| With today's movie making technology greatly | | | | thirty minutes.Today's Hollywood seems to look |
| surpassing that just 10 years prior, it's no wonder | | | | past thorough scripts and instead looks at |
| Hollywood is jumping at the chance to re-create | | | | statistics to see which movies made the money |
| some of history's ground-breaking movies, utilizing | | | | in the past. They've even tried to make spin-offs |
| their newly-found gadgets. However, many would | | | | of the blockbusters. Look at what a disaster |
| say it's best to move on and let the classics | | | | Catwoman was a few years ago. There is a |
| remain just as they were. How far is too far | | | | prime example of over-using special effects. The |
| when it comes to modernizing films? Would a | | | | only thing Halle Berry actually did to make that |
| Casablanca remake starring Orlando Bloom and | | | | movie was walk, it seems. Everything else was |
| Charlize Theron bring big bucks or big | | | | added in later. Badly, I might add. Don't even get |
| disappointment. My personal prediction would have | | | | me started on Daredevil's failed spin-off Elektra. |
| to be the latter. Let the classics remain classics, I | | | | Yikes.The moral of this article is, if your as fed up |
| say. Also, why turn TV shows of yester-year | | | | with the proceeding as I am, let Hollywood know |
| into the movies of today? Hopefully The Dukes | | | | enough is enough. Before we shell out $8 for a |
| of Hazzard Movie and Starsky and Hutch taught | | | | movie ticket, we want to see that some work |
| the big men in Hollywood that that may not be | | | | went into writing a decent script, not just |
| such a good idea. I mean, there were no | | | | someone assuming we'll shell out the dough to |
| astounding special effects they couldn't have | | | | see X-MEN for the third time even if they just |
| brought to the big screen thirty years ago. It | | | | stand there shooting beams from their eyes and |
| wasn't a good idea then, and it's not a good idea | | | | sprouting claws. We as movie-goers demand |
| now, apparently. Granted, the movie magic that | | | | QUALITY, Hollywood!Hello. I'm James 'Jimmy' |
| originally appeared in Batman and Superman over | | | | Cloward and I'm a freelance writer who lives in |
| a decade ago seems laughable by today's | | | | Rolla, Missouri. I am married to a wonderful |
| standards, but that's going to happen. It's a given. | | | | woman named Kara and have a beautiful |
| It does not necessarily mean that they need to | | | | daughter named Kadence. I first gained an |
| be endlessly re-created. I will give Warner Bros. | | | | interest in movies and popular culture when I |
| their due respect, however, for being creative | | | | managed a major video store. I can still tell you |
| with Batman by avoiding sequels and creating | | | | where to find Total Recall on the shelf years |
| prequels. At least then, there is a stopping point. | | | | later...sadly that's no joke. I have been writing on |
| Is it just me, or did you think they were finally | | | | and off for numerous years now, seeing as how |
| done filming the Rocky series at number 5? Of | | | | I'm 23 now, I'd say it's been a good six years or |
| course not, seventeen years later, along comes | | | | so, give or take. That's right, seasoned |
| Rocky 6! Sylvester Stallone will be in his 60s by | | | | professional here. I am an author with many |
| the time this movie reaches theatres. No joke! | | | | interests. I have written articles ranging from |
| But all ranting aside, I know I'm not the only | | | | weird news stories and sports to "The AVR15 |
| movie-goer who longs to see a summer line-up of | | | | Telescope 90-Day Warranty Manual." It doesn't |
| original blockbusters. New heroes and villains, new | | | | get much more freelance than that! I hope you |
| concepts. Not a polished TV show that was | | | | enjoy my work and I appreciate any support |
| barely good enough to keep an audience | | | | you'd like to toss my way, be it monetary or |
| entertained for 30 minutes, let alone an hour and | | | | otherwise. Just kidding. No, I'm not. |