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5. Why re-make good movies? It's bad films that should be re-made.

Sun Nov 24, 2024, 02:16 PM

Nov 24

If the story idea was good but the film didn't land, that is a good candidate for a re-make. But if the original is already a good film, why bother?

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Morbius. Mobius was a mathematician. nt eppur_se_muova Nov 24 #1

Hahahaha! Ty. Corrected! electric_blue68 Nov 24 #2

Wow, you saw it the theater! Yes, The Tempest. electric_blue68 Nov 24 #7

IIRC, the id monster was created by a Disney animator nuxvomica Nov 24 #4

Why re-make good movies? It's bad films that should be re-made. JoseBalow Nov 24 #5

There's NO WAY they can improve on that great movie! Jeebo Nov 24 #6