read this article!!! http://www.progressiveu.org/162450-hollywood-remaking-asian-movies What's Your View on Hollywood Remaking Asian Movies? Submitted by amtee on Sun, 06/17/2007 - 1:24pm. Tags: asian • cinema • contradictory • hollywood • Movies • remakes • Entertainment Hollywood has been making terrible movies lately from my opinion. What annoys me is that because of their lack of creativity in a good storyline, they go overseas and buy the copyrights from the top selling Asian movies so they can remake it. Now its just not Hollywood I'm blaming. It's the genius behind it. But the point is: Are the remakes even great as the original? Why not just show the original and put subtitles? Obviously, not to be stereotypical, but Americans don't like reading subtitles, its not that difficult is it?! Sure Holly wood benefits from this, and the Asian producers benefit a bit, but at a much lower rate. Examples of movies that have been remade/or will be remade are: Ju-on Shall We Dance Infernal Affairs --> The Departed The Ring The Eye Il Mare --> The Lake House Dark Water My Sassy Girl [in production] I'm against a remake of My Sassy Girl!! It will not be as great as the original because it doesn't have an impact as it did on Korean films. My Wife is a Gangster Oldboy [Won in the Film Festival] Battle Royale Failan Priest (based on Korean manga) In Between Days Breath The Go Master I'm A Cyborg But Thats Ok Windstruck Daisy The Echo A Tale of Two Sisters The reason why I dislike the idea of remaking Asian Top Movies is because it simply steals away the originality of those movies and the time spent to create it. Can't Hollywood producers come up with their own movies?! Its about time for new directors and producers in the Hollywood scene. Another reason is, the remakes doesn't have the same settings and social circumstances. It loses its beauty and aesthetic.