Superman Returns was a retcon. (Or however that’s spelled)
It took away the last 2 films, changed the timeline, crapped onto the speech of Superman II’s ending (“I will never ever leave you again. Ever. Really. I swear.” – or something) and “updated” the style and design.

And, lets not forget, it didn’t work at all.

I don’t think that the term “sequel” applies here. Neither does “reboot”.

It was just crap. *shrugs*

Was Superman Returns a reboot?? I thought it was a sequel because they kept referring to him leaving and them him coming back??

Anyway, I wouldn’t compare Casino Royale to Bourne. The fights last much too long and are much more realistic. Bourne seems like he can kill someone or knock them unconscious with one blow to a seemingly non vital area, pretty fake and stupid in my opinion. In CR Bond had to literally beat people to death. Much more like how it is in real life.

And I agree that The Crow shouldn’t be remade… Mr. Brandon Lee will be turning over in his grave… He did a great job in the original Crow, no need to redo it…

The arch nemesis is actually HORTON!

*snickers*

*mars*

*milky way*

I guess I will have to give the Dr Who a try…hey the Who is my favorite band..with Keith Moon that is, so maybe I can find a way to segue to two..

The Who meet Dr Who against there arch nemesis the Guess Who..

I just watched HULK VS Wolverine & Thor, the new animated movie and I think it was bad (Wolverine portion) Thor portion was so-so..why is Banner made to be such a sniviling whining chump in these Marvel animated movies…get a spine Buddy!!Hulk screaming all the time was hard on the head…Make himlike he was in the movie this pass summer..that’s a little easier on the melon…

Dammit … I didn’t answer your question.
The special effects are not sub-par, but mostly barely fitting to what they want to get across.

The storytelling on the other hand … ranges from remarkable to pathetic.

Not the greatest promotion of the show, I know, but it IS WORTH checking out, especially if you’re into Sci-Fi.

It’s a rich and fertile ground that Doctor Who is seeding on and despite the occasional misfire, there’s quite a lot to love.

You are right about the Bourne-aspect of the new Bond, but it really is the purest Bond movie ever.

Anyway … I recommend to watch the the “new” Doctor Who, because it’s (almost) everything I ever wanted it to be.
Especially Eccleston gives a stunning performance of the timelord.
And don’t worry, you don’t need ANY previous knowledge if you start with the 2005 version.
Yes, parts of Doctor Who are cheesy, but the core is stunningly cool.
I guarantee that.

Oh, and Year Zero may sound good to you, just because Proyas is attached, but I stopped being excited about PERSONS a long time ago.

I was let down WAY too often to depend on names to expect greatness.

It was tough and it was uncomfortable, but I learned my lesson.

But that’s really beside the point, because The Crow was better off as a one shot character. It simply didn’t work after the first film, because it was retread with a slightly different visual look and not much else. It is also one of those rare times where the actor playing a role is the role and in the late Brandon Lee’s case, that’s a literal sense as well. Not one actor has topped him. Yes, it’s always a “new Crow” but it really was the same old same old.

I liked the cliffhanger at the end of the tV show though…but I never got into the TV show all that much either.

I have never watched Dr Who..have a few friends who are bigger Sci-Fi geeks than me and they rave about it but it’s one of those flavours I have never tried…what am I missing in terms of quality of stories and special effects?

Have enjoyed most of the recent reboots lately even Superman Returns …. wasn’t too keen on Caino Royale..too Bourne-ish for me..

and yeah Year Zero sounds good to me because it has Proyas attached..

Great director indeed, but Year Zero sounding interesting? There have been MULTIPLE films (mostly direct-to-video … oops … DVD … I’m old …) that dealt with Dracula being the warlord that Vlad Dracul (supposedly) actually was.

I say … IF you want to do something with Dracula … make it original. Something new. A League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen in the present … with villians that are somehow bound to do good stuff.

Have Jason, Freddy and whatnot thrown into the mix. Always kinda a$$hole-y. a bit brutal, but still anti-heroes par excellence.

Ok, I KNOW it’s not doable (the copyright negotiations would be a NIGHTMARE … no pun intended), but one can dream, right?

As for THE CROW … I have absolutely NO idea why someone actually thinks that a remake is a good idea.

The original aged VERY well and in its core, it’s an age old story … “updating” it will only make it horrible.
And making it close to the original will render it completely useless.

Btw. … for the record … I LOVED almost every re-boot they’ve done in recent times. Casino Royale, Batman Begins, Incredible Hulk … they all took the watered down formula of the previous films and … boiled it.

But they REALLY have to choose wisely which movies to reboot.
The Crow surely isn’t one of them.

One last thing:
greenknight … since you’re a sci-fi fan … do you watch Doctor Who?
(In itself a small reboot since 2005 )