[AnotherUnixGeek]

There is nothing for critics to spoil anymore. Everything is revealed.

Well, yeah - 99% of Hollywood movies can be categorized as:

(1) Remakes of old movies or TV shows
(2) Adaptations of comic books
(3) Crap-tons of CGI that doesn't want something like a story or plot getting in the way

There really is nothing to spoil - either the story is already known or there is no story.

[MarkL]

Funny that you mention that... I just saw a trailer for the remake of the remake of “The Thing!”

There was the original (with James Arness as “The Thing.”) Then there was the remake with Kurt Russel. And now there’s a new one, in case the first two weren’t good enough.

It reminds me of the remake of “Psycho.” I guess the producers figured that they couldn’t improve on the script or directing, so they “re-shot” the movie exactly, with the exception of the sets, stars, and the fact the remake was in color.

Mark

[chae]

I hate all the reamkes, because they usually suck. I’m currently really liking the tv show “Sons of Anarchy”. “Tru Blood” is based on a book, but has wandered so far off the reservation, I watch it now for the “WTF?” aspect of it.
The “twists” in movies aren’t surprising now, just cliche. I even figured out the ending to The 6th Sense about 15 minutes into it.