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Adventures in Unnecessary Movie Remakes

THURSDAY JULY 13 2006 3:00 PM

Submitted by PopMonger. Edited By PopMonger.

TAGS: Adventures in Babysitting, Elizabeth Shue, Raven, movie, remake

It's official: Hollywood has run out of ideas. Why else remake a film that isn’t that old - 1987's "Adventures in Babysitting"?

Yes, the beloved film starring Elizabeth Shue, Keith Coogan and a weirdly blond Vincent D’Onofrio is getting the redo treatment, this time with former Cosby kid Raven Symone in the title role.

What’s next? "Sixteen Candles"? "Three Amigos"?

"Adventures" isn’t the only Reagan-era movie being pimped out for a new generation. Other remakes currently being readied include: "Porky’s," "The Stepfather", "Red Sonja", "The Hitcher" and "All of Me."

Eighties movies aside, even acknowledged classics aren't safe from the remake frenzy. Last month, the Weinstein brothers announced plans to remake Akira Kurosawa's 1954 masterpiece "The Seven Samurai."

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Signon

Austin, TX

June 2005

JUL 13, 2006 03:08 PM

There is no God.

Oz_the_Vamp

Lorain, OH

June 2005

JUL 13, 2006 03:11 PM

Signon said:
There is no God.

There is only Zuul.

Cassiel

Aurora, CO

September 2004

JUL 13, 2006 03:17 PM

no!

one of my professors was the Director of Photography for 'Adventures In Babysitting'...i wonder what he thinks about this

KidMorlock

Indianapolis, IN

October 2003

JUL 13, 2006 03:21 PM

PopMonger said:

Eighties movies aside, even acknowledged classics aren't safe from the remake frenzy. Last month, the Weinstein brothers announced plans to remake Akira Kurosawa's 1954 masterpiece "The Seven Samurai."

This I can get behind. They should remake it, but as a western. A fresh take, ya know?

calami00

I'm lost

November 2005

JUL 13, 2006 03:27 PM

they already remade seven samurai as a western! They remake the remake, then remake the original then remake it in space with nazis and king kong. FUCK!

johaanfaust

Klamath Falls, OR

December 2003

JUL 13, 2006 03:30 PM

KidMorlock said:
This I can get behind. They should remake it, but as a western. A fresh take, ya know?

Yes! And it should star Charles Bronson!

treasurerats

Cambridge, MA

December 2004

JUL 13, 2006 03:31 PM

calami00 said:
they already remade seven samurai as a western! They remake the remake, then remake the original then remake it in space with nazis and king kong. FUCK!

How much more do you need to understand sarcasm than a winking smiley?

almostfamous

NEWSWIRE

United Kingdom

JUL 13, 2006 03:37 PM

KidMorlock said:

This I can get behind. They should remake it, but as a western. A fresh take, ya know?

duh! that's been done you idiot.

they should remake it, but with INSECTS!

zeke_the_plumber

Seattle, WA

June 2004

JUL 13, 2006 03:44 PM

Like there's such thing as a necessary remake.

Idjit

HOPEFUL

I'm lost

JUL 13, 2006 03:50 PM

I'm all for a C Thomas Howelless Hitcher. Let's hope Rutger's up for it.

zenFish

Vancouver, BC

August 2004

JUL 13, 2006 04:04 PM

that sucks... but I'll proably end up seeing it.

who knnows, maybe it'll mean a nice good special edtion of the movie comes out.

granted no clue if one has already

ThisIsWhoWeAre

Oakland, CA

July 2004

JUL 13, 2006 04:09 PM

Eighties movies aside, even acknowledged classics aren't safe from the remake frenzy. Last month, the Weinstein brothers announced plans to remake Akira Kurosawa's 1954 masterpiece "The Seven Samurai."

Blasphemy!!

If they wanted to remake "The Magificent Seven", I'd be all over it. But leave Kurosawa alone!

FunkySkunk

Gainesville, FL

July 2004

JUL 13, 2006 04:17 PM

Oh I see, so Kurosawa (a man obssessed with Japanese honor and tradition) is going to have his most recognized movie remade by Americans . Yeah, I give it until day 4 of shooting for him to come back from the dead and ritually massacre everyone involved in the movie. If THAT is caught on film, I will pay 7.50 to see it while i eat a 10 dollar popcorn.