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Monday, August 31, 2009
Film / News The remake mistake
Posted By Angela Hilst on Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:28 PM
Is there no one left in Hollywood with an original thought in their head? Be on the lookout for an unfortunate influx of classic movie remakes coming soon to a theater near you for your viewing displeasure. It was bad enough that some film studio outfit sullied the legacy of one of my favorites, Dirty Dancing, with that dreadful Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights a few years back, but now I hear they are at it again, and an actual remake of the film is now in the works. Sigh … please, please let’s leave Baby in the corner where we left her 22 years ago.
No doubt the popularity of reality shows such as Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance is contributing to this lapse of judgment by these studio execs. But if they think this remake will have them swiveling their hips to the sounds of blockbuster cash rolling in like it did for the original flick starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey back in 1987, or that it could possibly take hold and never let go of a generation of blossoming adolescents in remotely the same way … well, let’s just say they will most certainly NOT be having the time of their lives.
As one blogger from Flixster.com put it, “Messing with the 1987 film's standard is dangerous territory …”
Looks like I even have something in common with (GASP!) Perez Hilton, whose blog states:
Unless Patrick Swayze is lifting Jennifer Grey in the air showing everyone behind them her business, we don't want to know anything about this! Lionsgate has announced they intend to remake of the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing, even though there is no earthly reason to. The company was the mastermind behind the pathetic sequel, Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, whose only salvation was the 15 minutes Patrick made an appearance! Terrible idea! Just another Hollywood ploy to make some quick money it seems.
In addition, Fame is dancing into theaters soon, and word is that Footloose and even Poltergeist are all set to be destroyed, er, remade in the near future as well. (And if they don’t cast an exact replica of that long-haired, bleached blond little girl from the original Poltergeist, I swear …) Oh, and in case you didn’t know: Meatballs, Hellraiser, The Dirty Dozen, Hitchcock’s The Birds and, alas, The Karate Kid are also all reportedly headed to the cinematic guillotine.
Oh, the humanity! What’s next? The Goonies? Boyz n the Hood? Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? And if they even think about touching The Breakfast Club or Sixteen Candles now that John Hughes is gone, I will personally lead the revolt in the streets.
They’re classics for a reason. Leave them alone.
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