic book
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Book
Skyfall - Sequel
Transformers: Age of Extinction - Sequel, TV show, comic book
Spider-Man: Far From Home - Sequel, comic book
The Dark Knight Rises - Sequel, comic book
Toy Story 3 - Sequel
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - Sequel, amusement park ride
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - Prequel
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides - Sequel, amusement park ride
Aladdin - Remake, existing book / tale
Despicable Me 3 - Sequel
Jurassic Park - Book
Finding Dory - Sequel
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace - Prequel
Alice in Wonderland - Book
Zootopia - ... I think this might actually be an original story!
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Book
The Dark Knight - Sequel, comic book
Toy Story 4 -Sequel
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Book
Despicable Me 2 - Sequel
The Lion King - remake, based on Hamlet
The Jungle Book - remake, book
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Sequel, amusement park ride
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle - Sequel, book
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 - Sequel, book
(This is not to say that there aren't good, well made, enjoyable movies in there. But good =/= original.)
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Anti-astroturfing disclaimer: I am the owner of Bagman Tactical (custom tactical nylon).
Do you even "spiderman," bro?
"Pan’s Labyrinth" is a variation of "the elfin knight," an old ballad that was the forerunner of songs like "Scarborough Fair" (Carthy or Simon/Garfunkle) and which was itself a variation of the folktale category ‘clever girl,’ as cataloged in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther index as type 875–a stand-alone motive found in folkloric traditions throughout the Indo-European languages. There really isn’t much new under the sun.
Too academic?
”But in the end all of these ideas just manufacture new criminals when the problem isn't a lack of criminals.” -JRB
Home work:
Sit down with a yellow legal pad, or if you're cool, with a new Scrivener project, and come up with a new project with a premise, theme, concept, hook, inciting incident, first plot point, first pinch point, second plot point, second pinch point and third plot point that are all original.
Go.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
All I got is a sequel to "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off," where he’s the POTUS, Mia Sara's character (Sloane) is the first lady and Cameron is the VP. They’re tying to ditch the Secret Service so Ferris and Sloane can have just one date night all by themselves. Hilarity and international drama ensues. I’m tellin’ ya, this one will be big for the Holiday season.
”But in the end all of these ideas just manufacture new criminals when the problem isn't a lack of criminals.” -JRB