January 1. 2020

"Home Alone"

Disney announced they are remaking the classic film “Home Alone.” Over the past decade, Hollywood has been making a number of disastrous reboots of film and television classics. 90% of these projects have failed at the box office and or in television ratings. However, Hollywood has run out of ideas and lacks the real creative talent that was present in the industry decades ago.

Considering “Home Alone” and Home Alone: Lost In New York” were basically made by the same team of actors and crew, and became quite successful, yet “Home Alone 3” and Home Alone 4” produced by others completely flopped, this is not good news.

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Why touch a classic. It’s clear they could not improve upon the original vision of the first two films. Therefore, why ruin a classic even further in attempting a full feature film for wide release. However, this has become Hollywood today. They are run by a cult and don’t know how to make good movies or music any more. Hence all the flops on radio, TV and in theatres.

This week I watched the 1990 film “Bird On A Wire” starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn. I was impressed at how the romantic comedy was engaging, had a good storyline and believable acting. Many of the films coming out of Hollywood for the past 15-years have been weird with strange themes and lacked creativity. However, this is what happens when organized crime and the inmates run the asylum.

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‘Home Alone’ reboot in the works at Disney

August 6, 2019 | 7:53pm - Nineties kids are gonna scream. The troublemaker comedy “Home Alone” is getting a reboot, thanks to Disney. On an earnings call today, Disney head Bob Iger announced that the classic franchise is among those getting the reboot treatment for the company’s streaming platform, Disney+, which is expected to launch this November, comicbook.com reports.

The “Home Alone” franchise, which premiered in 1990, followed the misadventures of kiddo Kevin McCallister after his family forgets to bring him on their Christmas vacation, leaving him to outwit burglars. The movie was a massive success, spawning four sequels in theaters and television...

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