African-American remakes of "white" films

Some dipshit on the IMDb message board, re: the new About Last Night:

maybe i am a racist?
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by drogg3-807-505966 » Thu Jan 30 2014 18:11:31 Flag ▼ | Reply |
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But, for God's sake, can producers come up with an original story that's not a remake with black actors in the roles of original white or Hispanic leads!!?? Is everybody a racist because they resent these black actors who are complete buffoons trying to replace REAL actors!!?? Will Smith is an prime example. Will, can you portray a black character in an original role? Will Smith is an exceptional talent. Stick to black comedy. Please!

Leaving aside all that is troubling about the post itself, is this really a thing? I mean, there's this film, and...?

I'm not asking because I want to take down some internet buffoon, but because I'm really interested if this is indeed a new Hollywood trend and, if so, what people think of it. Honestly, when I saw the trailer for this new About Last Night, I was mildly intrigued.

James Belushi was once the lead in a romantic dramedy!!!!

I am still struggling with Leaving aside all that is troubling about the post itself

otm, not really seeing this as a thread with much potential

literally the only thing I can think of was the 2010 remake of Death At A Funeral

Chris Rock remade an Eric Rohmer film (no, really)

Xpost...directed by Neil LaBute.

The obvious solution is to fashion one's remake of another film with just enough alterations that it isn't a direct copy, then never mention the connection in any way, and if accused of copying, deny it.

http://demonsresume.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/hit-man-1972.jpg%3Fw%3D614

Awesome Blaxploitation remake of Get Carter (or at least based on the same novel).

Chris Rock also remade Heaven Can Wait. There was the race-reversed Guess Who's Coming To Dinner remake. Brewster's Millions. Does the Honeymooners movie count?

The Wiz

oh wait I guess you wanted new movies

The moron who wrote that imdb post was probably also thinking of things like The Karate Kid and the upcoming new version of Annie.

Is he saying that Will Smith is a "prime example" of a "complete buffoon" while also being an "exceptional talent"?

so wait, there's racists on imdb?

all racists have been confined to internet comment boards, it's the best we could do

what was that remake Will Smith did of Omega Man

^^^Hitch, iirc

I think the issue the IMDB poster is raising is where there is an adaption of a story featuring a non-black protagonist where a black actor is cast in that role.

One film I remember critics raising the issue of this was Rising Sun starring Wesley Snipes.

Perhaps some people took issue with the Karate Kid reboot/remake?

lots of people took issue with the Karate Kid reboot because it was hard to dispel the feeling while watching it that Will and Jada bought their son a lead in a movie for his birthday

http://grizzlybomb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/black-jesus.jpg

lol at finding out that yes this month's kevin hart film is the mamet play and lol at finding out tim kazurinsky adapted the brat pack one for the screen.

terrell owens plays himself in this.

TS: Steptoe and Son vs. Sanford and Son

o man -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJG2DGNl00c

they got episodes of lamontless sanford on there w/ the big goofy white guy in overalls also

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tugnqemIto

i've seen a couple of episodes of this. wasn't great.

Yeah this is not really a "thing" or even a "micro-trend" so we're left with a thread about an imbecilic comment from a racist piece of shit in a worthless corner of the internet

It'll probably do ok

's weird, me and our Han are pretty psyched for the new Annie.

can see why it would be a nightmare for film fans if Hollywood were to suddenly decide to do loads of pointless remakes tho.

It's nice to know that Hispanics are REAL, bad luck blacks

reading that imdb comment seems like it cd just as easily have been made by a black person who wants more original black movies/characters?

obv the "Hollywood 2014 sucks balls" caveat still applies but you cd read that comment either way

reading that imdb comment seems like it cd just as easily have been made by a black person who wants more original black movies/characters?

come on

maybe i am a racist?

shut up everybody

xp lol okay this seems a lot less likely but not out of the question, was thinking of it from a "Burn Hollywood Burn" pov not a PLEASE WILL SMITH STOP RUINING THE CLASSICS perspective

it is out of the question

also feel like if it was a Campaign for the Preservation of White Cinema dude he wd be more certain about if he was racist or not

in 2014, people aren't "racist", they are "honest"

"forthwhite"

^ty shit thread redeemed let's go home

Its only redeemed when i bump it in two years

not totally relevant but i learned today (thanks, shitty film channel!) that they remade "the defiant ones" w carl weathers and robert urich?

hit man is a good movie

superfly is basically a (good) remake of that "one last big score and then I'm OUT, man" noir

also:

the wiz

scream blacula scream (etc)

this was a "thing" in the 1970s

if anything it registers the studios' contempt for their own black-cast productions

oh yeah black caesar -- sort of a remake of little caesar

also, black heat (remake of white heat)

and that kieslowski remake, three colors: black

also there was that remake of othello w/ larry fishburne. what were they thinking?

That was Samuel L Jackson!

And someone has to say it, Rememblack Of Things Black.

no it was definitely larry fishburne

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c8LNGp0k9_c/Rrjb1fualXI/AAAAAAAAAqs/0wCPlTAbYDQ/s1600-h/othello.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_c8LNGp0k9_c/Rrjb1fualXI/AAAAAAAAAqs/0wCPlTAbYDQ/s1600-h/othello.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGEVUHkJG1o

And someone has to say it, Rememblack Of Things Black.

think you mean A Blaffair to Rememblack?

I think you're right.