Remakes Gone Wrong

Like many folks, my initial impression upon seeing trailers for the Michael Bay-directed summer flick called “The Island” went something like this: “Oh, they’re doing a ripoff/remake of Logan’s Run. How nice. Next!”

I then discovered that Logan’s Run has nothing to do with it. No, instead they’re remaking an entirely different movie… “Parts: The Clonus Horror.” (Or just “Clonus” if you prefer.)

Wait a minute! Are you telling me that really bad movies, bad enough to be riffed by the MST3K crew, are now fodder for big-budget remakes? What’s next, Tim Burton’s “Manos: Hands of Fate”? (Note to Johnny Depp: Don’t do it!)

This is horrifying in a new and not-particularly-delightful way.

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3 responses to “Remakes Gone Wrong”

  1. Kylanath Avatar
    Kylanath

    It could be worse. It could be a remake of Voltron as a movie. Or Transformers *shudder* Both of which are being made into movies now.

  2. GreyDuck Avatar

    *shudder* I was trying not to think of that, and there you went and made me think of that. Meanie. 😉

  3. Kylanath Avatar
    Kylanath

    Considering you already knew about it before I posted the comment and later saw your email post about the Voltron movie, you’ve already thought of it before I mentioned it. Yeah.