Remakes can go either way. Some are quite good rehashes of older more often than not well-liked older films, some are a disgrace to the original. It is a sad indictment on Hollywood that they have to be produced me thinks. Is there no original ideas?
Roadhouse is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name starring Patrick Swayze as a door man called Dalton, called in to clean up a rough as hell Road House establishment. It's quite a decent film and a what's the word I'm trying to think of? A different film that Swayze was making at that time in his career.
The new Roadhouse has the same story arc with a few adjustments that make it quite an original watch. The character of Dalton (Jake Gyllenhall) has an interesting back story in this version.
The advancement in digital effects is plain to see, especially in the action and fight sequences which this film thrives on. The late Swayze would have been incapable of such capability me thinks?
The screenplay slightly varies from the original allowing this film to thrive only with the same title and plot basics of the original. A sort of Road House for a new CGI sanitised generation? It passed my test.
Anyway it got me thinking about remakes in general. Hollywood has used them for decades so it's not a new phenomenon.
Roadhouse is a remake of the 1989 film of the same name starring Patrick Swayze as a door man called Dalton, called in to clean up a rough as hell Road House establishment. It's quite a decent film and a what's the word I'm trying to think of? A different film that Swayze was making at that time in his career.
The new Roadhouse has the same story arc with a few adjustments that make it quite an original watch. The character of Dalton (Jake Gyllenhall) has an interesting back story in this version.
The advancement in digital effects is plain to see, especially in the action and fight sequences which this film thrives on. The late Swayze would have been incapable of such capability me thinks?
The screenplay slightly varies from the original allowing this film to thrive only with the same title and plot basics of the original. A sort of Road House for a new CGI sanitised generation? It passed my test.
Anyway it got me thinking about remakes in general. Hollywood has used them for decades so it's not a new phenomenon.