You are being replaced bitch!
Seriously this trend of remaking the best movies of the 80’s with new shitty actors has to end! I just read that they are trying to remake The Karate Kid, with Jackie Chan and Will Smith’s son Jaden. Is nothing sacred?
You know if the first one sucked or our film technology was not on par with the vision of the film, then yeah remaking a movie is perfectly acceptable. Here is an example:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – That TV series in 81′ the movie in 84′ both had the right story, but the graphics and effects needed for the space scenes…well it didn’t exist yet. So when they remade it in 2005 (w/ Mos Def) well it turned out great! Well done!
But what the hell is the excuse with The Karate Kid? It was one of the best movies of the 80’s and I don’t really see a thing wrong with it. In fact one of the parts I really like is the simplicity of the 80’s, without all the cell phones and internets of today. If they remake The Karate Kid, that would be like them trying to remake Ghostbusters! They aren’t trying to remake Ghostbusters, are they!? Apparently they are.
Those fucking bastards.
Other awesome movies that they are attempting to turn into lame modern clusterfucks…
Back to School: Supposedly staring Cedric “The Entertainer”. No Rodney, No Downey Jr, No Oingo Boingo!? Fuck that.
Short Circuit: Are you asshats fucking mad? How could you even consider remaking this? Same writers as the first, they just want to utilize new film technology…but why? Oh to put more fuel in their Yachts.
Weird Science: No word on who they are casting…but they will surely not be the Gary and Wyatt I know and love. And furthermore, this was made back when computers were considered to be limitless boxes of magic…times have changed.
There are more like Top Gun, Footloose, Fame and pretty much every other movie made in the 80’s good or bad. I guess this goes to show that the movies are more about making money than doing something you love and entertaining people.
