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WOW - Jim McLennan - theres a blast from the past. I used to read your printed Natasha Kinski obsessed fanzine years back (prolly close to 20)...I still have a pile of them around some where...
Anyway as for remakes..
The Thing is prolly everones fave but in a way it goes to the source material and interduces the 'shape shifting' concept rather than just being a remake of the 50's film..
Despite popular opinion I thought THE RING was really great and actually prefered it to the original (unlike all the other Asian remakes).
Weirdly I didn't like NOTLD remake when it came out but I've not watched it since - prolly time for a rewatch...
The first remake of Bodysnatchers is excellent though Ferrara's one isn't terrible it was kinda pointless.
I really hated Amityville Horror, The Fog, Cape Fear and a bunch of others..
Best non-horror remake is definally The Maltese Falcon with Bogart..
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