Another Remake? Why, oh Why?!
Written by Billy W on September 15, 2009
Today, while browsing the IMDb website for a movie to recommend to a friend, I decided to give her a link to Berry Gordy’s The Last Dragon, an all-time favorite from my childhood. Needless to say, I was a bit more than just disappointed when I saw that a remake is in the works.
Let me tell you about my love for the movie, The Last Dragon. When I was a kid, I saw this movie in a theater and loved it. The then-modern Motown soundtrack, the cheesy comedy, the kung fu action… It was the best! When it finally hit video, I dubbed a VHS copy (before Macrovision) and watched it every day for probably 6 months straight.
I don’t know why I was so obsessed with the film, but there were a lot of things to like. The gorgeous Vanity as TV host Laura Charles, The comedic shenanigans of kick-ass kung fu guru Glen Eaton, the non-stop music…But most of all, you had to love Sho’nuff, played by Julius J. Carry III, an excellent character actor who was also great in the TV show Brisco County Jr. with Bruce Campbell. Carry has a couple of scene-stealing moments where you just have to rewind and watch him again. Sadly enough, I learned that he passed away from pancreatic cancer last year while checking out his wikipedia page.
The film actually has two bad guys, who unite toward the end to do away with the main character “Bruce” Leroy Green, played by a guy named Taimak, who didn’t go on to bigger and better things. Christopher Murney was also quite good as the main bad guy, Eddie Arkadian.
Anyway, enough with that…
What I really want to say is, Hollywood, would you please stop fucking up every single classic cult movie you can with remakes? I don’t care if you get Samuel Jackson involved, I don’t care who produces or directs the movies, enough already!
Let’s see some originality, for fuck sake!
