| Angra |
04-26-2005 01:36 PM |
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Originally posted by The_Return
1. Ryan Renolds was OK, but not very good, while James Brolin played the part amazingly. The George character was better even aside from the acting in the original, IMO, because at first, he was a nice guy who slowly decended into madness, while in the remake, he was a jackass to start.
2. In the original, more was left to the imagination. It never told you why the house was haunted, it just sorta was. I find that much creepier than semi-decent looking CGI ghosts in a movie like this.
3. Father Delaney was one of my favorite parts of the original, and he hardly had a cameo in this one. His scene in the house when it tells him to Get Out is one of my all time personal favorite scenes.
4. In the original, I liked how the house cut them off from the outside world, by screwin' with the phone lines, and sickening those who entered. None of this is in the new.
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1. I thought Brolin was great too, but i found Reynolds performance equaly good, just different. More like Jack Torrance character. Actually, the remake reminded me a lot of "The shining"...
2. One of the things that i found really great about the remake was that they actually SHOWED you something in contrast to the original that showed you absolutely nothing! Now donīt get me wrong. I too love a creepy atmosphere, but that alone doensīt do it for me, if nothing else turns up before the credits rolls. That was the case with the original and it left me very disappointet. Other examples of great atmospheric horror movies that ended up leaving me the same way are "The changeling" and "Session 9".
3. Father Delaney wasnīt an important factor for the plot in the original, thatīs why he had such a small part in the new version i think. Itīs the family that itīs all about and that was what the remake focused on. And i personaly didnīt like the talking house in the original. It ruined some of the creepiness for me.
4. I liked the original house too. But nevertheless i liked that the remake went in some other directions.
I think that all in all i love all that you hate about the remake, and when it comes to the original itīs the other way around.;)
Peace
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