From EURweb.com:
*Just after Soulja Boy released his mixtape, “Juice,” he announced that he will be playing the role of legendary West Coast rapper Tupac in an upcoming biopic. He specifically spoke about becoming “Bishop.” “Basically, it’s your boy Soulja and I’m Bishop in 2011, running around in the streets, man. You know how the movie goes, but we’re flipping it and shooting in Atlanta. I want to show these people my acting side and me being creative—always giving them something new; that’s all. I got same video director that shot ‘Crank That,’ ‘Kiss Me Through The Phone,’ ‘Turn My Swag On’ —my most successful videos. The whole mixtape is the soundtrack for the movie.” Filming will begin “soon.”
UGH! Why people, WHY does Hollywood insist upon remaking every movie that I've loved as a child? I know remakes are not new, and this has been done a million times over. However, nothing makes you feel older than watching a movie being done over with a brand new cast, and possibly, new plot twists.
Where do I even begin to further explain my disdain? I'm sure you've heard of the Miami Vice remake with Colin Ferrell and Jamie Foxx? It was lukewarm, at best, and I wasn't very impressed. I didn't expect a cookie-cutter, neon suit-wearing Sonny Crockett, but we could have had a bumpin' new up-to-date soundtrack to go along with the movie! After all, isn't that what MADE Miami Vice the television show, the music?!? Back in the day, the creators on the TV show claimed it was a cop show for the MTV generation, so where's the music in the movie? Okay, maybe it's just me!
I won't bore you with my countless other references to other remakes that I disliked (Starsky & Hutch, Taxi, Clash of the Titans, Sparkle - coming soon, you get the drift) but I really just don't see a need to remake a movie! What ever happened to creativity? [Sidebar - Thank God The Hangover wasn't a remake, but I'm thoroughly hoping that the sequel will be off the chain like the original was!]
Anyhoo, back to my beloved Juice....why touch it? It's a cult classic, and additionally, cult classics have proven in the past to not succeed as remakes (Google it! Do your research....) Think about it, you've only reached a certain segment of society anyway with a "cult" movie, and that population has grown and gone through changes in life. Will they still love the original film enough to pay to see its successor? Will that certain je ne se quois that was there in the original movie's chemistry be enough to pull the same audience for the remake? Is the content of the plot, and its issues, still applicable to today's society? Seriously folks, do I, as much as I loved the original Bishop portrayed by Tupac, care to even see a Bishop character now?!? I'm older (19 years older!) and have a different view of life! I don't care if Chris Brown played Bishop (and yes Soulja Boy is a horrid choice I.M.O!), will I sit through another version?
Also, on another note, how are they going to put a spin on the plot? Remember, if you will, that the original movie Juice was based on the friendship of four hood friends, but a subplot involved Q the DJ/Mix master. That sort of thing has somewhat played out in the hip-hop culture. Sure, people still mix, but is it really as popular as it was back in 1992? Ummm, my sources say no! I don't see today's kids jocking the DJ (and yes, I've dated myself using the slang word "jocking", which tells you even further why Juice is my beloved! LOL!)
Well, filming starts soon and it'll all be very interesting to see how this movie pans out. I'm interested in what the critics have to say, and if audiences old and new will pay to see it. Perhaps, if nothing, this will boost Soulja Boy's movie career? Hey, stranger things have happened! I mean, wasn't everybody trying to do the "Superman" dance just a short four years ago?!? Meditate on THAT one until the next posting! =^D
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