I just saw a YouTuber, Grace, say in her video that Gareth Evans agent company is in works to "Executive Produce" the "American Remake" of The Raid Redemption (2011). For this I am skeptical and hopeful at the same time. This got me thinking why does America (the United States of America or Hollywood to be exact) always remake classic or popular foreign films. I know there's money to be made but damn, the majority of those remakes are shitty and pale in comparison to the original such as Old Boy (Chan Wook Park 2003, Spike Lee 2013) among others. I know some remakes are good such as Martin Scorcese's The Departed (2006) being a remake of Wai-keung Lau's Infernal Affairs (2002) but they are rarer. Part of what makes those films successful is the director because it is his/her vision coming to fruition with the help of actors, editors, music people, stunt people, cinematographers, set builders, rig builders, the production company and distributing company in a nutshell. Unless you are a Scorcese or a director with a very clear vision that is unique and respectable to the original, I don't think you should make a remake of foreign films. The French film Banlieue 13 (2004) which stars David Belle and Cyril Rafaelli, directed by Pierre Morel, and written by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri is remade into a film titled Brick Mansions (2014) starring David Belle and Paul Walker, directed by Camille Delamare, and written by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri. Not to say Brick Mansions will be better or live up to Banlieue 13 but I am hopeful it will because it has one of the main stars and the screenwriters on board.
After all that I essentially want to say to Hollywood, STOP making remakes if they're gonna be shitty. Ticket Prices for the cinema have risen since I was first born, which wasn't very long ago.
Grace on her YouTube channel does cinema news and reviews. Here is a link to her channel; https://www.youtube.com/user/BeyondTheTrailer
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