Crazy wave of female centric reboots

Before I get into it. I want to say I am not not bashing women. I am all about girl power, strong females and all that stuff.

What is with this wave or craze about doing female centric reboots?? The ghostbusters reboot was probably the worst. I havent heard and actual good review of that movie. I didnt see that movie and would never willing watch it.

Now there is this reboot of the American pie movie that is all girls. (yay sarcastically)

Girls Rule?

For people who have seen any of the American pie movies it is generally about young guys coming of age, exploring sexuality. and over the top crude humor.

Now you flip the roles and its young girls? I trying to think about it and see in any way what demograhpic audeince would find this interesting. Would young girls be into this movie?? I dont know. I dont think guys would be into this movie. part of the appeal to American pie was the stupidness and the stupid things they did in that movie, which had a touch of authenticity to it because guys are really stupid at that age.

I dont know i Have just seen a rash of female centric reboots lately and some of them donlt make sense.

Dont get me wrong plenty great female centric movies, Mean girls, great movie. Brides maids, great movie.

There are just some things where it won;t work to reboot it to all female or even all male reboot. I mean could there be a " mean guys"? would that make any sense?

Just saying to these writers and producers lets have a touch or realisticness when we are pitching these movies.

a reply to: American-philosopher

Nothing wrong with any reboot as long as it's authentic and good. I have yet to see one that is authentic and good.

a reply to: American-philosopher

I get what you're saying about some movies not being ideal for a gender swap, but American Pie? I don't see how it couldn't be gender swapped.

The gender swapping stems partly from females wanting to see themselves in the roles they loved but didn't feel represented by as younger people, and partly by $$$.

because in la la land, white men are evil.
go look at twittter, you see it everywhere.

a psycho femnist girl i know, told me honor is bad.
a 'psycho' thinks that.

they want to feminize everything, make men weak, so they are more easily controlled.
thats why they tell everyone eat vegan.

i download old stuff, watch that.
also i watch a lot of docs that people make themselves on utube.
i down the videos, and watch it on my big tv.

the money lenders have amped up their plans to destroy the world in 2020.
them feminizing everything, is part of their protocols.

its as simple as this.
im a power lifter.
one of my friends in the gym is a power lifter, he also studies martial arts.
he tells me, 'i can take out ronda rousey easy...' this was when she was champ.
im like, but the knows all those holds, and she is unbeaten.

he replies back, she weighs 140 pounds.
and then im like, oh yeah!

when the bad guys tell you do not work out, eat poorly, cry, etc...
i do the opposite.

i say get strong, be productive, and never cry lol

As a female?

Not a fan.

The "Reboot" Ghostbusters movie sucked.

An all female American Pie?

No thank you.

a reply to: American-philosopher

James bond is about to become a black English lady, I do not know what the writers and PC crowd think they are going to get out of killing this franchise but that is what they are doing.

I have no problem with 007 being a black guy, an Indian guy or even a Chinese guy so long as he remains British (and a royal Navy officer before becoming an MI agent) but turning him into a woman, just as this guy say's why?, Bond's charm is he always gets the girl - and the gadgets.


Wait till they do it to Flint.

I have nothing against female secret agent's, one of the best movies in the genre was definitely The Long Kiss Goodnight.

Bond though has always been silly, borderline comedy and as far from reality as possible, he was also cheeky, a sexist womanizer, suave and quite simply you can not turn this character into a woman there is no way on earth that it can work.

a reply to: American-philosopher

Really, who cares?

I can’t say women taking on roles in movies has an effect on anything in my life.

My stress levels are continuously lowered by disengaging and ignoring blatant pandering and overall stupidity.

I don't own any rights to any of these movies or potential reboots, and I'm not going to pay attention or the money to validate them.

Therefore, it's not an issue for me personally.

It's really that simple. All the reboots practically fall on their faces anyway.

Reboot and regurgitate all you want.

a reply to: underwerks

If you care about a franchise, are a fan of it as most Bond viewers are a change this radical will kill the Franchise.

They did it needlessly with Doctor who but since the Doctor is an alien whom regenerates anyway the idea that he/it/she is sometimes a female and sometimes a male is fine and worked since the writer did that much well though most of the story's and episodes during the female doctor who's tenure were bad enough for fan's to unfairly blame the actress whom did a fine job.

James bond however is very different.

The Ghost busters reboot was one of the worst movies I have ever had the misfortune to see, was this because they turned the cast into woman and the nerdy but pretty secretary into brad pit, not necessarily it was because of awful acting, a terrible plot and no love of the franchise on the part of those who made the movie.

The Ghost busters reboot should have started off completely differently and instead of reusing the male characters they should have made there own, a new age but genuinely psychic clairvoyant crystal selling university drop out with a shop whose business goes bust, an ex cop whom has been drummed out of the force after being framed by her former boyfriend and a hooker who has discovered she has a sensitivity to bad mojo, put the three of them together after a chance meeting perhaps at a psychologists (who is secretly a sorcerer in charge of an evil cult but that would have come into it later), they become friends and form a ghost clearing agency, kind of clairvoyant and detective's rolled into one and they later inherit the ghost busters name when they move into the now vacant former fire station and meet an older Janine whom puts them in contact with the now retired former ghost busters.

The destruction of established characters is offensive to long time fan's of a franchise, it may not harm them but it's like when you go to buy that snack you loved and find out another corporation has bought them out and it is now vile.

a reply to: American-philosopher

Even the ones not being gender swapped suck...

Charlie's angels?
Terrible.

Way to many Mary sues in movie today.
A good character needs flaws and that is missing from female characters today.

Biggest issue I have with all of this is the hand-me-down roles.

There is no originality. It's like no one knows how to write a decent original female character anymore.

I cannot imagine that women like being an afterthought. Being handed roles that were never meant for them because a new story with engaging characters is too hard (apparently). Everyone wants women to break ground over and over again. Everyone is looking for "firsts". They're looking for an overt female iconoclast that you just can't manufacture because what people really love is authenticity and ACCOMPLISHMENT.

a reply to: projectvxn
I completely agree. There is no originality. Not even just for women, for men's roles as well.
I don't know if it has just "all been done" or they just gave up.

A female Bond movie will make Lazenby's role look Oscar-worthy
a reply to: LABTECH767

Not that I really care or anything but isn't 007 just a codename for agents? Like anyone could be 007? There were different 00 agents as well if I remember correctly. If Bond had ever died or been removed from service there would have been another person assigned the 007 moniker. I don't believe there was any rule that 007 had to be a man. Also, I'm pretty sure most if not all of the stories have been movie-fied.

But yeah, if it's just a virtue signalling movie pandering to current events it'll probably suck regardless.

originally posted by: American-philosopher
For people who have seen any of the American pie movies it is generally about young guys coming of age, exploring sexuality. and over the top crude humor.

It was both guys and girls doing that and some of the female characters were as funny as the male characters including the flute player.

there was a female Oceans movie a few years ago.

someone was working on a girl-centric remake of Lord of the Flies. some controversy as some feminists suggested the whole point of LotF was that Boys are Bad so an all-girls one wouldn't work.

I hardly watch movies anymore so I don't much care.

a reply to: ElGoobero

LOL that is BS.

Girls are way worse, throw one guy on that island, and they would have killed each other until only one was left standing.

a reply to: chiefsmom

Nah, there would be at least one lesbian chick trying to kill the dude.

You have to watch this movie called rough night with scarlett Johansson.....

The women act like men and the men who are supposed to be at a Bachelor party are doing wine tasting and act super gay.

And I dont think they did it as a joke. They really wanted to act like men, its clear they are jealous of how men party.

At the end when getting married they use the term ....get ready....you may kiss the groom..

Kiss the bride is too masculine