hollywood is officially out of new ideas
In the midst of all this snowing, I took myself to Walmart. It had to be done – I needed supplies. Like, 160 ounces of Cream Cheese, for example. Yes, I needed it. I mean, you don’t think I would just go to Walmart and buy 10 pounds of random dairy product, do you? So anyway, after I am finished buying the Philly, 2 floodlamps, a paint scraper, 60 eggs, some candy, ribbon and a box of Poptarts? I hit the RedBox.
Have you tried RedBox yet? Freaking awesome. You can rent any movie in that sucker for a buck a day, and there’s no chick there to squidge her pierced nose up at you for your decision to rent the remake of Ice Castles.
You heard me right…the remake of Ice Castles.
I may perhaps be the only person in America who will own up to having seen the old version more than 6 times. Was it a great movie? No. In fact, that blonde skater girl in the original kind of creeped me out, even before her blindness. But that’s beside the point.
It was remade.
Granted, this new version I did like better than the original. And I am a fool for any ice skating movie. DB Sweeney anyone? I’d watch him figure skate everyday if it were an option, which luckily for my husband, it’s not. So I’ll just catch him on TNT from time to time when The Cutting Edge is on a marathon. Which is rarely, and I can’t seem to figure out why.
So, what is my point? Do I have one, even?
I do. Yes, I think I do.
Hollywood is FULL of movie writers, or screenwriters or whatever they go by these days. Full of ‘em. And here we have a remake of a subpar 1970’s chick flick about a blind skater. You can not tell me that someone out there had no better idea. No one? In the whole town?
You wanna know what’s worse than that??
They are remaking Footloose. Footloose!! Sacrilege! Kevin Bacon isn’t even dead yet! This concept blows my mind. Footloose is a classic. Not a “Gone With The Wind” classic, but a classic for my generation. Like 16 Candles and The Breakfast Club. Why would you even consider remaking such an iconic movie? Were there not enough twinkly lights in the original? Not enough sex? Are you still placing it in a town that has outlawed (gasp) dancing? And everyone in the whole town apparently goes to the exact same church? Will Ariel still get punched by her flannel wearing ex-beau and then not get locked up for abuse? Will Williard and Wren still have secret dance practices on the football field? Maybe I shouldn’t talk about Footloose anymore. It’s starting to sound weird.
Lord knows if they are remaking Footloose, nothing is sacred. And if I hear that The Goonies is being remade…I’m out. As in, OUT to LA to stage a march or something. A sit in. A protest rally. A picket line. Of course, it may just be me with a piece of posterboard sitting outside the Chinese Theater eating hotdogs, but, hey, its the thought that counts.
And right now, the movie industry could use a little more thought.
Hollywood, you should be ashamed.
Until next time folks, thanks for dropping by! And, if you haven’t already – go check out the Le Creuset giveaway on my home page. It’s going on until Sunday night, so go!
As for me, I’m going back to Ice Castles.
Oh, as a bonus gift to you, here’s a code for getting a FREE MOVIE from RedBox. Yes, free, no strings attached, no secret society to join! Just enter the code BREAKROOM when you are prompted to pay for your movie. There you go, one free night! What will YOU be renting? I’d love to know!
