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The new Pee Wee movie. Death Note was a remake. They made a movie as a sequel to Breaking Bad. They also pick up many series that were canceled elsewhere, like

The new Pee Wee movie. Death Note was a remake. They made a movie as a sequel to Breaking Bad. They also pick up many series that were canceled elsewhere, like Arrested Development. The Sandler movies are technically original, though at this point his stuff is as much a franchise as Madea. But, yeah, they do pick up a lot of original and niche stuff too. They're the only reason the romantic comedy is still a thing, for instance.

29athrowaway 6y ago
Netflix did a pretty bad job with Death Note. Willam Dafoe was a good cast, but the same cannot be said of the rest.
- manishsharan 6y ago
  I am dreading the release of Netflix' s "The Last Airbender". All indications are that it will be much more worse than that awful movie version.
  - theshrike79 6y ago
    Yea, the creators of the original left because of "artistic differences". Not holding my breath for this one... https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/avatar-airbender-netflix-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/avatar-airb...
- 3np 6y ago
  It's almost like there's some force of nature making animated-to-live adaptations terrible. There are a few exceptions, though. I think Netflix did kind of OK on Erased (僕だけがいない街). The first movie that was made from that great source material was excruciatingly bad.
  - Hamuko 6y ago
    >It's almost like there's some force of nature making animated-to-live adaptations terrible. I enjoyed 2015 TV version of Death Note. I mean, it was quite cheesy and deviated from the source material, but I still had fun watching it.
  - wmil 6y ago
    The whole animation to live adaptation idea is equivilant to remaking the original with a new cast, bigger budget, and shorter run time if you're going TV series -> film. Hollywood studios have certain expectations about pacing and storyline. The writter and director will either have their own ideas about the story, or they will be cashing a paycheck and not care. Basically it's a bad start creatively. You're almost certain to lose what made the original special. Really fans shouldn't get exicted about them. The best case is that you get something good but very different.
    - 3np 6y ago
      It's not just Hollywood, though. Japan especially is great at butchering live adaptations.

29athrowaway 6y ago

Netflix did a pretty bad job with Death Note. Willam Dafoe was a good cast, but the same cannot be said of the rest.

manishsharan 6y ago
I am dreading the release of Netflix' s "The Last Airbender". All indications are that it will be much more worse than that awful movie version.
- theshrike79 6y ago
  Yea, the creators of the original left because of "artistic differences". Not holding my breath for this one... https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/avatar-airbender-netflix-trnd/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/14/entertainment/avatar-airb...
3np 6y ago
It's almost like there's some force of nature making animated-to-live adaptations terrible. There are a few exceptions, though. I think Netflix did kind of OK on Erased (僕だけがいない街). The first movie that was made from that great source material was excruciatingly bad.
- Hamuko 6y ago
  >It's almost like there's some force of nature making animated-to-live adaptations terrible. I enjoyed 2015 TV version of Death Note. I mean, it was quite cheesy and deviated from the source material, but I still had fun watching it.
- wmil 6y ago
  The whole animation to live adaptation idea is equivilant to remaking the original with a new cast, bigger budget, and shorter run time if you're going TV series -> film. Hollywood studios have certain expectations about pacing and storyline. The writter and director will either have their own ideas about the story, or they will be cashing a paycheck and not care. Basically it's a bad start creatively. You're almost certain to lose what made the original special. Really fans shouldn't get exicted about them. The best case is that you get something good but very different.
  - 3np 6y ago
    It's not just Hollywood, though. Japan especially is great at butchering live adaptations.