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You Are One Radical Son Of A B!tch: Point Break Getting Rebooted

By TK | Posted Under Trade News | Comments (17)

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It’s hard to believe that Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) had her first big movie with 1991’s Point Break. It’s the movie that immortalized Keanu Reeves as the dumb surfer dude, a tag that’s stuck with him throughout his career. It featured Patrick Swayze with some absolutely breathtaking hair, and Lori Petty! Whatever happened to her? It’s still a pretty entertaining action flick, a bizarre tale of surfing, bank robbery and skydiving. It’s silly, but it’s got its heart in the right place. And it’s got some solid bank robbery scenes.

Of course, it’s getting remade. It’s been on the reborquel block for some time now, and it appears that the new version is finally gaining some momentum. I’m frankly kind of baffled by this, and I’m guessing that there will be little about the remake that resembles the original. Alcon Entertainment, who bought the rights to the film (they’re also the ones behind the prequel/sequel to (gulp) Blade Runner), is likely just capitalizing on the original’s name. They’ve grabbed a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer, who’s also responsible for the script for the currently filming Total Recall remake. To be fair, he’s got some decent scripts under his belt, including Equilibrium and the remake of The Thomas Crowne Affair. Of course, he also wrote crapfests like Sphere and Ultraviolet.

There’s a slim synopsis available via Alcon:

The new version is set in the world of international extreme sports,and like the original involves an undercover FBI agent infiltrating a criminal ring, but plot points beyond that have not been revealed by the filmmakers.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that basically the plot of xXx?

(via Slashfilm)










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Comments

Favorite line (and one that demonstrates the full range of Keanu's acting ability): "You gotta go down. People trusted you and they died."

Posted by: Mattfactor at September 13, 2011 11:46 AM

I believe the title of reboot will be Point Break: Blue Flame Special

Posted by: Dr. Mantis Toboggan at September 13, 2011 11:49 AM

and Fast and the Furious....

http://www.somethingspace.com/columns/fas031002.shtml

"I am an F... B... I... agent..."

Posted by: RIP Bhodi at September 13, 2011 11:53 AM

I wasn't done with the original yet, really.

It HAS been nearly 25 years, though. As much as I hate it, Hollywood has always recycled properties within a decade or two.

Posted by: Meander at September 13, 2011 11:58 AM

UTAH! Two! Put two bullets in my head, please. No more remakes. Someone put me out of my misery before I ever have to hear that their remaking Full Metal Jacket or The Godfather. (I know, Point Break isn't on the same level as those but you know it's coming.)

Posted by: Paultera at September 13, 2011 12:05 PM

I'm waiting for the Casablanca remake with Robert Pattinson as Rick and Megan Fox as Ilsa.

Yeah I'm gonna kill a bunch of people then.

Posted by: logan at September 13, 2011 12:12 PM

Equilibrium.

Nope. That movie had Bale. If you replaced him with Sam UnWorthington, or Josh Hartnett, or whoever the fuck is the flavor of the day, the movie would have basically been Ultraviolet with a penis.

Posted by: D-Day at September 13, 2011 12:15 PM

Yeah that's the plot of xXx. In fact, xXx was basically the remake of Point Break and anyone who thinks otherwise is legally required to be bitchslapped by me. It's the inbred cousin remake but it's the reboot/make/imagining.

So what they're actually doing is making a SECOND reborquel to Point Break, less than a decade after the initial reboot and EVEN less than a decade after it's turrible sequels. So it's Spiderman. And Superman. And X-Men. And Batman. And Fantastic Four. (I could go on...and on...and on)

Posted by: Nadine at September 13, 2011 12:21 PM

I enjoyed Point Break, and I've probably seen it 20 times on TBS/TNT/USA/whatever, but it really isn't that great. A bunch of my old buddies think it's the "greatest movie ever," but I just don't get it. My God, the remakes. . . will they never cease?

Posted by: Hoof Hearted at September 13, 2011 12:39 PM

Point Break is part of my "Top Ten Truly-Fucking-Fun Action Flicks" list along with Con Air, Die Hard, The Rundown and T2. Wanna know the rest of list?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

I couldn't watch the remake because no one could possibly match the grace and elegance exhibited by Lori Petty when she's changing into her jean shorts after surfing. The woman is a treasure.

Posted by: becks at September 13, 2011 1:14 PM

No chance the main character in the reboot will have a name as cool as Johnny Utah, either.

Posted by: Mattfactor at September 13, 2011 1:28 PM

Unless it is Tom Haverford playing both roles, I am out.

Posted by: Petrie at September 13, 2011 3:00 PM

Get Keanu to play the Swayze role-he should do that with all his old movies. Keanu as Bodhi, Keanu as Rufus...eventually, Keanu as Morpheus. Everything Keanu should eventually eat itself, like the mythical Whoauroboros.

Posted by: fimbulwinter at September 13, 2011 3:56 PM

No. No, no, no, no, NO. No Dirty Dancing remake. No Point Break remake. NO.

Posted by: Az at September 13, 2011 4:04 PM

What would kick ass would be if they did the remake to more closely resemble the book it was based on, "Tapping the Source" by Kem Nunn. It's a gritty surf noire. Excellent book and would make a great movie if done correctly.

Posted by: Riles at September 13, 2011 5:18 PM

Hot Fuzz is the only reboot of Point Break I want to hear about. Seriously, let's all talk about Hot Fuzz.

Posted by: csb at September 14, 2011 5:20 AM

Paultera, logan, NO. Do not type such things even in jest. If you comment it will come.

Posted by: cinekat at September 14, 2011 8:10 AM