tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975586082212584035.post4733616867130904993..comments2023-06-15T02:50:28.816-07:00Comments on The Deadmontonian: Reboots and LuausBatboyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06122204530055111556noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2975586082212584035.post-73143508841318831082009-06-18T01:42:25.256-07:002009-06-18T01:42:25.256-07:00I'm not so critical on reboots but I cut them ...I'm not so critical on reboots but I cut them more slack then most people do... because I refuse to compare them to the original film... instead I compare them to the last film in the series.<br /><br />Batman Begins didn't have to go up against Batman (1989) it had to go up against Batman & Robin (1997). Rob Zombie's Halloween wasn't up against Halloween (1978) it just had to be better then Halloween H20 and Halloween Resurrection.<br /><br />In the same token... when I looked at F13... I only held it to the standards set by Jason X.. and when Alien's reboot comes out it will go up against Alien Resurrection.<br /><br />In the end a reboot is just somewhere between a sequel and a remake with retcon to redefine the mythology. Where as it is largely being done for profits... in the end I'd rather a sampled reboot to another remake or a sequel bogged down by the bs of a franchise beat into the ground.<br /><br />They shouldn't be compared to the classic films which got us hooked... instead compare them to the current state of any given franchise and most fans will welcome the restart.<br /><br />DC Comics had it's Crisis on Infident Earths and then more recently Zero Hour. Marvel Comics made it's Ultimate Universe. As I like to think of it... a franchise is like an apple... crisp with the first bite but quick to turn brown and get mushy. If you keep the apple on the counter and take a bite every once and a while eventually it will rot. If you want to keep it.. make apple sauce so you can jar some for a better shelf life. You never get that crisp bite back... but I'd rather apple sauce then rotten fruit anyday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com