The other day, I saw a sign for a Shrek musical. AHH!

What ever happened to original ideas?

I just love Mary Poppins remakes on Broadway. Also Rodgers and Hammerstein's musicals and all the other rehashed crap that Broadway does. Man of La Mancha anyone?

Put the damn thing on Broadway and be done with it.

Remakes are a dime a dozen in Hollywood. They just released one of Roger Corman's classic gore-fest Death Race 2000, and it unsurprisingly turns out to be hated by critics and audiences alike. They're also talking about a remade Robocop. Come December, Keanu Reeves is in a new The Day the Earth Stood Still, and the Keanu-haters (who are justifiably legion) are just lining up with jokes about how he's perfect to play an emotionless alien.

Best remake I think would have to be The Fly. Both versions 50s and 80s were pretty damn good. Cape Fear with Deniro was also a remake but I had to look that one up. (never saw the original.) The most recent King Kong was pretty decent as well. The Thing was another remake but of a movie that no one saw the original of. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein with Deniro was also very true to the book compared with the classic b&w one. Batman Begins was much better than 1989 batman (for me at least). I just found out the 1939 wizard of oz was a remake believe it or not, but I have no idea what the original was or how anyone would see it.

Next up for remakes: Birth of a Nation lol imagine that one.

13 - good point. But, are new prequels and sequels to classics ever good?

Please see: Star Wars, Indiana Jones

I'll admit that there are chance successes with remakes/prequels/sequels (See: Batman), but for the most part, the end result is a sad attempt to steal our money via nostalgia.

goddamnit aykroyd, just GIVE IT UP, PLEASE

Rumor has it that Ben Stiller is involved too.

"FYI -- The taking of Pelham 1,2,3 will be remade starring John Travolta and Denzel Washington, and was filmed in Toronto. Now, that's sacrilegious."

Now that's what I call John Revolta. How about a redo of Saturday Night Fever shot in Trenton?

To Jen S; and Zodak:

The movie isn't going to be a remake. It'll be somewhat of a sequel to the Ghostbusters "series".

But I agree, classics should be left alone and not make a re-make.

FYI -- The taking of Pelham 1,2,3 will be remade starring John Travolta and Denzel Washington, and was filmed in Toronto. Now, that's sacrilegious.

That NES game was awesome.

Name one good franchise revisit.

good news?

I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I loved the original (the sequel stunk though, except for the Bobby Brown song) and would love to see the original four back together again with a solid script. Also, given the special effects the studios use today, the movie has potential to look fantastic.

That said, Dan Aykrod hasn't done anything remotely funny since the mid 80s, Bill Murray is now a minimalist actor (that's not a knock, it's just how he's matured) Ernie Hudson has been MIA since "The Hand That Rock's the Cradle" and Harold Ramis is more of a writer than actor now. I like Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen (to a lesser extent) but they don't have blockbuster appeal. I wouldn't want to see Ben Stiller or Will Ferrell, either.

What actors (or actresses) would be ideal cast members as the new generation?

Universal did the right thing and put both movies online for free: http://www.hulu.com/videos/search?query=Ghostbusters

While I'm a big Rogen & Rudd fan - any remake of Ghostbusters would suck. The original movie's energy came from NYC still being the Wild West in the early 80's. What would the premise be today?

Leave rogen out of it. He ruins every movie he's in. They should bring Rick Moranis out of retirement instead.

you said it, Jen S!

I've heard that Andy Milonakis' name is attached to this project.

I don't care if God himself came down to make a new Ghostbusters movie.

Just leave the fucking old franchises alone, Hollywood.