Unnecessary remake: American Psycho
I’m sick and tired of people whining about remakes. It doesn’t destroy the original to remake something. The original still exists.
But, I was really shocked to hear that American Psycho (one of my favourite books and movies) could soon be remade. So cue whining and Twitter rants aplenty.
Yes, that’s right, it’s only been 11 years since Bret Easton Ellis’ masterpiece was made into a film and already it’s being tipped for a remake. Then again that’s pretty slow for Hollywood who immediately pounced on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo within a year.
Variety reports that the reincarnation could be set in the modern day, which I think in many ways will take something away from the original story.
But the most important question is, will anyone be able to fill Patrick Bateman’s shoes as well as Christian Bale?
American Psycho is one of my favorite movies. Astounding adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ novel. This is the most ridiculous of all the current remakes going. I’m assuming with all the 1% news studios are jumping all over this script just because they think it’ll be a good time to satirize the elite by rehashing an already perfect movie and setting it now. Pointless.