While the movie might technically be a screen adaptation of the Eighties cop drama of the same name, this raunchy teensploit actually amounts to more of a reboot of
the franchise than a remake.
Not exact matches
In truth, there are times when the film feels less like an addition to the
franchise than it does a
remake of the original movie.
The most repetitive of horror
franchises is back again: each new episode brings so few twists to the ghoulish formula that it's less of a sequel
than a
remake of the first one.
Sadly, I fear the Hollywood
remake's more concerned with being an action thriller
than exploring the
franchise's more existential quandaries...
Cameron's beef seems to be less with superhero films in general though and more about Hollywood's obsession with sequels,
remakes and branding — which is strange coming from a filmmaker who is prepping a new series of «Terminator» movies (the sixth, seventh and eighth in that
franchise), four new «Avatar» movies (sequels to a film many consider more a showreel for today's effects
than a truly enjoyable bit of filmmaking), and a TV series based on his»90s film «True Lies».