Anton Phibes
Super Freak
Re: Pinhead
why remake countless films, you ask? Quite frankly I think its because so many of the "talented" people in Hollywood are incapable of creating a new and original idea. They are unimaginative and lazy. That about sums it up. Every now and again you get something semi original like 6th Sense or The Matrix...but mostly its poop or remakes or remakes of poop.
Why do you suppose comic books are now the medium of choice for screenplays? The ideas are fresh to the non comic reading public---and most of the thought process/thinking is already done for them.
Think about it for a minute. They take bits and pieces of stories that are already written and an origin thats already laid out. The costumes and art direction are already iconic and created ~~so lazy designers dont have to do anything except screw up existing ideas, the storyboarding is already laid out in a lot of cases (check out 30 Days of Night or Walking Dead for a clearer idea of this), and in some cases they even snatch up core dialogue thats already written("With Great power comes great responsibility").
All of us geeks think that Hollywood has discovered our venues and consider it art at long last. That its finally getting the recognition thats due it. The reality is a lot of lazy people are walking over to the ready made package and putting it on film rather than use their brains to think up something new. Peter Bogdonavich said "all the good movies have already been made" in 1968 in his film "Targets" with Boris karloff. He was wrong. But someone really needs to give somebody who can write and some talent a break. Scream and the first Saw are perfect examples of something new that new talent wrote.
But its easier to be lazy and safe.
why remake countless films, you ask? Quite frankly I think its because so many of the "talented" people in Hollywood are incapable of creating a new and original idea. They are unimaginative and lazy. That about sums it up. Every now and again you get something semi original like 6th Sense or The Matrix...but mostly its poop or remakes or remakes of poop.
Why do you suppose comic books are now the medium of choice for screenplays? The ideas are fresh to the non comic reading public---and most of the thought process/thinking is already done for them.
Think about it for a minute. They take bits and pieces of stories that are already written and an origin thats already laid out. The costumes and art direction are already iconic and created ~~so lazy designers dont have to do anything except screw up existing ideas, the storyboarding is already laid out in a lot of cases (check out 30 Days of Night or Walking Dead for a clearer idea of this), and in some cases they even snatch up core dialogue thats already written("With Great power comes great responsibility").
All of us geeks think that Hollywood has discovered our venues and consider it art at long last. That its finally getting the recognition thats due it. The reality is a lot of lazy people are walking over to the ready made package and putting it on film rather than use their brains to think up something new. Peter Bogdonavich said "all the good movies have already been made" in 1968 in his film "Targets" with Boris karloff. He was wrong. But someone really needs to give somebody who can write and some talent a break. Scream and the first Saw are perfect examples of something new that new talent wrote.
But its easier to be lazy and safe.
