6 Nostalgic Reboots That Would Be Much Better Than Sonic the Hedgehog — wired.com

The news that Sony is working on a big-screen reboot for Sonic the Hedgehog should come as a surprise only to those who haven’t been paying attention to popular culture over the last few years. Taking things from our collective youth and rebuilding them into blockbuster movies is just what we do now, as one look at this year’s multiplex marquee will make very, very clear. Of course, now that we’ve moved from ’80s revivalism into its ’90s counterpart with Sonic and this summer’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, you may worry that Hollywood is moving too quickly through the past, and is in danger of catching up with the pop culture of today before we’re finished with it the first time around. (Let’s be honest: if Battleship isn’t the bottom of the barrel, we don’t know what is.) To prevent pop from eating itself too quickly, we’ve decided to step in and suggest some forgotten gems that are ready for a big screen reboot.

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