American culture sucks. People have no taste. 95% of american consumers would rather buy something they already understand than take a chance on something new.
Our country has a "group memory" of this crappy movie from 1979, but most of us have never even seen the original movie. We\'ve only heard that line of dialogue: "The calls are coming from inside the house!!!!" repeated over and over through the years in comedy sketches and television shows about horror movies. That group memory is all that\'s needed to sell the remake.
If the brain dead masses have heard the brand name before, or have some memory of it, or if Oprah says it\'s ok to buy it, then they buy it. It\'s a corporate marketing dream. They push the button, and the hamsters eat whatever\'s in the feeding tube.
