No reassemble

I know it's been talked about for some time, but it made the rounds in the news again and wanted to warn all of you. They're remaking Short Circuit.

You know, I would have let another sequel slide, especially if they brought Guttenburg back, haven't seen him in anything for quite awhile. Ben was a funny character, but a movie about two people who aren't totally familiar with American culture was one too many.

The plot? Robot becomes alive. And becomes friends with a kid who, of course, is from a broken home. I have the feeling I've seen this somewhere before...

And Steve Carr will be directing, so we know it'll be in good hands. After all, he brought us Paul Blart, Are We Done Yet? and Dr. Dolittle 2. I can't imagine there being any problems here.

And finally, let's remember what happens every time a classic is remade. So much computer animation is shoved in there that any charm of the original is nonexistant. This is why I didn't watch the new Herbie movie. When I saw that animated car shake itself dry like a dog, I knew the people who were involved didn't understand the spirit of the original. They just wanted to make a movie about a self aware car, and attaching it to the Herbie franchise is just easiest. I know some think Wall-E is suspiciously similar to Johnny 5. Well if you think that now, wait until you see the new J5, shamelessly ripped off from an homage.

Unless we get better editions of the original movies with deleted scenes and the like, nothing good will come from this.