In honor of DREDD 3D's release today, I'm starting a new feature here on the blog: the movie trailer review. Okay, this this first one is going to be more of a rant than a review, but hopefully in the future these reviews help save you money.
Coincidentally for DREDD 3D, I
was just saying to myself, “self, which obscure graphic novel from the late
70’s, that has already been made into a movie, needs to be RE-made?” The resounding answer: JUDGE DREDD. Make no mistake, this NEEDED to be done. I applaud the production companies for
eschewing originality in favor of a movie based on a movie based a comic book
where a super hero fights crime in a futuristic society while wearing a mask
that covers all of his face except his mouth and who speaks in a low, gruff voice … I feel like I
saw a movie like that recently, possibly even a trilogy of movies like that, but the titles escape me at the moment …
I had similar feelings and similar applause for the
executives at Sony when they not only decided to remake the Sam Peckinpah cult
classic, STRAW DOGS, but then made the truly inspiring choice of Rod Lurie to
direct it. Rod Lurie – he of the
visionary films THE CONTENDER, THE LAST CASTLE, and RESURRECTING THE
CHAMP. Surprisingly, no one saw
STRAW DOGS. I was stunned … just
like I was when very few people saw the remake of TOTAL RECALL. Again, a movie that had to be
made. There was simply no way around
it.
And while on this topic, I dug up an article that’s about a
year and a half old but explains PERFECTLY how Hollywood works and why there
are so many shitty remakes, reboots, prequels, sequels, and spin-offs. Here it is: http://www.cracked.com/article_19012_5-hollywood-secrets-that-explain-why-so-many-movies-suck.html
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