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The idea of Hollywood being bankrupt of ideas is certainly decades old, and statements to that effect must slip from people's tongues in virtually all languages every thirty seconds somewhere in the world. Each time a beloved novel or children's book is adapted, TV series compressed, franchise rebooted or characterless National Lampoon block slid into place you will hear that sentiment.

Aside from the rare gems, like '09's Moon, it's oh so utterly true.

Moviehole is reporting that...*shudder*...the resurrected studio of deceased producer David Begelman (suicide after producing Weekend at Bernie's--definitely the easier way out of that debacle) is planning a reboot of everybody's favorite Reagan-era inanimate object romance comedy, Mannequin. Now, having recently re-watched both Mannequin and its extremely ill-conceived sequel, Mannequin 2: On the Move, this hits especially close to home for me. So close, in fact, that the bile in my throat threatens to spew forth in a sensation not unlike being sucker punched in the gut. Are they going to stage a Starship reunion to record a new theme song? Ugh...Pygmalion wept.

If this isn't straight-to-DVD fodder I don't know what is.

--Matt