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12 Apr 2005, 04:13 PM | #1 |
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Horror movie remakes...
First there was the remake of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and now soon to be released is the remake of The Amittyville Horror http://www.amityvillehorrormovie.com/ (warning: although the move is rated 18+ the website doesn't seem to contain anything too graphic. Go to the website at your own discretion) There was also the prequel to the exorcist, which I found quite graphic and kinda scary.
What do you think of horror remakes/prequels? Do you think the originals are the best, or do you think the remakes are great? I think the remakes are awesome as they bring the movie to a whole new audience, plus the remakes are alot spookier due to special effects etc. Besides who wants to watch the cheesy 80's special effects when you can see the remake Whats your thoughts? Edit: I do, however, think that originals can be better - only when the remakes fail to convey the storyline effectively. Last edited by The Storm : 12 Apr 2005 at 04:18 PM. |
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Some remakes are fine. I liked the remake of " Night Of the Living Dead".
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remakes in general seem to be a sort of creative "dead-end" though. And the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre was somehow more frightening in its low-budget original form- it seemed somehow like some documentary that someone was filming with a home camera Alot of the effects in some of the recent movies are overkill (no pun intended)
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Samara looks interesting since the original director is there to direct.
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GROAN!!!! Do they HAVE to do a remake of Amityville Horror? It's like, oh the younger generation hasn't heard about this movie yet. Let's remake it and make some more money off it. It's really dumb.
I tend to hate remakes of mostly everything - songs included. I mean, can't they think of something better to do than to remake an old song or movie? Exception: one recent remake song I LOVE is the Vanessa Willams' one..."You are Everything". That was a great song then but I think VW's is even better. I just looked it up and it's on her new album - she did remakes of all these 70's songs. LOL Everlasting Love but sorry, this is about horror movies... |
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What about Doctor Who, they've remade?
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There's a difference between remakes and sequels. |
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Well, Doctor Who could be considered SciFi/Horror.
And if they have episodes with the Daleks/Cybermen etc thats kinda like a remake, maybe ? |
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There was also the remake of Psycho a few years back. |
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Re: Horror movie remakes...
Although I have not seen these remakes in their entirety, what I have seen, the trailers, and/or the reviews have convinced me that they don't/won't live up to the originals:
• Psycho • Texas Chainsaw Massacre • Amittyville Horror • House of Wax • The Fog (maybe...) On the other hand, these remakes are worthy reinterpretations of the originals: • Night of The Living Dead • The Ring • Dawn of The Dead P.S. The Ring 2 is a terrible sequel! |
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According to reports, The Ring 2 is not a retell story. The director states that it is an original story for the Hollywood The Ring 1. |
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Either way, the Ring 2 wasnt that great a movie.
Also a remake movie, The Grudge. Personally I didnt find either the original Japanese nor the US version scary. |
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