Comments on: Film Actually Ep033 (125) – The Mechanic Old and New http://geekactually.com/2011/03/28/film-actually-ep125-the-mechanic-old-and-new/ Podcasts about Film, Comics and Other Geeky stuff Wed, 20 Mar 2013 08:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Rgw2005 http://geekactually.com/2011/03/28/film-actually-ep125-the-mechanic-old-and-new/comment-page-1/#comment-16527 Rgw2005 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:10:00 +0000 http://geekactually.com/?p=6363#comment-16527 Hi David, Here are some comments (disclaimer: I haven’t listened to your entire podcast – only parts)

Remakes in the music industry are called Covers. Sometimes they mimic the original, and sometimes they deviate (think Help by the Beatles vs. John Farnham) But the lyrics (=script) stays true to the original.
In my opinion, a new movie with significant deviations from the original script should not carry the same Title as the original. In fact, I would contend that this is the Marketing Department’s admission that the remake is NOT a standalone success, and they want 5% extra from the box office from older people wanting to relive the original version.
The same goes for movies which are ‘spin offs’ from TV series. Lost in Space, Addams Family, Dudley Do-Right. These just don’t work with me.

An analogy: You liked seeing the “Roof of the Sistine Chapel”? It is a true masterpiece. Now come along and see “Roof of the Sistine Chapel”. Pay the same money, line up, file through. Oh? You don’t like “Roof of the Sistine Chapel” by Jackson Pollock? How about “Roof of the Sistine Chapel” by Picasso?

LOL

Cheers, Robert

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