Sick of Sequels and Retiring Remakes

Every weekend, movie goers poor into theaters hoping to see the next best movie of the year. The past year or so, however, they've been sorely disappointed, with the only movies coming out being short of stellar and entirely unoriginal.

I, for one, am anxiously awaiting the next movie to come out with an original script, a new idea, an unknown actor, and a plot that has yet to be seen. I've seen enough "Rocky" films to know that even if he loses, the fans will still cheer him on at the end of the fight. There've been enough "Die Hard" movie's made now, that we should all have grasped the concept that John McClane always wins, never dies of blood loss, and the bad guy never dies after only one bullet to the head.

Taking a look at the movies that open within the next week, all that one can see are multiple remakes, and the same story with different actors. The one and only possible exception would be "Pan's Labyrinth," a dark fairy tale for adults set in 1940's Spain. However, the rest of the movies I seem to recall having seen previously.

Take for example, "Blood and Chocolate." A story about evil werewolves in the dark underground who are searching for a secret who can only be beaten by a woman who is also a wolf but not quite evil but apparently much stronger than the bad guys. I seem to remember this one when it was called "Underworld."

Then there's "Freedom Writers" only I remember it when it was called "Dangerous Minds."

There seems to be a common trend throughout Hollywood these days, and for this movie addict, it's become quite a problem The predictable story lines and the retelling of age old stories have gotten old. I don't need to see "Cinderella III: A Twist In Time" simply because script writers have run out of ideas. Neither do I desire another remake of a 1980's horror film like "The Hitcher" simply to see if it can be done.

Maybe we need to get some more writers in town. Either that, or Hollywood has a less than appealing future, and movie-goers won't have as hard of a time getting through lines on opening night.