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Sequels, Reboots And Remakes Are Bombing In 2017 — Is 'Franchise Fatigue' A Reality Or A Buzzphrase?
Movie Pilot ^ | July 5, 2017 | Ricky Derisz

Posted on 07/09/2017 5:37:26 PM PDT by EdnaMode

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Other than Superhero movies (Guardians of the Galaxy, Wonder Woman, and Spider-Man), most films have underperformed domestically. But studios probably won't change a thing until international audiences get tired of these films.
1 posted on 07/09/2017 5:37:27 PM PDT by EdnaMode
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To: EdnaMode

That movies have to be politically correct these days is part of the problem. Writers are boxed into less innovation and free thinking. Makes movies boring!


2 posted on 07/09/2017 5:41:54 PM PDT by ransacked
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To: EdnaMode

There are tons of classics that could be redone.

Gunga Din comes to mind, The Man who would be King..

The stuff they recycle now is twaddle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxRNrb68E74


3 posted on 07/09/2017 5:43:02 PM PDT by mylife (the roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: EdnaMode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6u9B8lR9Hs


4 posted on 07/09/2017 5:44:11 PM PDT by mylife (the roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: EdnaMode

How about, “they suck”?

There are “remakes/reboots” etc. and then there is the belief that there are only a handful of stories/conflicts/plotlines anyhow. And yet some successful narratives still come from cliches and old genres.

But I don’t culturally understand more Spider-Man reboots. Origin stories are lame. Legally they make sense to prolong studio ownership. Might as well remake Thunderball one more time.

Do we need to know WHY James Bond does it? Do we need to see the origins of each and every villain or partner agent he encounters?


5 posted on 07/09/2017 5:44:15 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: EdnaMode

Spider-Man is doing well, and I’d expect the Planet of the Apes film to do well.

Other than that, I’m a little comic book fatigued, but I’ll still see most of them.

“Reboots” in general don’t have to suck, but they just decide to do them without any purpose or reason in mind other than make money, and they think that they can retell the story better than the original. Usually they can’t.


6 posted on 07/09/2017 5:44:42 PM PDT by Tanniker Smith (Rome didn't fall in a day, either.)
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To: mylife

Modern audiences and the Academy have no use for white male heteronormative imperialist tales.


7 posted on 07/09/2017 5:45:56 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: EdnaMode

Hollywood does this all the time, crying about how nobody goes to movies anymore for whatever reason. I swear, unless it’s the first matinee or the last showing, the places are packed with penguins.


8 posted on 07/09/2017 5:46:58 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: a fool in paradise

According to the books, James Bond was a WWII veteran.
Time to retire him & dream up another SIS superstar.


9 posted on 07/09/2017 5:47:04 PM PDT by Reily
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To: EdnaMode

The view from the Hollywood bubble is the thing bombing.


10 posted on 07/09/2017 5:50:19 PM PDT by BlackAdderess (Proverbs 17:22 A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.)
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To: Reily

After Sean Connery in the ‘60’s, there hasn’t been a “James Bond”....


11 posted on 07/09/2017 5:51:41 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: a fool in paradise

Effim!


12 posted on 07/09/2017 5:52:31 PM PDT by mylife (the roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Reily

Time to reboot the whole James Bond franchise, set the tales 60 years in the past, and base them ON THE BOOKS THIS TIME.


13 posted on 07/09/2017 5:52:53 PM PDT by a fool in paradise ( Mr. Comey, did you engage in or know of ANY OTHER leaks?)
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To: EdnaMode

Think of how many movies wouldn’t get made today. Animal House is one that comes to mind.


14 posted on 07/09/2017 5:53:54 PM PDT by Ken H (Best election ever!)
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To: JBW1949

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucKHRfso7nw


15 posted on 07/09/2017 5:55:31 PM PDT by mylife (the roar of the masses could be farts)
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Franchise Fatigue is very real for me. The Fast/Furious and Mission Impossible Franchises now have almost interchangeable plots. I don't care what is happening in the Marvel Universe. The Pirates franchise tanked after the original film for me. And, while I may be a devoted Bond geek, the plot of Spectre ventured into Austin Powers land with the "Blofeld is Bond's long-lost foster brother" schtick.

For me, the cure is more films like The Accoutant.

16 posted on 07/09/2017 6:00:34 PM PDT by Lysandru
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To: EdnaMode

Decades ago, one of our younger adult children, at the wise age of 21 had a clarity of thought re what came out of Hollywood.

He said there was nothing new. Everything was a rehash and nothing was really new. Since, then the prequels and version 12-30 were it.

He hasn’t seen a movie in a theatre nor rented one since then. Most of his peers agree with him.

They had rather meet at their Cheer’s type pub or restaurant or get together for meals at someone’s home, that were divided up re who brings what aka simple and deluxe pot look!


17 posted on 07/09/2017 6:00:47 PM PDT by Grampa Dave (President Trump is not a Republican suffering from post traumatic press syndrome...!!!)
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To: mylife
There are tons of classics that could be redone.

Hollywood doesn't have to redo anything. The problem is, there is a dearth of both originality and creativity, as well as a disregard for what heartland America wants to see.

I would love to see a George Washington trilogy - each movie based on his early years, during the American Revolution, and his Presidency and last days. But Hollywood doesn't have the guts to do it, because they hate middle America.

18 posted on 07/09/2017 6:01:22 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Man-made global liberalism is killing the planet)
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To: mylife

Connery has been awesome in every movie he made...


19 posted on 07/09/2017 6:01:44 PM PDT by JBW1949 (I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
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To: a fool in paradise

I’m good with that!


20 posted on 07/09/2017 6:03:14 PM PDT by Reily
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