Everything old is new again, take 2

Looks like we've got a few more 80's remakes in the wings. There's been a lot of compaining about them, but I think that both of them have the potential to be great.

First up we have Robocop. It's kind of funny, because I saw Robocop 3 not too long ago and thought about how great the Robocop movies could be if they were redone with modern special effects and less cheesy scripts... now it looks like Murphy might be getting some more screen time after all. I predict that this movie (if/when it's released) will look great, and will probably be dark and gritty like Robocop should be. Expect it for a summer release, because it's probably going to be one of those movies that needs to be seen on the big screen.

Next, we've got Highlander. Yes, that Highlander... "There can be only one!" and all that. Judging from the internet buzz, there's another version of that film out there than the one that I saw because people keep referring to it as a "perfect" movie and I even saw it called "the best film ever." I cheered the remake because with better writing the movie really could be great; next time you watch it try to set aside the nostalgia and watch it for what it is. It was good, but nowhere near "perfect."

Also in Hollywoodland, Disney has cast Jake Gyllenhaal as the title character in the upcoming "Prince of Persia" adaptation. It's kind of difficult to picture Gyllenhaal in the role, and I would have preferred seeing the role go to someone of Persian (aka Iranian) descent, but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Before Pirates of the Carribean, a lot of people might have thought Johnny Depp was too upstanding or clean-cut to play a (very) dirty pirate... and look at how that turned out.