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Originally Posted by Mr Flibble
I agree.
I also think there is a different between remakes and re-imaginings. From what I understand about Ghostbusters it is not a remake as the plot is not the same as the original Ghostbusters movie. While you could say The Wicker man is a remake as its the same story re-told.
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I tend not to mind as much if they bring something new to the table other than just upping the special effects - that's why I cringe at the thought of the new Gremlins film that's been an ongoing concern for a while at the thought of CGI gone mad as opposed to the puppets of the original which still stand up well 30 years on. Ghostbuster in the most part is a sly remake in the same way as The Force Awakens - same signposts on a different road.
I'm quite looking forward to the new version of Stephen King's IT coming out (just because although I love Tim Curry in the original, the book itself could have been translated much darker which they seem to be doing with the new one), and there have been a few remakes I have liked, on the whole they are just easy money - or not in the case of Ghostbusters and it's reported $50-70 million loss.
I think cult classics like Rocky Horror though really shouldn't be touched purely because they are "cult classics" for a reason. They were never mega hits on release and ground out a following due to being different/ahead of their time and in general very good at what they did. Remaking them takes away the bit that gave them their status in the first place and makes them just another forgettable heap of steaming turd.