I knew Hollywood was low on ideas, but now they're really scraping!

[Blue_Tires]

Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell in a "Miami Vice" remake????

I was a big fan of the show when i was coming up in the 80s, and even I won't go anywhere near this trainwreck in the making....has anyone kept a count (official or unofficial) on how many big-budget movies were made based on a

1. Kitschy nostalgic TV show
2. Popular novel-of-the-moment that EVERYONE has read except you
3. Cartoon/comic book
4. Previous version of the movie/low-budget foreign-indie movie...

in the last 3-4 years alone, that number must be creeping towards 50 or more...and how many more can we expect in the future?? Is there a single original thought in the TV and movie studios anymore?

here's the story i read about the Miami Vice remake:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tape20jul20,0,1138197.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[kittenpants]

1. who approves these movies?

I saw a preview for Duece Bigalow Male Jigalow 2 tonight. I felt insulted just having been in the theater.

[Yupster]

2. And there are thousands of novels written every year

You'd think there would be dozens of great original ideas, and the best Hollywood can come up with is a sequal to a crappy movie.

[ghostsofgiants]

3. I saw an ad for that on tv tonight

I felt insulted as a person who loves movies.

[Blue_Tires]

4. a sequel to THAT???

i didn't need to hear about that shit!

[WCGreen]

5. Saw previews in the theatre

for Stealth, the Island and this Disney piece of shit, sky high.....

It was like being inside a video game for christ sake.....

A bad video game......

The actors in these movies mean absolutely nothing, interchangable part......