Remaking the 1980's - The Good And The Bad

It was announced this week that the sequel to the reboot of FRIDAY THE 13TH will be put on hold.

I enjoyed the reboot more than I ever thought I would. I would have been there to see the sequel.

Meanwhile, it was also announced last week that Breck Eisner will be directing a rebooting of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK.

I can't say this is a good move.

Without John Carpenter, or Kurt Russell as Snake Plissken, there is no film.

The FRIDAY THE 13TH films have no auterist or cast limitations. Anyone in a mask can play Jason. Most of the films were directed by different filmmakers.

But Snake is Carpenter / Russell's character. No one else should play him.