George Lucas Stole My Childhood: Remake Mania

[AerostarMonk]

You've heard it before. "blank blank insert here my childhood." It's the rallying cry of geeks everywhere whenever an update, remake, or re-imagining happens. From Star Wars to James Bond prequels, reboots and a whole list of other re's have been dominating Hollywood.

This summer we saw the success of Transformers, a reimagining of cartoon from the 80s. And opinions pretty much split down the middle on whether the movie helped or hurt the mythology that was already previously established.

Of course this is nothing compared to the general outcry against the Star Wars prequels. The eponymous figure in the title of this thread has even been called out by his ex-wife for beating a dead horse, so it seems that geeks aren't the only ones upset with some of GL's most recent decisions.

In the past two months more and more movies based on properties beloved from people's childhoods have either started production or being greenlit. Get Smart, Voltron, Speed Racer, Jonny Quest. There's even rumblings of Disney digging up its old Sailor Moon license agreement. And others are just waiting for the studios to say yes. As we speak WETA is waiting for the go-ahead on Evangelion.

Sometimes these reboots and other re's and ups work. Casino Royale, Battlestar Galactica and Batman Begins are fantastic examples of critical and financial success. Other times they drop like a rock. To anyone who watched the new Flash Gordon, I almost feel like I have to apologize.

But what do you think of this trend in movies in television? Do you feel that Hollywood should go back to original ideas and trying to find good scripts? Do you find many of these re's actually entertaining and fun. Or have they actually ruined the original for you in some ways. Have they stolen your childhood?