Remakes and Reboots, Are they the same?

[The Apatow Crew]

I was getting into a conversation in community over this. And I would like everyones opinions on this. Do you think Remakes and Reboots are the same. or are they different?

Like for Example The new F13 film. Its being called a Reboot of the series, while yet some comtinue to call it a remake.

In the original Mrs. Vorhees was the killer and Jason didn't show up as the killer until the sequel.

But in the newer film Jason is the killer and his mom is nowhere ti be seen. So is this a remake or not? Even though it's not the same as the first. And the writters said they've taken things from Parts 2,3 and 4.

 

[C. Lee]

Remake is meant when you take a specific stand alone movie made sometime before...and basicly reshoot it....with whatever changes to the storyline you prefer.

Reboot is meant when there is a series of movies on the same general subject or character....and you want to use the character or subject line in a new way that does not connect to the existing series of movies.

 

[Symbiotic]

What C. Lee said. I consider them different.

 

[[A]]

Remakes and Reboots, Are they the same?

Nope. short answer

 

[The Apatow Crew]

I'm saying there different also. But alot on here seem to think they're the same thing.

I think with a reboot or reimaging it adds something different, that wasn't in the original. A Remake is almost a shot for shot film. Like Quarantine and REC. I would call Quarantine a remake cause its almost shot for shot.

 

[ross2287]

And where do Retellings fit into this? Like how Tim Burton claimed his Planet of the Apes was a retelling of the first one. It's also closer to the book, apparently.

 

[Gilpesh]

And where do Retellings fit into this? Like how Tim Burton claimed his Planet of the Apes was a retelling of the first one. It's also closer to the book, apparently.

It wasn't. Cause the book didn't suck ass. The ending was only slightly like the book's.



And yes, remake = reboot. It's just a different term to escape the "Ooooh it's a remake" stigma... which is hilarious because now there's a reboot stigma starting to form.

 

[Nivek]

And where do Retellings fit into this? Like how Tim Burton claimed his Planet of the Apes was a retelling of the first one. It's also closer to the book, apparently.

I think retellings are Reboots.

As far as Remakes vs. Reboots, they are completely different from each other for the most part. Here is how I tell them apart...

Remakes usually stay close to the originals subject matter, characters,locations, and don't drastically deviate from the original film.

A reboot usually means that anything can change, and anything that happened in the original film may not be repeated.

 

[Gilpesh]

As far as Remakes vs. Reboots, they are completely different from each other for the most part. Here is how I tell them apart...

Not really.

Remakes usually stay close to the originals subject matter, characters,locations, and don't drastically deviate from the original film.

That's a faithful remake.

A reboot usually means that anything can change, and anything that happened in the original film may not be repeated.

That would be an unfaithful remake.


Again, reboot is just a fancy word for remake to avoid stigma.

 

[ross2287]

I think retellings are Reboots.

As far as Remakes vs. Reboots, they are completely different from each other for the most part. Here is how I tell them apart...

Remakes usually stay close to the originals subject matter, characters,locations, and don't drastically deviate from the original film.

A reboot usually means that anything can change, and anything that happened in the original film may not be repeated.

Going by your logic, what was Superman Returns?

 

[BlueLightning]

Sequel

 

[nocomics]

I guess its whatever ur definition of the two means to you. I personally think there bascially the same its just how Hollywood portrays the movie.
I guess u can define each in different subtle ways depending on the situation..
Films like Incredible Hulk was considered a Reboot as it had nothing to do with Ang Lee's. Though does that really constitute as a reboot you could easily say its being remade? Heck; you can even say its neither if u want as its a brand new Hulk with nothing reallly incommon with AL's,but its more Hollywoodish to say remake/reboot.
The terms Remake/Reboot both fit when a particular movie/series is being 'redone'..o wait we could use that as another Hollywood term: Remake,Reboot,Redone,Reinvented,Reenvisioned..blah blah blah.

 

[bullets]

In terms of what is being done behind the camera they aren't that much different . However a remake is usually of something unexpected that isn't a franchise or if so, that franchise has been dormant. A reboot is when a franchise is moving forward and could be continued in the direction it was going but they decide to move it into another direction .

 

[Paste Pot Pete]

True "reboots" that don't wander into either remake or sequel territory are rare.

Batman Begins is one of the few. Casino Royale as well.

Superman Returns and The Incredible Hulk were treated as reboots, but could easily be classified as sequels (SR because of its references to the original films; TIH merely because it'd been such a relatively short time frame since the original - different actors, no specific ties to the first, but to the general public it was essentially a sequel).

Friday the 13th is a loose remake. Not of the first film, but a mash-up of the first three.

But essentially, with the exception of BB and CR as I mentioned, most reboots are sequels (including vague sequels) or remakes. A "reboot" usually isn't a specific movie type - it's a purpose: a movie made with the intent of "rebooting" a franchise name.

That's what separates a F13 remake from, say, a Clockwork Orange remake (if god forbid there ever was one). A CO remake would be made as a one-off deal. The F13 remake is an attempt to resurrect the series without having to adhere to almost 30 years of history and continuity.

 

[X-Maniac]

To me, a reboot means totally restarting something because it failed or disappointed the first time round. Reboot is a computer term - when your computer screws up, you reboot it and start over.

A reboot in films tends to mean restarting something because the first attempts messed up.

 

[Bill]

Going by your logic, what was Superman Returns?

A hack of Superman: The Movie with a kid and better effects.

 

[draculoid]

you could also throw in movies that are based on books where another movie has already been made. burton's planet of the apes and charlie and the chocolate factory fit into this category. so does chronenberg's take on the fly. i would say these are not but alternate adaptations. the fly could be considered a reboot due to the fact that it generated a sequel.