The Film. Relase. Repeat. Blogathon is Here!

 

 

 

 

 

As we all know, the old adage of "there is nothing new under the sun" is pretty much stale in most areas. But when it comes to Hollywood, that adage is replaced with "what's good for the goose is good for the gander", so to speak. Just in the past calendar year there were no less than 6 movies in the top ten money maker movies of the year that were either reboots (or remakes) of classic theme subjects (such as a new Superman movie) or movies that were sequels to big movies from the past (with or without a number after the title; Zootopia 2, Wicked: For Good).

The goal of this blogathon was the germ of an idea that sometimes Hollywood can outdo itself in following a formulaic theme, but then, they can also push a story too far, all in the name of the Almighty Dollar. Rachel of Hamlette's Soliloquy and I present some of those sequels and remakes that Tinseltown put forth.

For the most part (as of this writing) it appears that most of our entrants decided to highlight the successes in that endeavor, but occasionally you might get one that calls out the filmmakers onto the carpet. (See my review of Star Trek V for an example of that.) Over the coming weekend, the bloggers who chose to participate are posting reviews of sequels and remakes that made their impact on the theater (good or bad). As always, if you have a last minute entry, and you would like to join in the fun, feel free to add your URL at the end, and I will get it added to the roll call.

 

Roll Call:

The Midnite Drive-In delves into space with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

 

Realweegiemidget Reviews takes us on a harrowing ride with Beyond the Poseidon Adventure.

 

 Angelman's Place delves into what price stardom charges with A Star is Born.

 

 

More to come.