Top 10 Remakes We Don’t Need
By Robert Sims, Special to Hollywood.com
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Yes, the remake is older than the Hollywood Sign. But in recent years, things have gotten out of control. Why bother trying to trump established classics (All the King's Men, King Kong) or even cult favorites (the upcoming Death Race)? And did anyone really think the new Halloween, Prom Night and The Omen were any better than the originals? If this continues, we’ll be treated in 2028 to Iron Man 2.0, starring Shia LaBeouf as Tony Stark. Here’s our Top 10 upcoming remakes we don’t really need--or want, for that matter.
10. 10
The original: 1979
The remake: TBA
Pity the hottie who will replace Bo Derek as the living embodiment of every man’s sexual fantasy. As sexist as this sounds, few dudes will give her—or this remake, which original director Blake Edwards is executive producing—the time of day if she doesn’t fill out a swimsuit better than any Sports Illustrated cover girl. But haven’t we watched enough middle-aged married men pursue some barely legal babe? And, in this era of the Judd Apatow bromance, isn’t 10 just too conventional a sex comedy? Reversing genders, with a cougar on the prowl for some man meat, would be so Sex and the City. So how about a same-sex 10? Let’s have Steve Carell chase Chace Crawford. Or Tina Fey stalk Jessica Biel. Shake it up or don’t bother recounting to 10.
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