Now by popular demand (ok it was one, but a really persistent one), I will address the elephant in the Hollywood Summer Movie Room, remakes, sequels, prequels, etc. and how we the people are tired of them. The proof is in the pudding. The number one movie of this past weekend was The Help, a second week feature based on a novel. It topped Fright Night and Conan the Barbarian.
Now, there is the argument that some remakes and sequels have done well, for instance Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Transformers 3, but I think this was a residual of not having many quality choices. Unfortunately several original movies also proved to be underwhelming as noted by Crazy, Stupid, Love and Friends With Benefits. But while these movies didn't succeed commercially, critically they were noted as original and different.
And now with the latest coup of The Help, hopefully this will be in line with demanding fare that satisfies us without recycling or regurgitating older material.
This fall looks to be promising with releases that look to be new and provocative. Political thrillers, sci-fi thrillers, gritty dramas are all a part of the upcoming autumn movie scene and I look forward to having something new and exciting to watch.
http://boxofficemojo.com/weekend/
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/08/21/owens-summer-movie-roundup/
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