| Jigsawface |
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| 01/24/10 09:57 AM |
What are your top remakes of the horror genre?
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Mine are:
The Thing.
The Fly.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978.
Dawn of the Dead.
The Blob.
Night of the Living Dead 1990.
Cat People.
The Hills Have Eyes.
The Last House on The Left.
The Ring.
Peter Jackson's King Kong.
Friday The 13th.
The Wizard of Gore.
My Bloody Valentine 3D.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
The Toolbox Murders.
2001 Maniacs.
Willard.
House on Haunted Hill.
| DyD |
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| 01/24/10 10:26 AM |
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The Thing
The Fly
Night Of The Living Dead 1990
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers 1978
... And that's it for me. I like the Dawn Of The Dead remake, but I still think it was unnecessary. It didn't do anything better than the original and it didn't take any of the concepts to any interesting new grounds, so I can't call it a top remake. Never saw The Blob, so I can't comment on that one, but it looks alright. House Of Wax got good reviews from horror fans, but I didn't see that one either. Is Scorsese's Cape Fear considered horror? I like that one. I can't think of any other horror remakes I enjoyed.
| DyD |
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| 01/24/10 11:07 AM |
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Just remembered Werner Herzog's Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht... That's a good one.
| Knifey |
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| 01/24/10 11:32 AM |
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Im not a fan of remaikes for the most part, but I did enjoy:
NOTLD 90
Dawn of the Dead
I Am Legend
| DanielSavage |
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| 01/24/10 03:41 PM |
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The Thing
The Fly
NOTLD
Dawn Of The Dead
The Hills Have Eyes
| DanielSavage |
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| 01/24/10 03:44 PM |
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The Thing
The Fly
Night Of The Living Dead 1990
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers 1978
... And that's it for me. I like the Dawn Of The Dead remake, but I still think it was unnecessary. It didn't do anything better than the original and it didn't take any of the concepts to any interesting new grounds, so I can't call it a top remake. Never saw The Blob, so I can't comment on that one, but it looks alright. House Of Wax got good reviews from horror fans, but I didn't see that one either. Is Scorsese's Cape Fear considered horror? I like that one. I can't think of any other horror remakes I enjoyed.
You really need to see The Blob. It 80's goofball cheese at it's best...
| EdgarAllen |
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| 01/24/10 04:18 PM |
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I never remember Cat People is a remake. Need to see both, have only seen bits of the 1982 version. The original 1942 version has a sequel as well.
| DanielSavage |
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| 01/24/10 08:53 PM |
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I never remember Cat People is a remake. Need to see both, have only seen bits of the 1982 version. The original 1942 version has a sequel as well.
Man, I totally forgot about Cat People. Haven't seen it since I was a kid...
| Jigsawface |
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| 01/25/10 06:07 PM |
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Cat People from 1982 with Malcom Mcdowell, Annette O'Toole, Natassia Kinsky and John Heard was a remake duh. But a different animal (no pun intended) then the original much like Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead was to Romero's.
David Bowie did to the score to the Cat People remake including Giogio Morodor of "Scarface" and "Neverending Story" fame.
| DanielSavage |
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| 01/26/10 12:02 AM |
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I just noticed that Willard is on the OP's list. I really enjoy that movie and feel that it's greatly overlooked. Crispin Glover did a terrific job with his role...
| Misfit |
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| 01/26/10 05:16 AM |
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I always said I'll be ok with a remake as long as it stays true to the original, then Psycho and "The Omen" came along, and I changed my mind, I'll like them so long as you do something different, but do it well.
| Jigsawface |
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| 01/26/10 10:11 AM |
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Well what about the remakes i mentioned?
| Misfit |
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| 01/26/10 04:34 PM |
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The thing would be the best IMO
| Howler |
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| 01/27/10 10:01 AM |
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NOTLD is just about the only horror remake I really like. The Toolbox murders and Black Christmas were alright, but for the most part remakes suck.
The Thing, The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers(both), The Fly, and The Omega Man are all great remakes, but I would consider them more Sci-Fi than horror.
| Jigsawface |
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| 02/01/10 01:47 AM |
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What about non-horror remakes like Scarface? say Howler do you think the ones from the 80's offered the best ones?
| Howler |
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| 02/01/10 11:50 AM |
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I don't think Scarface is a remake. they just borrowed the title.
As a rule, I don't like remake's. And I despise Michael Bay.
Back in the 70's and 80's they were remaking films that were originally B&W. And for the most part, weren't really remakes. More literary adaptions than anything. They weren't being made as cash grab's like they are now. Directors cared and had visions. But more importantly the studio heads weren't as greedy back then and actually cared about putting out good movies. Those days are over and I think unfortunately, we have Romero to blame for that.
NOTLD 90, although a great movie that a lot of care and love went into, was made for the sole purpose of making cash. I fully sympathize in Romero's doing this because of the fortune he could have made from the original, but didn't because of the whole public domain debacle. But remaking for cash was born that day and we have suffered because of it.
Nuff for now...
| Jigsawface |
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| 02/08/10 06:04 AM |
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So your saying the days of good remakes like The Thing are over?
What do you think of modern horror that is like teen horror parodies like Scream or torture porn like Saw or Hostel?
How come no one complains about the remakes to The Thing or The Fly?
| Tony Soprano |
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| 02/08/10 07:33 AM |
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No one complains about The Thing or The Fly remakes because they are very good. Does anyone know someone who grew up with the originals? Perhaps they felt the same way about those remakes as we do about the current ones.
It would help if today's remakes weren't like a slap in the face. Sure, it's hard to come up with original ideas but it's not like it's impossible. They are obviously out there. The guys in the suits most likely want their cheques to keep coming in though so they will continue to do the same thing.
It's the same as gas. Obviously cars do not need to run on gas anymore but then a lot of people wouldn't be very, very rich any more so nothing will change.
| Howler |
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| 02/08/10 01:24 PM |
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So your saying the days of good remakes like The Thing are over?
As long as Michael Bay has his hands in them. Yes. But it depends on the film maker and studio. I have high hopes for The Wolfman.
Quote:Meh. That's a whole other subject.
What do you think of modern horror that is like teen horror parodies like Scream or torture porn like Saw or Hostel?
Quote:What Tony said, plus they were originally B+W and The Thing is a literary adaptation.
How come no one complains about the remakes to The Thing or The Fly?
| Mr_Dead |
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| 02/08/10 04:35 PM |
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No one complains about The Thing or The Fly remakes because they are very good. Does anyone know someone who grew up with the originals? Perhaps they felt the same way about those remakes as we do about the current ones.
It would help if today's remakes weren't like a slap in the face. Sure, it's hard to come up with original ideas but it's not like it's impossible. They are obviously out there. The guys in the suits most likely want their cheques to keep coming in though so they will continue to do the same thing.
It's the same as gas. Obviously cars do not need to run on gas anymore but then a lot of people wouldn't be very, very rich any more so nothing will change.
Agreed....
But I have to say I am a fan of the Dawn remake....
| DanielSavage |
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| 02/08/10 06:22 PM |
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The Hills Have Eyes and Last House On The Left weren't bad. In my opinion, both are superior to their original versions.
I'll probably take a little bit of shit for that comment.
| Howler |
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| 02/08/10 07:01 PM |
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Quote:I don't know Daniel. I think you may be in the majority with those two. Personally, I prefer the originals of both of those.
The Hills Have Eyes and Last House On The Left weren't bad. In my opinion, both are superior to their original versions.
I'll probably take a little bit of shit for that comment.
The Hills remake was ok I guess.With Last House, the more I think about it, the more I dislike it. In a genre where someone is always pushing the limits, they took an already graphic story and toned it down for a more main $tream audience instead of going balls to the wall exploitation
| DanielSavage |
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| 02/08/10 10:50 PM |
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The Last House On The Left remake is a little darker than some people would like to believe and/or admit. Think about the rape/murder scene. It was brutal. The original Last House On The Left is known as an expoitation film of the highest order, but it didn't portray that chain of events as violently as the remake in my opinion. The rest of the remake was pretty mild in comparison to the original, but that one scene made up for it.
Just thinking about that scene makes me angry.
| Howler |
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| 02/09/10 10:05 AM |
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I actually found the rape scene to be kind of tame compared to, say, the gun rape scene in Devils Rejects or even the rape scene in The Accused. I've been watching a lot of exploitation stuff lately and Last House just comes across as main stream fodder to me.