Methods of Distraction

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There is news out of Hollywood this morning about film director/producer Rob Cohen having nabbed the rights to remake the 80s children's horror flick "Monster Squad."

The movie - about a group of early teens who join forces with Frankenstein's Monster to stop Dracula, the Wolf Man and a mummy to save the world - has become a cult classic. It didn't do well at all in theaters, but as children of the era (myself included) have grown into adulthood, the film has gained in popularity.

Just this past September it was released on DVD for the first time. I was one of the first to own it (thanks to a friend) and immediately began loaning the disk out to co-workers.

If remade, "Monster Squad" will join the list of movies from my childhood to be ruined by Hollywood's lack of imagination. "Lost Boys: the Tribe," a sequel to "The Lost Boys," is due to be released direct to DVD later this month with less than stellar expectations. Also, a sequel to the ultimate kids' adventure, "The Goonies," has been tossed around for years.

Why are film makers bent on ruining a generation's worth of childhood movie memories?

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ZapBranigan
07-17-08 4:25 PM »Report Abuse	Agreed. The new Indiana Jones movie was horrible. It was almost a parody of the previous movies.

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