New movies are popping

up in the box offices faster

than ever, making it difficult

to make decisions on what

movie to see. Surprise comes

when the movie selected is

announced, and a parent or

adult says, “Oh I remember

that movie!” It turns out that

many popular movies coming

out today are actually

remakes of movies made in

past generations. Cheaper by

the Dozen, The Stepford Wives,

The Parent Trap, Superman,

The Dukes of Hazzard, King

Kong, and Freaky Friday are

just a few of the dozens of

movie remakes.

Remaking a movie is risky

business. When new movie

remakes come out, some

tend to think they’re better

than the old ones just because

they are newer and

the film quality is better. Yet

in certain cases, the old ones

should have been left alone.

Classic movies are hard to

remake well. Today’s generation

is swamped with these

new movies and celebrities,

so sometimes, the newest

version is all people acknowledge.

A good example of this can

be seen in a very popular movie

starring a certain popular

red-headed girl. This movie is

The Parent Trap, starring Lindsay

Lohan. Girls wanted to be

just like Hallie and Annie. The

original, however, was made

37 years prior. Hayley Mills

stole the hearts of people in

the 60s, just as Lohan did in

the 90s.