Black Remake

I hate to be the one to break this controversial news, but The 'black remake' is absolutely a very real subgenre. See, the problem here is that you're fishing way too much for 'racial intolerance, general ignorance, and the like' on behalf of those who have used the term 'black remake' within this thread, where none exists to begin with. It's not as is the label is being used in a spiteful or otherwise malevolent suggestive manner. The term fits, as in the prior example of The Honeymooners remake, because the producers/writers actively re-worked the story's context, setting, and ethnicity of the main characters in order to target the film primarily at a specific demographic--in this case, young adults within the afro-american community...It's not a very difficult concept to understand. That is, if you're open-minded, willing to recognize things that make perfect sense, and are not on a biased crusade to accuse others of hateful racism, of course. The majority of movies made are aimed at specific demographics, so in order to simply denote--and nothing more--a film which is a re-working of an older film originally marketed mainly to young adult/middle-aged caucasians, that has now been quite obviously targeted at, say, young adult afro-americans...exactly what is so woefully wrong about the term 'black remake'? Especially when it has carries no malevolent intent? Yes, I get it...maybe you're one of those uber-cliched "all hollywood films are compleeeeetely equal in terms of intended audience, and if you so much as even suggest a certain flick has been aimed primarily at an audience of certain ethnicity, then you are an ignorant, dirty racist" people? I suppose you feel the Barbershop films were aimed at alllllll demographics equally. Sure, anyone is welcome to go see them, but in terms of market positioning...let's get real. Be realistic and use common sense. By the way, I truly enjoy the irony within the post above which clearly hints at racism/bias on caucasians' behalf.

the point of the matter is that ice cube is nothing but a stupid *beep* and all he does are stupid *beep* movies.
If a Caucasian goes around insulting blacks its considered racist but if a black does the same thing(ie insult white or people of any other color)its considered all right cuz he`s black.
ANd by the way why the *beep* would any one want to remake foxy brown that movie sucked assss.

I love it when militant African-Americans peruse message boards, such as this one, and twist a simple, innocent comment or observation into some racially charged comment. You people just love to complain, bitch & moan, and if there isn't anything to whine about then you'll create something. People like you are the real racists and the reason there will never be true harmony between our ethnicities.

Its a black remake, just as would be say a sanford and son movie starting all white people would be a white remake, or make a movie called the johnstons who are moving on up to the west side. How about roots, but in sted of a movie about slavery we will substitute the blacks with jews and call it hebroots (yuk yuk).

Its called a subjounra(sp!). Its not racist is just is what it is. Anyone trying to see something else is a dimwit. People will like a movie if its good regardless of the race of the cast (roots, mississippi burning, a raison in the sun etc. just some examples of great movies people like regardless of race). But it seems to me that black remakes of old classics always suck arse and like wise remakes suck. Its not something new, in fact white people remake movies all the time, but you don't see white folks taking a movie with an all non-white cast and casting only white people in those roles. These films are aimed usually at the average idiot movie viewer who liked their brains assualted by mind-numbing crap. I dunno if they are trying to appeal to only a certain crowd like a horror movie would, but I would think they just want someone to see their polished turd.


Hollywood needs to stop ruining old movies by making crap remakes.