I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night.

[rogueslayer452]

++ Midsommar is an upcoming horror movie by the director of Hereditary, and I'm already curious and enthralled by it. One of the things I like about A24 trailers is that they give off unsettling atmospheric vibes without revealing anything of the plot. I also love it when horror goes bright and vibrant instead of the typical dark/gritty route often seen, so automatically I was intrigued by that direction this film seems to be going for. Plus it has Chidi from The Good Place, so.

++ There are apparently plans for Saw to be rebooted which...I do not want, to be honest. First of all, while people's opinions about the quality of the franchise vary, I still enjoyed it for what it was. And at this point it's basically considered a classic in its own right, and it is well-deserved. I even liked the recent Jigsaw movie despite some of its retconning. Secondly, rebooting for the sake of rebooting and banking off from something popular is just tired, old and lazy at this point. The Saw franchise has become quite a classic among horror fans that even attempting an reboot this early is out of the question, especially since you cannot replace the genius that is Tobin Bell as John Kramer. If nothing else, they should just continue what they were doing with Jigsaw because I am curious about some things that were in the movie, which could actually lead into a whole other connecting franchise altogether. Plus, the only way I would ever accept a remake, or a retelling of sorts, is if it was done by someone like Jordan Peele, because I feel like he would actually do justice with a fresh and interesting take on the story. But otherwise, leave this franchise alone.

++ Bryan Fuller recently tweeted a confirmation that they're still wanting/hoping to continue with Hannibal for a fourth season, they're just waiting for the right network/service to come along and support them. I know that this has been an ongoing discussion for a while about him wanting to still do a fourth season, but with revivals happening all the time to continue series that have been long cancelled (see: Veronica Mars, as someone pointed out) it is not out of the realm of possibility for it to become a reality. And with Hannibal still being praised as a television series and fans still being active, hopefully someone out there will take that chance. Just not Netflix, please.

++ Speaking of, we finally have a teaser trailer for the third and final season of Jessica Jones. It's incredibly short, but it looks like it's going for S1 vibes, and I'm here for it.

Comments

[nemophilist.livejournal.com]

I'm so sick of remakes. FIND NEW MATERIAL. There's so much and they just keep redoing the same thing over and over and over and over. :|

I saw the other day there's a 'retelling' of The Princess Bride being written. STAWWWWWWWWP.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Seriously, it's so irritating. :/ It's interesting because everyone seems to hate this wave of remakes/reboots and yet the industry doesn't listen or care, or think that it doesn't matter because somehow they are still making a profit off of it regardless. Every time they announce yet another remake/reboot I die a little inside. They just need to stop.

[haebin.livejournal.com]

I agree with you 100% when it comes to Saw.
I wish Hollywood would try out new things, new ways instead of rebooting all the movies from the last twenty years. :/

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

This current recycle culture we live in, with both movies and television, is exhausting. We need more original stories to be made, not constant remakes. But the industry doesn't care about storytelling, only about making money. Why have an original story idea that will be a risk when you can just soullessly remake something and be safe? :/

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to the new Jessica Jones and hopefully a reconciliation between Jessica and Trish (now as Hellcat?). Then goodbye to the Marvel Netflix shows for at least two years, sigh...

Needless to say, we have to petition the heck out of Hulu to pick them up as soon as they can.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I seriously hope that Hulu picks it up. It'll take a while, but if it happens it'll be worth the wait.

[noybusiness.livejournal.com]

It would be a very wise decision on their part, and hopefully fan support will keep up in the intervening two years.

[icecoldrain.livejournal.com]

I've never seen any of the Saw movies but does it really need to be rebooted? I mean if that was something they wanted to do, let more time pass before rebooting it because it hasn't been that long since the last movie... Reboots are going wild man lol.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I can just imagine that, within due time, it will only be one year after a film's release that someone will want to reboot it already. That's how ridiculous reboot culture has become, it's like they're trying harder to push for remaking/rebooting everything even if it's still brand new. They're barely wasting time hopping onto that bandwagon to cash in on cheap, soulless remakes because studios just don't give a shit.

(Also, with the Saw movies, they could just expand on the already existing universe, that's what Jigsaw did. But apparently that's too original of an idea for Hollywood studios....)

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

I AM STILL HAUNTED BY 'HEREDITARY'!!! That movie freaked me out on so many levels. And this movie also looks freaky. And there is no way I am brave enough to watch it in a dark theater.

Rebooting classics of a genre makes no sense to me. It has already inspired so many other movies, just let new people make new movies! I agree with you on that. And even if a new director wants to try their hand at it, why does it have to be a reboot? Just be another SAW movie. But I feel like Peele has enough imagination to make his own films inspired by what SAW created, he doesn't need a boost from a franchise name. Interesting that Chris Rock is attached to the reboot though. I'm too big of a wuss to watch any of them though so I really have no say LOL. I'm done with reboots though.

OMG I really wish they would let them do the fourth season of Hannibal already! I want to see 'Silence of the Lambs' with Will and Hannibal and everyone! Hm...maybe it is time for a Hannibal rewatch. It's been too long.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Hereditary was so unsettling, but it's why I loved it! It was very different and interesting. From the looks of Midsommar this also seems to have that cult-esque feel to the plot, but either way I'm pretty curious about it.

And even if a new director wants to try their hand at it, why does it have to be a reboot? Just be another SAW movie.

Exactly. Have it take place in the same universe. The franchise has quite a lot of backstory that you can just expand from that into its own thing. Jigsaw that came out in 2017 was a good example of that, which it definitely worked in its own way. I don't see why that can't still happen. I do agree, though, with Peele making a name of himself now with his own creations that he wouldn't need to reboot anything, but I would be interested if he would do something in addition to the already existing franchise. That would be pretty dope.

It's quite laughable and tragic that Chris Rock is attached to this supposed "reboot" though, because he's been known to be quite misogynistic and is that type of comedian who complains about how he can no longer do "offensive" jokes now with his work due to "PC culture" and all of that. So I'm worried that he may think that he can use horror as an excuse to do violence against women (among other things) and get away with it. :/ Idk, it's just not a good mix, imho.

[orangerful.livejournal.com]

ew...now I'm really worried about that reboot because you're right, I bet you he does think he can get away with stuff and just say "oh, horror genre tropes" *shrug*

Hmmmmm

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I kinda feel like Hollywood is going, "hey, these comedy guys are doing horror, why not jump on that bandwagon" and thought they could just have some random comedian do a horror movie when that's not really how it works. People like Jordan Peele and John Krasinski made it work because they understand and respect the horror genre and were able to utilize it to tell good stories. Having someone who doesn't is going to miss the point entirely because, as you said, they'll end up doing the typical horror tropes that is boring and outdated. I mean, the reboot idea was bad enough, but this kind of possibility makes it way worse.

Plus, I just don't trust any supposed comedian in general who whines and complains about how comedy isn't funny anymore because they're not allowed to make offensive jokes.

[hamarakissa.livejournal.com]

I'm totally here for JJ's S3 vibes!

MIDSOMMAR looks good as well.

I wish they would stop with remakes, I'm so tired of rinse and repeat material. There's SO MUCH out there if they could just be creative and not stuck in a rut.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I think most people are tired of remakes/reboots in general. It's just easier and cheaper for studios (and television networks) to do it since it's less of a risk, which is quite frankly very stupid. But hey, that's the industry for you. :/

[frelling-tralk.livejournal.com]

I’m really wishing that a fourth season of Hannibal is still happening, but I must admit that I am starting to lose a bit of hope now...I think it was two years ago now when Bryan Fuller last mentioned that they were having talks? I was excited back then and figured that things were finally moving forward, but they don’t seem to be any further ahead since then, and there’s never anything to announce.

I just don’t get why Amazon Prime, Hulu or Netflix wouldn’t jump on a cult hit like that with a build-in audience, it would surely bring them a ton of eager new subscribers. I do worry that if no one has expressed interest by now then it’s never going to happen, although I suppose that Veronica Mars did still get picked up quite a few years after the movie, so you never know

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I understand that kind of uncertainty, and it's true that we've been hearing it for a while now but nothing has come from it, same with Pushing Daisies, so it makes many fans uncertain that it'll ever happen even with the rest of them being hopeful that it will. I'm just assuming it's about finding the right people and the right kind of offer, along with the right time frame to do it in.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

Oooh Midsommar looks creepy and yet hopefully creepy in a way that I can manage. Yay Chidi!!!!!!!

Not sure there's a need to reboot Saw just yet. The originals still hold up (I've not watched them - too scary - but they don't look super dated) and it's probably better to just tell a new story rather than go back to that one.

More Hannibal!!!! That's something I'd love to see!

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you've seen Hereditary, but it's from the same director which I'm assuming has a similar vibe to it, creepy, disturbing, etc. Either way, Jordan Peele has talked praises for the movie already, so I'm hoping it's as good as he says.

Exactly, I mean Jigsaw came out in 2017 which was a continuation of the already existing franchise. They can do that instead of deciding to reboot it entirely. This whole trend of rebooting everything immediately after something finishes needs to stop, it was already ridiculous but now it's just getting out of hand.

[elizalavelle.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen it... too scary. But I did read the Wikipedia entry about it because it sounded like a neat story.

Agreed about the reboots. For something old sure, if there's a new idea. But most of the current reboots seem to be telling the same story which I'm not interested in. If it's a good story the old one still holds up, I don't need to see the same story over and over.

[batmarg.livejournal.com]

Midsommar is definitely on my to-watch list, though I doubt I'll catch it in the theatre. And I agree, A@$ has great trailers.

I'm not a big Saw fan, but regardless, I don't think it needs a reboot. Especially with the original not even being that old a movie yet.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

I don't really go see movies in theaters anymore these days unless it is something I really, really, really want to see on the big screen.

It just seems like reboots are happening earlier and earlier with no thought behind it aside from a cheap cash grab. Imagine having a new movie come out and did well, and then some years later someone wanting to reboot it entirely just to ride off its success. It's ridiculous, and unfortunately it's become the standard now in the entertainment industry. :/ Saw is an iconic franchise that has more room to expand upon its already existing universe than a complete reboot, which, if it ever gets made, will ultimately fail for not understanding what made it successful in the first place. Which seems to be the biggest fault many reboots/remakes have, imho.