Remakes, Sequels and Prequels: Oh My

So there are going to be a film prequel to The Wizard of Oz and two for Alien, but somehow we can't get a sequel with all the main participants for Anchorman, even though a lot of people are willing to take pay cuts to be a part of it? For shame, shame.

Oh, and I should quote myself here from an entry I did a few weeks ago called Hollywood is Developmentally Challenged.

Seriously, there should be a position on every Hollywood executives staff for someone who sole job is to smack them upside the head when they suggest something like "Let's remake Commando!" And not a light slap either.... that person should have to put some weight behind it. I am sure there are a lot of unemployed former college athletes who would jump at the chance to pop someone in the back of the head every time they suggested a meritless remake.

Why did I go back to that entry? Well, they are indeed remaking Commando.

You know, when I say that someone shouldn't remake something, I am not using reverse psychology. I really mean that someone should get hit very hard in the back of the head when they make suggestions like that.



I mean, if it was The Running Man, I could see that one getting a remake because that one aged really badly and it is different from the source material, but come on, Commando still holds up remarkably well.

BAH!

Tags: commando, alien, wizard of oz, anchorman, will ferrell, prequel, sequel, arnold, arnie, schwartzenegger, running man, remake