Remakes vs. Original Films

Recently there has been discussion that all horror movies are remakes, or rehashes of the same thing. This does happen a lot, but there are also plenty of new unique films released every year.

Every few years, a remake is created. Rather it be Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, or any other classic or well known film. On the other hand, every other month there is a completely new and
unique movie released! The two sides outweigh each other.

Here are the remakes that are expected to be released in the next two years.

• Poltergeist
• The Mummy
• Ghostbusters (If you count this as horror)
• Cabin Fever
• Friday The 13th

Now these are the only notable classic or well known properties that I could come up with. Now I may be missing a few so just to make it fair, i'll also include some sequels.

• Insidious Chapter 3
• Sinister 2
• Prometheus 2
• The Purge 3
• Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension
• The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist
• Amityville: The Awakening

Now I'll a brief and extremely incomplete list of NEW and UNIQUE movies will be released in the new 2 years.

• The Pyramid
• Extraterrestrials
• Let Us Prey
• Seventh Son
• The Lazarus Effect
• Crimson Peak
• Spectacle
• Rings
• The Last Witch Hunter
• Before I wake
• The Visit
• Regression
• Dark Was The Night
• Silent Retreat
• Asmodexia
• Unfriended
• The Gallows
• Krampus
• Maggi
• It Follows
• Dead Rising
• 31
• Abattoir
• Clown

As you can see, this list could continue for a while. By no means are either lists fully complete. However, you could even look for yourself, and see that there is a vast amount of new conceptual films coming out. While just a few remakes are being produced.

Now this begs a new question, while also addressing the other side of this discussion. Why are remakes perceived as a bad thing? I see absolutely no issue with them in the first place. If a movie is so popular, famous, unique, and solid that it can be made again, with fresh ideas, and new individuals, then more power to them.

When it comes to this battle, I think that both sides have equal footing and reason for their opinion. No matter the case, enjoy movies, no matter if they're brand new, or remade. Because in the end, it IS a brand new production, with new efforts and passions put into it.

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