Saw the new Point Break and it completely misses the point

The 2015 remake has no soul compared to the 1991 classic. They replaced surfing with extreme sports but forgot the characters. It feels like a generic action film with the same name. Why bother remaking a movie if you strip out what made it special?

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terry_moore7mo ago

What did they miss... the whole zen thing?

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piperb937mo ago

Seriously @terry_moore, missing the whole "not trying" part is missing the whole point!

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emmas197mo ago

Yeah, the part about it feeling like a generic action film with the same name hits hard. I felt the same way about the Total Recall remake. They kept the basic idea but lost all the weird charm and personality of the original. It just became a slick, boring shoot-em-up. Remakes work when they bring something new but keep the heart, not just the title. What's a remake you thought actually got it right?

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