I hate to harp on the remake issue and Hollywood but they keep bringing it to the forefront. It seems that they have no respect for the films that have come before. I am just tired of what is going on in Hollywood today. That being said. This is what has me riled up today. I am sure that most, if not all, of my readers are aware of a little film called "Slapshot". I would say, if asked, that this film is easily in my top 5 sports films of all time.
Well as it turns out "Slapshot" has been slated to be remade. According to Variety
" Universal Pictures is ready to drop the puck on its "Slap Shot" remake, setting Parisot" href="http://www.variety.com/profiles/people/main/31780/Dean%20Parisot.html?dataSet=1">Dean Parisot to direct the redo of the 1977 hockey comedy classic.Peter Steinfeld ("21") is penning the script; Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall will produce.The original starred Paul Newman as the fading player/coach of a minor league hockey team. Trying to hype the Charlestown Chiefs for a possible move South, the coach ramps up interest by turning his team into a group of brawling thugs.When Steinfeld took the writing job and spoke about it last summer, Internet pundits were critical of the notion of updating a favorite sports film. Yet such nostalgic resistance certainly did not hurt "The Longest Yard, remake, a global hit that grossed far more than the original.Parisot last helmed a remake of another comedy "Fun With Dick and Jane."
Maybe it is a little early for me to get upset about this. I might enjoy the treatment, but, what concerns me is the precedent that this is setting. It seems that any film is allowable to be remade and that just is not right. So that being said, I was wondering if there were any films that you guys feel are to special to be remade. I am going to write next about the films that I feel should not ever be remade in any way shape or form. So lets hear about it.
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