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Globe wrote:

Nautilidae wrote:

Globe wrote:I don't see the point in remaking movies....
The movie has already been made. It's out there.

The Wizard of Oz is a remake. Should that not have been made?

I suppose you are referring to the glittering botchjob of 1939??

No. The world would have been better off without that version.

Remakes are made for one reason and one reason only.

Movie executives believe they are less of a risk for their production company's cash. A tried and tested idea is less likely to be a bomb. As long as the movie business is a business remakes, re-imaginings, sequels, prequels, adaptations and rip-offs will take precedence over original ideas.