Remake of The Wicker Man - why?

Question

It's the British film industry's best ever horror film; why have the Yanks got to tamper with it?! Nic Cage has gone down in my estimation now.

Answer 1

look, in case you haven't figured it out yet, the US movie industry has brain dead zombies at the helm of the horror section. it's so bereft of ideas that all they can do is rip off of Japanese, Chinese, and Brit films... unfortunately enough, the American audience seems to like the regurgitated stuff and they will continue doing it.

the sad part is that the zombies are spreading... and i only say that because the "lets remake a foreign film for Americans" seems to be influencing other genre's (like drama, and action)

Answer 2

I've heard rumors of Nicholas Cage remaking the Wicker Man for years, but I'd always hoped and prayed that they were false. It's such a great movie! The problem is that Americans think it's flattery to remake their favorite films, but they end up ruining them. The real strength of the film is the use of actual historically recorded practices of paganism in the film. There was months and months of research spent while writing the film. If you transplant that to America with is harsh puritan practices, you won't get the same effect, it would have the same gravitas. This is besides the fact that Nicholas Cage is only a mediocre actor at best.

Answer 3

Wicker guy became particularly undesirable. Offhand, i am going to imagine of a few 'classics.' i did not look after The Longest backyard remake with Adam Sandler and Chris Rock. Come to imagine of it, the unique wasn't impressive both. Oh properly. Que sera sera. Oh, the abode of Wax remake. right it really is an effective theory. Get a set of B record actors mutually and make a 1/2-baked version of a movie made prevalent via between the staggering actors of the perfect hundred years (Vincent fee). to cite Forrest Gump: it truly is all I genuinely ought to assert about that.

Answer 4

After the success of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" remake several years ago, the film industry found that there is a market for remaking obscure and/or cult horror classics (you'll have to forgive the pun on "cult", given the movie being discussed). Ergo, we've seen remakes of "The Hills Have Eyes" and now "The Wicker Man".

Answer 5

Because we remake every damn thing. King Kong, The Amityville Horror, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dawn of the Dead. Those are just a few. Why is the remake of this movie getting you so rilled up. Are you afraid that Nick Cage will put the British film to shame?

Answer 6

Remaking a film dosn't forbid everyone from watching the original, anyway, remakes can always make the film better, look at Titanic and King Kong for instance

Answer 7

I thought exactly the same thing at the pictures the other day. Similarly did they need to remake Alfie, The Italian Job or planets of the Apes? I'm sure there'll be others but i can't think of any.

Answer 8

Hollywood seems obsessed with remakes. It sounds as if they've changed so much of what charactarised the original - they've even changed the Christopher Lee role to a woman - that I really can't see the point.

Answer 9

No, I worked in film for many years and Hollywood / big budget wont get close to the original. Seen many a book or original ruined with more money than energy.

Answer 10

I was just going to post the same question after seeing the film advertised on the side of a bus. Cannot believe it. Anyone seen it yet, who plays Britt Eckland.?