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Oh dear... Another remake that manages to capture none of the magic.
Point Break (2015)
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^ This.
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seems... not that great
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ha so bad
almost like a joke parody trailer
such bad cgi as well - why bother making cgi surfing clips? just go film someone doing it lol
almost like a joke parody trailer
such bad cgi as well - why bother making cgi surfing clips? just go film someone doing it lol
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Why do they have to keep doing reboots? Are they no longer able to think of new ideas?!
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That haven't been able to come up with new ideas for the better part of 15 years. Hence the never ending churning out of boring comic book adaptions. And of course there's allegedly Akira and Ghost In The Shell adaptations in the works. Both of which will be terrible.
Because accountants run Hollywood and they very rarely spend money on un-trusted ideas so they pump out endless sequels and re-boots.
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That looks alright to me. I like the introduction of Wingsuits instead of surfing. Will watch.
Total Recall was sacred, and I would like to throttle the person responsible for the remake, but Point Break? They can remake that to oblivion for all I care.
Total Recall was sacred, and I would like to throttle the person responsible for the remake, but Point Break? They can remake that to oblivion for all I care.
cringe, it will be bad just like the Wall Street remake was bad... somehow they even managed to put a bike chase in Wall Street 2....
There are plenty of new ideas, though the best ones involve taking risks. They're businesses they own the rights to certain movies and doing a remake using an established title, though it isn't necessarily going to be a huge sucess, is a pretty safe way to make some money.
From a business perspective it probably makes sense to have a range of safe movies with no real creativity/artistic value alongside the big projects they'll invest in for potential Oscar sucess and the various lower budget ones that are a bit risky.
There are plenty of new ideas, though the best ones involve taking risks. They're businesses they own the rights to certain movies and doing a remake using an established title, though it isn't necessarily going to be a huge sucess, is a pretty safe way to make some money.
From a business perspective it probably makes sense to have a range of safe movies with no real creativity/artistic value alongside the big projects they'll invest in for potential Oscar sucess and the various lower budget ones that are a bit risky.
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I would like to judge this by getting a teenager/early 20s who hasn't seen the original to watch them both and tell us which they preferred
would be easy to write this off being a fan of the original, but I did see it when I was 15 or something and you suck most things up at that age
would be easy to write this off being a fan of the original, but I did see it when I was 15 or something and you suck most things up at that age
TBH, the original doesn't stand the test of time very well unless viewed through "80's kitsch" glasses. I think those of us who saw it the first time around are romanticising it a bit. It's not like either Reeves or Swayze are great actors, but they have charisma on screen, and the whole surfer/outlaw vibe works well.
The big mistake with the new film is marketing it under the Point Break name which bring unwanted comparisons with a fondly remembered film.
The big mistake with the new film is marketing it under the Point Break name which bring unwanted comparisons with a fondly remembered film.