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If you browse around many blogs and movie news sites, you will notice that one of the biggest topics is the fact that Hollywood seems to be churning out remakes by the dozen, in some money grabbing frenzy.

WHY?

I mean WTF… what happened to original ideas and concepts? I grew up on films like LA Confidential, Heat, Ronin, Battle Royale (Japanese I know, but it seems like the West wants to remake every decent Japanese film there is *sigh*) and lots of other exciting stuff. Gripping thrillers and dramas that had you by the edge of your seat. Now it seems that Hollywood has ran out of ideas and feels like it has to remake every film under the sun.

Here are a few confirmed for remake:

• Robocop
• Battle Royale
• Friday 13th
• Hellraiser
• Ronin
• The Lone Ranger
• Highlander
• Akira
• The Godfather

As well as old film remakes, lots of films of computer games seem to be on the cards, from World of Warcraft to Gears of War, it looks like within the next few years this is going to be a major theme. However, these types of fims need to be improved BIG time, I mean look at Doom and Resident Evil… need I say more? Oh yea… and Max Payne (complete crock of Shite).

So Hollywood needs to get some original ideas and some balls, before we all end up watching shitty remakes of remakes as if time has actually stood still.