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MoonLit Meadow

08-19-2005, 08:35 PM

Yes, I've heard of it....I think it's got Selma Blair...(not sure if I spelled her name right).
I'm actually kind of annoyed that it's being re-made...I really enjoyed the original...and I'm afraid to see it ruined...like what usually happens with re-makes ;)
I've also heard that "Fright Night" is being re-made...talk about stabbing me in the heart....:(:p

novakru

08-19-2005, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by MoonLit Meadow
Yes, I've heard of it....I think it's got Selma Blair...(not sure if I spelled her name right).
I'm actually kind of annoyed that it's being re-made...I really enjoyed the original...and I'm afraid to see it ruined...like what usually happens with re-makes ;)
I've also heard that "Fright Night" is being re-made...talk about stabbing me in the heart....:(:p

I loved Fright Night (even the second one-the cover on the video was amazing with those golden eyes....)
They don't need to remake Fright Night!! They need to make NEW ONES.
What are thinking?

novakru

08-19-2005, 08:48 PM

oh
and
I didn't know Jamie Lee was in The Fog
I thought it was Andrea.............the dark haired lady that was in Creepshow.

MoonLit Meadow

08-19-2005, 08:50 PM

Originally posted by novakru
I loved Fright Night (even the second one-the cover on the video was amazing with those golden eyes....)
They don't need to remake Fright Night!! They need to make NEW ONES.
What are thinking?

Fright Night is my absolute fav. horror movie...anyone who knows me knows that ;) Of course it's not the BEST horror movie...but to me, it's the most enjoyable...it holds a place near and dear to me:p Nothing will ever top the original, that's for sure.

I agree with you as well...hollywood needs to start getting some new ideas, and stop messing with great originals...they're also trying to re-make "Suspiria" which would be a tragedy, in my opinion.

BTW...yes, Jamie Lee AND her mother are both in "The Fog" :)

jenna26

08-19-2005, 09:16 PM

Not looking forward to this remake at all. Completely unnecessary and I don't care for too much of the cast of the new one. I love the original.

And yes, Jamie Lee Curtis, Janet Leigh and Adrienne Barbeau were all in the original.

Fright Night is being remade? No, no, no....:mad:

MoonLit Meadow

08-19-2005, 09:19 PM

Originally posted by jenna26

Fright Night is being remade? No, no, no....:mad:

LMAO...it's just a rumor right now...I'm not happy about it at all Jenna....I have an obsession with that movie...an unhealthy one!;):p
It would be a DISGRACE! An absolute TRAGEDY!:p ;)

novakru

08-19-2005, 09:22 PM

Originally posted by MoonLit Meadow
LMAO...it's just a rumor right now...I'm not happy about it at all Jenna....I have an obsession with that movie...an unhealthy one!;):p
It would be a DISGRACE! An absolute TRAGEDY!:p ;)

I say we boycott!

MoonLit Meadow

08-19-2005, 09:27 PM

Originally posted by novakru
I say we boycott!

YEAH!!! You start it... ;) LOL.

I would...I'd sign a petition or something (not that it'll help, most likely) but it's not confirmed yet :( Just a rumor for now...let's hope it stays that way.

pinkfloyd45769

08-19-2005, 10:16 PM

I heard Fog comes out october 14, I have never seen Fright Night I need to catch up on these movies!

MoonLit Meadow

08-19-2005, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by pinkfloyd45769
I heard Fog comes out october 14, I have never seen Fright Night I need to catch up on these movies!

Definately check it out...it's a fun, entertaining movie...I never tire of it :) Classic 80's:p

pinkfloyd45769

08-19-2005, 10:27 PM

I have heard alot about it! Im kinda bummed they made a new Fog also, Im with you guys I hate remakes!

jenna26

08-19-2005, 10:28 PM

pinkfloyd45769

08-19-2005, 10:28 PM

This is the first time I have gotten on a thread and had someone answer me the same day! wow! Thank You!

MoonLit Meadow

08-19-2005, 10:29 PM

Originally posted by jenna26
I know how you feel. That was my pain when I first heard The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was being remade.

Exactly...you just feel like some movies are yours...and nobody should put their grubby little hands on them!:p Leave em' alone:D

pinkfloyd45769

08-19-2005, 10:30 PM

Originally posted by jenna26
I know how you feel. That was my pain when I first heard The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was being remade. We all know how that remake went!:rolleyes:

PPC

08-20-2005, 01:19 AM

I for one am looking forward to seeing this... probably on DVD.

I felt the original was typical Carpenter, slow-burning, cool first-watch movie... but after you've seen it once, it's just waaay to slow and boring.

Plus that chic from Lost is a FOX... so that's a good thing. ;)

alkytrio666

08-20-2005, 06:51 AM

I agree, I just didn't find the original interesting at all. I didn't like it much, so I'm hoping, for once, they can remake it and make it a little better, without changing storyline.

The_Return

08-20-2005, 07:49 AM

The original was great, IMO....but this doesnt look that good. Ya never know though....

zwoti

08-20-2005, 10:08 AM

a thread about the fog with no input from shanks :eek:

MoonLit Meadow

08-20-2005, 10:10 AM

Originally posted by zwoti
a thread about the fog with no input from shanks :eek:

LOL...yeah, anytime I post about it he usually jumps right in...he adores the film ;):p

He'll have his say eventually I'm sure:D

lbuie

08-23-2005, 06:05 AM

WHY ARE WE REMAKING THE FOG. ISN'T THAT ONE OF THOSE MOVIES THAT ARE GOOD IF THEY'RE LEFT IN THERE TIME? I CAN'T IMAGINE A REMAKE OF THE FOG BEING GOOD, AND WHAT IS THIS ABOUT FRIGHT NIGHT? NO, NO, NO!!! IF THEY REMAKE THAT MOVIE THEY WILL JUST MESS IT UP VERY BAD. PLEASE CAN WE LEAVE THE CLASSICS ALONE.....:( :( :( :(

no mulier

08-25-2005, 06:13 AM

A hundred bad remakes of the Fog wouldn't make any difference, in my opinion.

It used to be that I'd make all kinds of cruel remarks about filmmakers who do them. Very easy to jump to conclusions that it's just going to be another cashing in. Maybe it will. Maybe it won't.

I like to keep my mind open, either way. You never know when the next the Thing -caliber remake will come along...

EXTR3MIST

08-26-2005, 08:21 AM

PLEASE CAN WE LEAVE THE CLASSICS ALONE.....

Please can we turn our capping fucks off?

:D

jenna26

08-26-2005, 09:30 AM

Originally posted by no mulier
A hundred bad remakes of the Fog wouldn't make any difference, in my opinion.

It used to be that I'd make all kinds of cruel remarks about filmmakers who do them. Very easy to jump to conclusions that it's just going to be another cashing in. Maybe it will. Maybe it won't.

I like to keep my mind open, either way. You never know when the next the Thing -caliber remake will come along...

Well, I think a hundred bad remakes of any film would certainly make a difference. Yes, there are good remakes. Hell, occasionally there is even a superior remake. But I'm tired of having to accept this complete lack of originality as inevitable. I just know there are some interesting scripts out that are being turned away in order to bank on yet another remake or worse, a"reimagining" that simply cashes in on a name, with a director that has no real interest in, or love of, the genre. :D

It is simply different when a director that has an understanding of the genre takes on a remake, rather than one that is just doing a job. I don't know who is directing The Fog remake, but I can tell you, I am not impressed with the signed cast. And that is a bad sign...lol.

no mulier

08-27-2005, 03:13 AM

It is indeed a sad fact that there will always be filmmakers with no love for the genre, and no originality or creative vision of their own. The huge gaps that lie between good to excellent remakes will always be filled in with utter garbage, the intention of which is only to rip off the originals and make some profit.

For the industry and, more importantly the genre, YES... a hundred remakes would certainly make a difference. While it is quite improbable that such a high number of bad remakes would ever be made from one film, I merely meant to suggest that in spite of any bad remakes that come out of Fog, for example, it will never make a difference...it will never change the way I feel about the original film.

And speaking of the cast...I've never had any reason to respect Selma Blair whose name to me seems to be the only one remotely familiar. The way John Carpenter puts it (when asked about the Fog remake), he doesn't mind that someone wants to "freshen" it up, but his answers don't really make the film all that optimistic.

The_Return

08-27-2005, 09:10 AM

Tom Welling? Hell no! Oh god, this is gonna suck!

jenna26

08-27-2005, 07:49 PM

Originally posted by The_Return
Tom Welling? Hell no! Oh god, this is gonna suck!

Well, he's pretty and isn't that all that really matters?:D

(~end sarcasm)

Yeah, I figure it is going to be pretty bad.

alkytrio666

08-27-2005, 08:22 PM

I'm pretty positive I saw Jon Bon Jovi's name on the cast list.

And the sad part is I'm dead serious.

PPC

08-27-2005, 10:48 PM

Jon Bon's in the cast?? That IS scary.

Fuck.

noctuary

08-28-2005, 07:10 AM

The fact that Jon Bon Jovi is going to be in this film is not exactly the kiss of death, but it certainly doesn't bode well. I just picked up the August issue of Fangoria, which had an article about the remake. Apparently, Carpenter has taken more of a "supervisory" position, while leaving the actual day to day direction to Rupert Wainwright. That's not a good sign, but as always I'll reserve judgement until I've seen it.

alkytrio666

08-28-2005, 12:50 PM

Originally posted by noctuary
The fact that Jon Bon Jovi is going to be in this film is not exactly the kiss of death, but it certainly doesn't bode well.

Oh, sure, I completely agree...:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I hear next they're going to remake Halloween...Britney Spears and Jesse McCartney are going to be in it.

alkytrio666

08-28-2005, 12:53 PM

P.S. Sorry for the mis-info: Jon Bon Jovi's not going ot be in The Fog. *Sigh of relief*.

He's going to be in Cry Wolf though.

The_Return

08-28-2005, 01:12 PM

Originally posted by alkytrio666
Oh, sure, I completely agree...:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

I hear next they're going to remake Halloween...Britney Spears and Jesse McCartney are going to be in it.

I wouldnt be surprised...Carpenter's really selling out latly.

Actually, I doubt they'll remake Halloween, just keep making awful sequels...

PPC

08-28-2005, 11:07 PM

Thank Christ... you had me scared for a minute there, Alky.

alkytrio666

08-29-2005, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by PPC
Thank Christ... you had me scared for a minute there, Alky.

haha yah. Sorry. But he is going to be in Cry Wolf, and I was kind of looking forward to that...

friday13thfan

08-30-2005, 03:59 PM

Hey i enjoyed the original and i just saw a preview for the remake when i went to see red eye (which was pretty good IMO) so i might go see it. it might be good altough not near as good as the original

but would i see a fright night reamke/ HELL FUCKING NO!!!!!

i have to much respect for the origninal

AUSTIN316426808

09-20-2005, 10:56 AM

Saw a trailer last night, doesn't look too good.

crazy raplh

09-25-2005, 07:33 AM

yea me to I saw it when I saw emily rose I was like ohh what a suprise

ItsAlive75

09-25-2005, 08:26 AM

Dude, a remake of The Fog can't work nowadays. The original had an actual storyline, and today's audiences don't want a story, they want spooks and jump scares. Fog is NOT going to scare them. Ghost pirates are NOT going to scare them. This movie's gonna tank, which is stupid cuz those executives need to at least figure out which remakes will work for modern audiences.

The_Return

10-13-2005, 12:05 PM

I think it'll be successful, if nothing else. Have you seen the trailers? Definatly gonna get some good ol' jump moments for the kiddies with no taste:D

As shitty as this looks [TOM WELLING!! NOOOOOOO!], I think Im gonna go this weekend. Love going to crappy movies nd making fun of them:p

kung-fu-jesus

10-13-2005, 06:35 PM

i truthfuly dont really give a shit, i wasnt a big fan of the original fog(bite me if you want to bitch about my opinion.) and this one aint donig much for me either. even if i do see it ill wait video.

Despare

10-14-2005, 07:37 PM

That girl from Lost angered me with her whole John Carpenter is "ok" but we have much better technology and will blow his movie away crap. Oh, and as for Bon Jovi, he was in Young Guns II, I liked that movie and Vampires Los Muertes or whatever was so so, I mean, it wasn't THAT bad.

alkytrio666

10-15-2005, 08:47 AM

I just found out The Fog remake is rated PG-13. How? Why?!

Doesn't seem like a good omen to me.

The_Return

10-15-2005, 11:36 AM

Originally posted by alkytrio666
I just found out The Fog remake is rated PG-13. How? Why?!

Doesn't seem like a good omen to me.

Hate to burst your bubble, but the original isnt R either.

The_Return

10-15-2005, 11:39 AM

Whops on that last post. It's R in the states, but only 14A here in Canada. Heres the back of the MGM DVD release. See down near the bottom? Pretty small, but you can see the R symol, and the Canadian 14 symbol [yellow triangle] right beside it.

http://www.horrordvds.com/reviews/a-m/fog-se/fog-se_bl.jpg

DraculaInDallas

10-15-2005, 10:12 PM

Since the original was one of my favorites I thought just maybe the remake would be at least okay. Just got back from seeing it, save your $8.50 folks, it fucking blows!!!!!! I'm so mad I think I'll jump over to the n00b section and tell a few of them to Fuck Off. :mad: That should cheer me up a little. What a shitty movie.....:mad:

MoonLit Meadow

10-15-2005, 10:16 PM

Originally posted by DraculaInDallas
Since the original was one of my favorites I thought just maybe the remake would be at least okay. Just got back from seeing it, save your $8.50 folks, it fucking blows!!!!!! I'm so mad I think I'll jump over to the n00b section and tell a few of them to Fuck Off. :mad: That should cheer me up a little. What a shitty movie.....:mad:

Bah. I figured it would be...I also love the original. Did they keep the story exactly the same? Or change it? What sucked about it? DETAILS DETAILS ;)

Despare

10-16-2005, 08:09 AM

I want to know all about, it look f'ing horrible and RT had it at 0% for a bit now it's at 9%. Damn... wonder when the Thing remake is coming and I wonder if it'll be PG.

meetthecreeper

10-16-2005, 08:50 AM

Well I guess I am going to be in the minority here because I actually enjoyed it. I liked it better than the orginal.

And believe me I will be the first to rally against remakes of films, I fuckin hate them.

You should heard me screamin when they remade Cape Fear. (They remade Cape Fear??) Yes NOOBIE.

I dont feel like it was "The Thing" remake caliber but I enjoyed the story with more perspective.

I will say that the cast tanked and if it wasnt for a good story to follow I would have been demanding my money back.

Plus I think some of the CGI stuff was a little unecessary.

Despare

10-17-2005, 05:53 PM

I guess I'll have to see it on HBO before passing judgement but as for my Thing comment... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426373/
So, is a mini series worse than it being PG-13?

alkytrio666

10-17-2005, 06:42 PM

Originally posted by Despare
I guess I'll have to see it on HBO before passing judgement but as for my Thing comment... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426373/
So, is a mini series worse than it being PG-13?

Yes...where were you when I was arguing this point and no one was on my side?!

Soloman Kane

10-18-2005, 09:19 AM

With the marching on of current Hollywood remakes this film might have different. Guess what? It wasn't. Since most of the newest remakes suck I was hoping for better. Well having a friend in the movie theater who could get me in for free helped.
The trailer for this movie had me all excited. The Fog happens to be a favorite movie of mine. So the lights in the theater dimmed & the film plotted along in the predictable style. Gone are the hooks & knifes from the undead. Replaced by CGI cheesy special effects. The acting was on par with watchng grass grow. Forget making fun of this movie because it's not even worth that. There's nothing believable or scary about it. We're treated to the usual jump editing & weird angles that we've seen a thousand times before. I went into this movie with an open mind & came out glad I didn't spend my money. So in the end the Fog wasn't really a character as I was hoping. It was a bowel movement. :(

alkytrio666

10-24-2005, 06:36 AM

Yah. It was horrible.

I liked the Amityville and House of Wax remakes muuuuch more. This was absolutley disgusting, and actually a disgrace to the genre. It actually reminded me A LOT of I Know What You Did Last Summer. Which obviously isn't a good thing.

And the acting, oh GOD.

That chick from Lost obviously can't play more than one role, because she WAS Shannon from Lost in this movie.