Some of these are basically the same movie with some flashier scenes. A great way for the movie industry to get a big pay check without really having to be creative or anything (I mean why would you try to come up with new stuff right?). But the thing is that the audience seems to love these remakes. Just check box office to see how much those movies make (a lot).
Every person past the age of 25 will start to miss 'the old days' when the 'real' movies were made. Thinking back of their favorite childhood movie (spoiler alert: if you watch it again it will suck). Because those movies remind them of a better time. Funnily enough every new generation will think their childhood was way better in every aspect compared to the new generation. That's why your parents hate the music you listen to and their parents hated the music they listened to.
So do remakes work because people are inherently nostalgic? Or do we just like being sure the story will be pretty good? It's hard to tell, but I'm quite sure the movie industry knows our inner desires to be a child again and makes good use of that knowledge.
I know this all sounds pretty negative but I do think that good remakes are actually pretty amazing as long as they add something new. Some of the best classics have mediocre remakes because it's impossible to make something as great as the original and still be able to add something new. Tim Burtons 'Planet of the Apes' is a great example of this. It wasn't really bad or anything but the original was already so well done that it seemed lesser in comparison.
I made a short list of remakes you should and shouldn't watch. Just to help you guys out.
(coming soon in a new post)
