Film + TV

Are fan remakes the only good remakes?

by Sam Sutherland

Remakes are terrible.

But this week, I watched a shot-for-shot remake of the greatest film of all time and I loved it. Empire Uncut is, of course a special remake, because it’s basically 480 different remakes.

So why is it that we worry about what JJ Abrams will do to the second-greatest film franchise of all time, but are psyched when a baby pretends to be a Jedi?