Do original ideas exist anymore? Granted, I don’t believe there is such thing as an original stories anymore, juts different and creative ways of telling them. Film is an enjoyable art form as well as a great source of entertainment to us all. Regardless of that, at the end of the day Hollywood is nothing more than a money making machine. If something worked once, why not try it again?
As a result we have a brash of sequels on their way. Not that this is surprising, but it seems like film franchises are bigger than they ever were when I was growing up.
Terminator 5 – It looks like the most recent venture by director McG with Terminator: Salvation did well enough to give it another go. The film is set for a release date of 2011 and Christian Bale and McG are slated to return. I would really appreciate it if they got back to their roots a little bit on this one. A little bit of time travel wouldn’t hurt, you know?
Underworld 4 – Why can’t Vampire and Lycans just get along? So another one of these are headed our way. As cheese-like as these films are, there is something about the characters and mythology that I really enjoy. They have no story details yet. The real question is, will this be a prequel piece like Rise of the Lycans or a continuation of Selene and Michael? This is also set of a 2011 release date.
Saw VI – It’s hard to imagine a Halloween without the newest Saw flick hitting theaters. These movies cost almost nothing to make and they bank at the box office. Honestly, they should ride this train as far as it can take them. When was the last time that we had a massive and original horror franchise like this? The Rob Zombie remakes of Halloween don’t count.
Transformers 3 – Apparently Revenge of the Fallen wasn’t bad enough. Seriously, this is beating a dead horse.
This is just a small list that I can only imagine will grow within the months to come.
