The Latest Remakes thread

[colubrid660]

Just out of curiosity, how many horror remakes have been released recently (I am talking like 2001-2008 or so)? Only a few come to mind:

Wickerman
Dawn of the Dead
Halloween
Psycho
I am Legend
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Hills Have Eyes

I can't remember any more...

[Rayne]

Originally Posted by colubrid660

Just out of curiosity, how many horror remakes have been released recently (I am talking like 2001-2008 or so)? Only a few come to mind:

Wickerman
Dawn of the Dead
Halloween
Psycho
I am Legend
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Hills Have Eyes

I can't remember any more...

Black Christmas, Body Snatchers (again), Creepshow, When A Stranger Calls...SOOO many (those are just off the top of my head), as well as American remakes of Japanese movies


Now they're just gonna keep popping into my head...I'm trying to eat...lol

[Staplez]

Originally Posted by Nightmare-elm2112

1. i didn't start to really get into the horror genre until 1999 so back then and know it is hard to tell whats a remake and what is not.
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Im not trying to put words in your mouth(or on your fingers as the case may be) but that statement gives me the impression that you may watch a movie, then later find out it was remade and not like it because it was remade. If you watch a movie and like it, who cares if it was remade or not? If you judge movies based on merit alone youve got a 50/50 chance of liking it or not. Theres alot of movies coming out that arnt remakes, youve got the same shot with them.
I might be off on what you ment by that. Thats the way it seemed though.


There would be less hatred for remade movies if people DIDNT compare them to the orginals. Thats alot of the problem.

But.........Reguardless of how anybody feels about it, if nothing else its pumping money back into the horror genre.

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Hahahahaha... people would enjoy eating shit more if they didn't think about that steak they had last week....

[Nightmare-elm2112]

Originally Posted by Nightmare-elm2112

1. i didn't start to really get into the horror genre until 1999 so back then and know it is hard to tell whats a remake and what is not.

Originally Posted by Staplez

Im not trying to put words in your mouth(or on your fingers as the case may be) but that statement gives me the impression that you may watch a movie, then later find out it was remade and not like it because it was remade. If you watch a movie and like it, who cares if it was remade or not? If you judge movies based on merit alone youve got a 50/50 chance of liking it or not. Theres alot of movies coming out that arnt remakes, youve got the same shot with them.
I might be off on what you ment by that. Thats the way it seemed though.


There would be less hatred for remade movies if people DIDNT compare them to the orginals. Thats alot of the problem.

But.........Reguardless of how anybody feels about it, if nothing else its pumping money back into the horror genre.

I can beast explain this with the dawn of the dead. I never knew it was a remake until i seen it the original in my video rental store.

I was meaning to give it a try but never got to it.

I tried watching it on comcast on demand but when i did it just seemed bland to me because the zombeis just seemed to slow. they scar me much more when they run like a bat out of hell.

its just i would like to see the original some times before seeing the remake.

now i do like the dawn of the dead remake over the first just because it scared me more.

now the the amityville horror remake i liked it and i also liked one of the ones before it. but i don't know if it was the first one or not because i heard that there was a lot of remakes on that one.

I liked a lot of remakes except for the fog the ending seamed weird to me
and i never seen the first one.

It just seems to me like thats all they are doing now is making remakes thats all and for the one compliant i think it would be cool to see the original one before the remake if possible.

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Hmmm.... who died and made you moderator?

[colubrid660]

Originally Posted by Rayne

Black Christmas, Body Snatchers (again), Creepshow, When A Stranger Calls...SOOO many (those are just off the top of my head), as well as American remakes of Japanese movies

Ah yes. I remember The Fog, War of the Worlds and Amityville were redone, and when a Stranger Calls too. They redid Body Snatchers? Hmmm was that the Nichole Kidman movie?

[The_Return]

Originally Posted by colubrid660

Ah yes. I remember The Fog, War of the Worlds and Amityville were redone, and when a Stranger Calls too. They redid Body Snatchers? Hmmm was that the Nichole Kidman movie?

Yeah, it was her + Daniel Craig. Looked pretty pathetic...I havent seen it.

[Staplez]

Originally Posted by Nightmare-elm2112

I can beast explain this with the dawn of the dead. I never knew it was a remake until i seen it the original in my video rental store.

I was meaning to give it a try but never got to it.

I tried watching it on comcast on demand but when i did it just seemed bland to me because the zombeis just seemed to slow. they scar me much more when they run like a bat out of hell.

its just i would like to see the original some times before seeing the remake.

now i do like the dawn of the dead remake over the first just because it scared me more.

now the the amityville horror remake i liked it and i also liked one of the ones before it. but i don't know if it was the first one or not because i heard that there was a lot of remakes on that one.

I liked a lot of remakes except for the fog the ending seamed weird to me
and i never seen the first one.

It just seems to me like thats all they are doing now is making remakes thats all and for the one compliant i think it would be cool to see the original one before the remake if possible.

I think I understand what your saying. Your rambling a little bit. Anyway. My point is, what you think about a movie after seeing it should be based on that movie alone. Not which you saw first. I honestly dont see how that enters into it. No matter the order, your still going to like one more than the other.


On a side note, Im not trying to change anybodys opinion either way. Im not wild about most remakes myself. I dont decide that until after I see them though.

[colubrid660]

Originally Posted by The_Return

Yeah, it was her + Daniel Craig. Looked pretty pathetic...I havent seen it.

That would make it the fourth adaptation of Body Snatchers, then. Dang. Next to I Am Legend, that would probably be the most remakes of any horror movie.