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America announces reboot of early 2000's Middle Eastern war (www.thebeaverton.com)

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"Despite franchise fatigue with Marvel and Star Wars, U.S. and Israeli producers are releasing a big-budget reboot of the blockbuster property."

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[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I thought the 2000’s one was more of a sequel, than a reboot?

[–] decipher_jeanne@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 5 days ago

Yeah the actors are the same but it's a very different gendra. The 1st gulf war was that old school action movie style. War on terror was basically a reshoot of Vietnam with new actors and it felt sloppy.