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...when did Hocus Pocus become the "Greatest Halloween Movie Of All Time"?!
‘Hocus Pocus,’ Greatest Halloween Movie Of All Time, Is Officially Getting a Remake
Hold onto your broomsticks, the 1993 classic that gave us the magical trio of Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker is returning. (http://www.indiewire.com/2017/09/hocus-pocus-remake-halloween-tv-movie-1201881478/)
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God, it makes me feel so old whenever I hear about the remaking of a film that was released well into my adulthood. I mean, any movie since I got out of college is a "new" movie... [hall2_smiley]
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I don't understand why a movie, as the original source, often has to be "remade." I'm not talking about films being derived from another source, such as a novel. That's not a remake of the first movie based upon something like a book. That's a different "re-imaging." For example, there was the classic 1953 cinematic version of H.G. Wells' War of the Worlds. Then there was the 2005 version. It was not a remake (even though it paged homage to the first). There were three versions of Stephen King's Carrie: '76; '02' '13. Yes, some homages were paid (and, pardon for the heresy against Sissy Spacek, but '02 was the best). But they stood on their own. That's not to say a remake of original film element can't work. The '13 version of Godzilla was magnificent along with the '54 original film.
Gerard