# Movie Remakes are now officially out of control! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 22, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064 "2005-08-22T02:40:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/1 "2005-08-22T02:40:18Z")
Okay. So is there a complete lack of creativity in Hollywood or wtf? Yeah the new **Charlie and the Chocolate Factory** was entertaining but it really wasn’t necessary IMHO. And now we have sunk to [THIS.](http://www.yoursmineandoursmovie.com/) Give me a break. The original was a passably entertaining Lucille Ball vehicle I remember from when I was a kid, but what possessed them to remake something so dated and moldy? I mean really, what’s next? A remake of [Angel In My Pocket](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064026/)? Or better yet [The Ghost and Mr. Chicken](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059221/)? Sheesh. What would be your nominees for movie least deserving to be remade that some schlub will probably remake? ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/2 "2005-08-22T02:52:07Z")
I have a horrible feeling in my gut that we’ll see a remake of _Smoky and the Bandit_, with Burt Reynolds either playing the Sheriff, or having a cameo. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/3 "2005-08-22T03:17:10Z")
Have you heard they’re making a [Land of the Lost](http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=30865) into a movie? And it stars Will Farrell. _Now_, it’s official. I wouldn’t be surprised if Chris Rock has a cameo as a Sleestak. [sub]Actually, I just like saying Sleestak. Sleestak. Sleestak.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/4 "2005-08-22T03:30:10Z")
> [@Kolak of Twilo](#): > > And now we have sunk to [THIS.](http://www.yoursmineandoursmovie.com/) Give me a break. You obviously didn’t read the tag line. Hell, they are going to “ROCK THE HOUSE!” So you know it must be good. I would also expect to see product placement “TO THE EXTREME!” ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/5 "2005-08-22T03:31:16Z")
Yep, Hollywood is almost completely bereft of fresh ideas. I think we get a few good movies per year now. I have hopes for Narnia & Wallace & Grommet. Hitchhikers was pretty good but could’ve been better. Is Land of the Lost going to played for Humor & Camp or are they playing it straight? I liked the show as a kid, but it was truly cheesy. Today’s bright concepts are either remakes of old movies or TV shows. Honeymooners & Dukes were out at the same time. This might be an all time low. ---
**Author:** ![Ezekiel25\_17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@Ezekiel25\_17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ezekiel25_17)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/6 "2005-08-22T03:31:47Z")
I thought it was out of control when they remade _The Sons of Katie Elder_ (a classic John Wayne/Dean Martin movie) with Marky Mark. John Wayne, 60 years old and lungless could take Mark any day of the week, and thrice on thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/7 "2005-08-22T03:40:41Z")
I’m thinkin’ **Land of the Lost** _has_ to be played for camp. Will Ferrell? Really now. I figure something along the lines of the Brady Bunch movies - faithful to the original but verrrrry _wink-wink_ if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/8 "2005-08-22T03:45:33Z")
Too bad about Land Of The Lost, that maybe could have been made into a decent sf flick with even creepier sleestack. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Long\_Road](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b5a626/32.png) [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/9 "2005-08-22T03:53:10Z")
I pray for a remake of _Good Burger_ before Abe Vigoda leaves us. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/10 "2005-08-22T03:55:37Z")
> [@Murcielago](#): > > You obviously didn’t read the tag line. Hell, they are going to “ROCK THE HOUSE!” So you know it must be good. I would also expect to see product placement “TO THE EXTREME!” Wow! That movie is totally proactive and in my face! ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/11 "2005-08-22T04:04:25Z")
> [@Kolak of Twilo](#): > > And now we have sunk to [THIS.](http://www.yoursmineandoursmovie.com/) Give me a break. I saw this a year or two ago when it was another remake called _Cheaper by the Dozen_. And THAT wasn’t very good either. I don’t see why this is the movie that pushes it over the line for you, but hey, I guess that place is different for everyone. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/12 "2005-08-22T04:07:44Z")
Notice that there are _four_ studio logos on the website. Granted, Nickelodeon Movies is a subdivision of Paramount, and MGM was just purchased by Columbia’s parent company, so technically only two studios were involved, but still…four? That’s a lot. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/13 "2005-08-22T04:13:32Z")
Well, dontcha know that the more writing committees, the more studio execs involved in the writing process, the better a movie is? ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/14 "2005-08-22T04:22:10Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > Honeymooners & Dukes were out at the same time. This might be an all time low. Don’t forget about Bewitched. Then there is War of the Worlds (remake) and Batman Begins (stale rehash). Each year I’m tempted to go to 3, maybe 4 movies. I go to 2 or 3. Invariably, as I meander down the ad strewn hallways to the theater, and sit through the previews, I’m struck by how unoriginal and stale things seem to be. And every year it just seems to get worse. It’s almost like they’re only willing to make: video games adapted to a movie, comic books adapted to a movie, remakes of old movies, old shows adapted to movies, or sequels. The problem isn’t even where they’re drawing their “ideas” from IMO, it’s that they tend to do such an awful job of it. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/15 "2005-08-22T04:43:01Z")
> [@Wile E](#): > > Have you heard they’re making a [Land of the Lost](http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire2005/index.php?id=30865) into a movie? > > And it stars Will Farrell. That’s interesting; Ferrell’s law-enforcement character in [Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261392/) was named “Marshal Willenholly.” Did anyone else catch that? ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/16 "2005-08-22T04:50:00Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > \Batman Begins (stale rehash). :eek: Why do you hate America? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/17 "2005-08-22T04:53:53Z")
> [@Kolak of Twilo](#): > > Okay. So is there a complete lack of creativity in Hollywood or wtf? Yeah the new **Charlie and the Chocolate Factory** was entertaining but it really wasn’t necessary IMHO. And now we have sunk to [THIS.](http://www.yoursmineandoursmovie.com/) Give me a break. The original was a passably entertaining Lucille Ball vehicle I remember from when I was a kid, but what possessed them to remake something so dated and moldy? I mean really, what’s next? A remake of [Angel In My Pocket](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064026/)? Or better yet [The Ghost and Mr. Chicken](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059221/)? > > Sheesh. What would be your nominees for movie least deserving to be remade that some schlub will probably remake? Ooo The Ghost and Mr Chicken starring Martin Lawrence!! ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/18 "2005-08-22T04:55:56Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I saw this a year or two ago when it was another remake called _Cheaper by the Dozen_. And THAT wasn’t very good either. > > I don’t see why this is the movie that pushes it over the line for you, but hey, I guess that place is different for everyone. If I may nitpick a little: \*\*Cheaper by the Dozen \*\* was based on the book of the same name written by Frank B. Gilbreth & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey and supposedly based on their marriage. It was made into a film in 1950 starring Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy. The recent Steve Martin film was a remake of that. **Yours Mine and Ours** is based on the book “Who Gets the Drumstick?” by Helen Eileen Beardsley based on her experience as recounted in the movie. The 2 stories have certain elements that are similar but they have different source material. Odd trivia note: Ms Beardsley died on 4/26/2000. Lucille Ball, who protrayed her in the orginal film die on 4/26/1989. I guess this one pops my cork because it seems like the absolute nadir of creativity. At least at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/19 "2005-08-22T04:57:45Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > Ooo > The Ghost and Mr Chicken starring Martin Lawrence!! or Angel In My Pocket starring Jeff Foxworthy. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2005, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064/20 "2005-08-22T05:05:49Z")
> [@Kolak of Twilo](#): > > If I may nitpick a little No, I know what you said here. > [@](#): > > The 2 stories have certain elements that are similar but they have different source material. The tagline and poster indicate they’re going for exactly the same kind of movie. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-are-now-officially-out-of-control/318064.md?page=2)