Real Name: Bj Lewis Gender: male Date of Birth: April 25, 1982 Member Since: September 21, 2007 Last Signed In: September 30, 2008 Profile Views: 2376 Blog Views: 5312 So break out your WTF rally towels for the SIMS movie.... So Diesel could be back in XXX...uh..X... So wait WTF?? Will Smith as Captain America..? So filming has begun on Transformers 2 So...a guitar hero movie?? WTF?? So that movie voiceover guy has died... So again I say, who's ready to go "Fast and Furious"? So there's a movie that will Kick-A**....because it says so... So is Tom "Crazy" Cruise too old for MI:4? So 8 months till bell time?? September 07 October 07 November 07 December 07 January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 August 08 September 08 October 08 
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Will Smith wants to destroy-er remake the Karate Kid and other remake mess...
I had been saving this blog for Sunday but here it is... Hollywood is a place to go. It's a place where movies are made. A small country unto itself. There are some days where I wish Hollywood was a person and I could punch it in the face. Why...or rather why this time I should say. I know Hollywood is remake crazy, recently shown by Rob Zombie's heavily hyped yet unimpressive remake of Carpenter's classic 'Halloween'. There is some cinematic hallowed ground you should just not touch. Enter the Dragon is one of them. What is wrong with a little creativity? Every time you turn around there is a rehashing, remake, reinvention, a re-whatever. They take something for it's name only and then crap all over the concept, the things that made it a hit before for the sake of the almighty dollar. And honestly while I cringe at the idea of an Enter the Dragon remake, there have been some good ones....Ocean's 11...The Italian Job (well hey, I liked it). But for every one of those is a remake like Ben Stiller's "Heartbreak Kid". Of you find the news of Will Smith wanting to remake "The Karate Kid" with his son in the lead role. Yes. Will Smith. Yes. The Karate-flipping-Kid. http://www.rte.ie/arts/2007... It just makes me shake my head so much I think I am going to come up with whiplash. 5 comments from 5 users
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posted by
BjLewis
on Oct 13, 2007 at 08:28 PM
Why not let him remake the movie for a gift? You answered your own question before you even put the question mark on there my friend. posted by
Tree18
on Oct 13, 2007 at 05:17 PM
I am actually kinda looking forward to I am Legend. I try not try to prejudge an actor, at least he will occasionally change what he does character wise unlike John Wayne, Kevin Costner or Nicolas Cage. As far as the Karate Kid, why? Yeah I know his kid probably loves the original and has a fantasy of being the karate kid...soooooo why not let him remake the movie for a gift. Nothing says I love you like a starring movie role right? posted by
gsemenza
on Oct 11, 2007 at 10:11 PM
I agree with you, Bj. Hollywood has found a formula for successful movies, and it just now pushes new actors through it's mega money-generating machine and churns out crappy rehashes and meaningless junk. It's rare you get a good plot-driven movie anymore. I saw a trailer recently for a movie about a journalist ... do you know what movie I'm talking about? If so, what's it called? It looked pretty good. The last Will Smith movie I liked (and I actually like most of his movies, drama and comedy) was "The Pursuit of Happyness." Clever title using the misspelling of happiness. Just like the movie, a lot of thought and attention were given to storytelling. It's too bad he's sinking to Daniel-san levels. But I like that he's attracted to projects that he can do with his son, unless he's just exploiting the kid. It doesn't seem like it, though.
posted by
SugarMagnolia
on Oct 11, 2007 at 08:53 PM
Amen! Will Smith is a quite talented actor, much better than most gave him credit for in the beginning. He has staying power, and is not afraid to try different things. Having said that, I wasted TWO hours of my life on "I, Robot"!! TWO HOURS that I will never get back. Should have known better. Meanwhile, movies like "Six Degrees of Separation" fly by under the radar. That was a much better movie to showcase Smith's talents. The Karate Kid? I do believe I will just leave that one alone.......
posted by
BillyMau
on Oct 11, 2007 at 03:10 PM
Will Smith remaking Karate Kid...and I thought they were taking a break before Rush Hour 4. I'm already dredding Smith in "I Am Legend." I'm sure he'll kill that great stroy just as he did with I, Robot. He really needs to do something original.
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