Movie makers scrabble pitifully for ANY existing IP
The film industry has become a pathetic hive of regurgitation and desperation lately, as a world of competing entertainment drives producers to commission endless reboots and sequels — anything that an audience will instantly recognize and be keen to drop money on.
This is why we have aWorld War Zfilm that is nothing likeWorld War Z, andSpider-Man‘s been rebooted ten years after the latest film series began. It’s also why an indistinct World War II movie is calledCompany of Heroes. Yes, there’s aCompany of Heroesmovie, and there’s even a trailer. Hollywood has forced itself to scrape this far down the barrel.
The movie is more than just one of a thousand fevered license buys — it’s in full production, and it’s going straight to Blu-ray on March 19. I almost feel sorry enough for it to hide my overwhelming contempt. Almost.
Yeah, this looks rubbish. Not even a campy-fun kind of rubbish. The source material is too dry and humorless for that. Expect little more than a low quality WWII film — one that pushes misfired wistfulness, if the trailer’s anything to go by.
[ViaIGN]
