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Originally posted by urgeok
i know what you're getting at but:
1) there are no rules. Just one .. if it has a chance of making money they'll make the film
2) if the 'remake' is different from the original, they'll still do a sequel with another original plot line that suits the 1st remake.\
3) the only way films wont get made is if people stop supporting the trend. So far - people are seeing these films ...
Remember - the name is there - in the pop culture concious / subconcious.
even if young people havent seen the origional omen/amityville/etc etc ... the name is already out there .. it is something familiar.
I thionk thats a strong selling feature.. sort of a built in audience.
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you're almost there, but not quite...
i'm not against sequels or remakes. i understand that if business dictates a need for another pet cemetery, so be it. and i will pray that there is good plot/casting/directing. it just annoys me that the studio (in this case and in many others) is already going back to the original w/ out trying to progress the series into a 3rd instalment or create an original (shit, we've used this word a lot!) script. no one wants to create anything new these days. i guess that partly has to do w/ the large drop in theatre attendance, but a lot of that is made up in dvd sales. it's frustrating.
we're pretty much on the same page here.