Even MacGyver’s incredible skills with everyday objects can’t help him avoid his ultimate fate – being sucked into New Line’s remake maw.

Yes, that’s right, after years of rumours, ‘80s action adventure series MacGyver – which made Richard Dean Anderson a mulletted star and the lust object for Patti and Selma on The Simpsons – is getting the big screen treatment.

For those who are too young to remember, or missed out on the awesome power of the Mac, the series saw Anderson’s secret agent heading out on missions for the Phoenix Foundation.

Without fail, he’d get into some scrape or trouble and have to figure a way out, usually by utilising items – from pencils to chewing gum – to escape or foil his enemies’ plans.

Now Raffaella De Laurentiis – Dino’s daughter (he’s on board too) – is looking for a writer and a killer concept that will modernise the story while keeping its pop cultural roots intact.

MacGyver has become such a common concept that it’s entered the language and been spoofed many times.

Will Forte does a great take on the show with the SNL sketches MacGruber, which Anderson recently visited. We’re hoping he gets a cameo in the film.

At this point it’s a fait accompli that every darn movie from the ‘80s has been remade or is getting remade. As if Hollywood’s penchant for replicating itself wasn’t bad enough, they’ve now bumped up the timeline a bit, and flicks from the ‘90s (like Total Recall) are now fair game. It's inevitable that even more will be remade in the next few years

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     You asked if I like movies and yes I Love them. But I have to agree with Lame! I can't find too many that I really like. I think I was spoiled growing up because I love older movies. I am a horror movie fanatic, but haven't seen one in years that was good enough to give me the chills! Too many bad remakes or tacky sequels. We have a great drive-in that the kids love in the summer, hopefully they will surprise me with something good this year