Simple Question

[SKOOFx]

Instead of remaking movies,

wouldnt it be more cost effective to just re-RELEASE the originals?

Ok,

a certain % wont go to the theatres, being that they can buy or rent the movie instead.

and maybe those who have seen the originals, wont have the desire to go to the theatre either.


BUT, lets subtract all the costs that go into a movie pre,post,and&production, etc

Wouldnt the profit still be there?

I don't remember too well, but how did the exorcist do when they re-released it?


I personally beleive, that it would be FAR more entertaining to see the classics up on the big screen.

And for the record, I AM ALL ABOUT SEQUELS. No matter how bad.

If by NOES 25, the plot has jason driving a taxi in new york city. I wont complain, its a fresh new (and stupid), plot to kill time. A bad movie with a favorite horror icon, is much better than a bad movie without a fav horror icon.

BRING ON THE SEQUELS

COTC
F13
NOES
WHATEVER

[Vodstok]

I think NOES would get interesting if Jason became a regular chartacter... :)


i think rereleases would be a good idea, but i just dont see it happening. The production companies are banking on flashy new special effects and teeny bopper "actors" making all the money. Quality is very low on the priority list, it seems.

[crabapple]

Every once in a while I will go to a revival theatre or to one of those special screenings at a big theatre where they'll show an old James Bond flick or a Godzilla flick from 1966 or what have you. And man, man oh man, nothing quite beats that. If you could advertise this as something "cool" that the current audience needs to "dig" and get them to "groove" with it, I think it would be good for everyone.

[The Flayed One]

I remember when they re-released The Exorcist. It was wonderful to get to see it on the big screen. For those of us who are too young or weren't born when some older movies were released, I think it's a great opportunity.

[Vodstok]

I think they should go that route, and start reopening and building new drive-ins. a drive in is one of the greatest theatrical venues in existance....

saw finding nemo and two-towers at a drive in.... memories....

[Roderick Usher]

The market is all about the cash.

If you want to see more re-releases, seek out a local revival theater and visit regularly. Tell others to do the same. Request your favorite flicks from the theater manager. Only a groundswell can get a trend like this off the ground.

In LA we have the Grindhouse Film Fest every second Tuesday of the month. Two classic, grindhouse horrors back-to-back with exploitatiuon trailers, a raffle and special guests.

Last week I saw Mausoleum and Demons!

http://www.myspace.com/grindhouse

[The Flayed One]

In Seattle, on the weekends at midnight The Egyptian would show old movies. I got to see Altered States there. That was a kick ass experience.

[Miss Olivia]

Oh yeah. The Crest Theater in downtown Sacramento does AWESOME film festivals. Last month they showed Repo Man, Frankenhooker, Meet the Feebles, and a couple of other ones I didn't go see....the people that come out are just as entertaining as the movies. Until they start following you to the bathroom, anyway.

[PR3SSUR3]

As has already been said, the style and execution are paramount to the target audience who want flash and awe above anything else (such is today's fast living and no time for any brainwork throughout a movie).

[crabapple]

Ahh, the truth hurts like a punch in the face.

[orangestar]

A local second-run theater here has "Midnight Movies" every weekend. They show a huge range of movies. Anything from classics to 80's teen movies. In a few weeks a friend and I are going to see Donnie Darko the Directors Cut there. It's a great chance for everyone to see great movies back on the big screen.