Is Hollywood really THIS out of ideas?

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Don't forget "Uno" for the Latin American crowd.

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Now let's see how they do with a game they suck at, "Life".
Wonder how many of those little mini-vans they can fill up before even getting to own a house.

[Sikboy]

I don't think they are out of ideas. I just think the signal to noise ration is simply too low. Great, Original movies get made every year, and "Hollywood" is responsible for a lot of them.

The studios even take a loss on Projects that have greater "artistic merit" on occassion. Obiously there's a selfish motivation here, as the attention garnered for any awards won brings greater prestige to the studio but in the end, they can afford to take the loss precisely because so many people blow so much money on the pop-corn summer blockbusters.

I'm happy with both sides of the aisle, popcorn and art.

-Sik

[Tango]

They are also remaking ( The Taking of Pelham 123 ) with Denzel Washington , Hollywood is dry but sometimes they can still pull one off .

                    Nutte

Even better [ I gues I should say worse] is the remake of Predator. 

http://screenrant.com/predator-remake-reboot-niall-5237/

[Tango]

Looks like there are some who have frsh ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T7isP62pdU

Looks like it will be pretty good.

[Sikboy]

Looks like there are some who have frsh ideas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T7isP62pdU

Looks like it will be pretty good.

As an adaptation of a graphic novel does it count as a Hollywood idea?

-Sik

[Tango]

Its something that hasn't been made into a movie already.

[DiabloTX]

Thank god we still have Tarantino.

HBO's mini-series are really all that's left that interests me.

Oh how I pine for the heady days when Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg brought original creativity to the screen.  I saw Star Wars at a drive-in theater too.

That being said I've heard Quentin wants to do a remake of "Less Than Zero" only this time it will follow the book.  I'd be interested in seeing that.

[Saxman]

Lucas, and Spielberg brought original creativity to the screen.

Too bad Lucas and Spielberg have joined the ranks of the hacks...

[DiabloTX]

No argument here about that.  But their early work was truly ground breaking.

[Plawranc]

Well I think they should remake some movies that were great but lacked the Tech to do it justice. But every time they try they have to add some whoopee affair or secret love or pregnancy or some stupid pointless unfaithful bull manure that ruins the story.

If they are going to remake somthing remake it FAITHFULLY!!!!!.

But yes they are running out of Ideas.

I can see it now. MONOPOLY: Financial MELTDOWN

[Nemisis]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i9ffdbbfa915bd89c57a661db36154a27

Makes me long for the unnecessary sequels and remakes....

Well the thing you have to remember is that they have been doing this for around 70 years, so can't really expect them to waste 17 billion dollars on remaking an old 1970's horror film or an action film featuring Chuck Noris, can you? But other than that....You are right . What I think would be a good idea for a movie is to do it on a book like Harry Turtledove's Settling Accounts series. I think you should give it a try; it has a couple of parts that some might say are kinda messed up or weird. But other than that it is a good series; it tells the stories of soldiers on both sides, U.S. and as a supprise, Confederate soldiers. I also has a quite colorfull cast of spies, ordinary citizens, and you actually come to know the characters quite well and I, personally, can sympathize with them.

[Tango]

Thank god we still have Tarantino.

You are kidding, right?

[Sikboy]

You are kidding, right?

I think Tarrantino just missed his mark. He's a great screenwriter (though a writer friend of mine pointed out that he just "writes" Elmore Leonard), but his direction is.... blech. At least that's my opinion anyhow. To this day my favorite Tarrantino product is "True Romance" which, while the ending was screwed up, really benefited from Tony Scott's direction.

-Sik

[DiabloTX]

No, I am not kidding.  And as him for a director who else could get 2nd and 3rd tier actors and get Oscar nominated performances out of them.  No one in Hollywood right now is as original as he is.  He may "steal" from a lot of other famous directors but he doesn't hide the fact.  Lucas especially liked to take from Kurosawa.