Remakes

[Tad]

Originally Posted by Elvis_Christ

Not going to remakes isn't going to change that.

Exactly what I was about to say.

People are generally too ignorant to see anything old, remade or not. People would rather be in the movie store on a friday night clearing the shelves of The Benchwarmers than take one step in the old release aisle. I guess it's too much effort reading the backs of cases, searching for a decent flick when they could just pick up the latest hot commodity starring Napoleon fucking Dynamite.

[alkytrio666]

Not going to them isn't going to change that, you're right. But it sure isn;t helping anything. It's just making it easier for people to be ignorant about their films.

I mean, why watch a black and white version of Psycho when we can see Vince Vaughn do it in color?

It just sickens me, I guess.

[Tad]

It's true.

My x-girlfriend couldn't watch Abbott & Costello with me because she couldn't stand the black and white.


Notice how I said "X" girlfriend.

[Elvis_Christ]

I've got the colorised version of Night Of The Living Dead. It must've been made for people like that haha

[Tad]

I bought that too. But only for the commentary by Mike Nelson.

[Elvis_Christ]

Originally Posted by Tad

I bought that too. But only for the commentary by Mike Nelson.

Didn't know that was out on DVD. It looks really fucked up anyways. I've got the 30th Anniversary DVD with the extended version.... I think thats the only version Romero gets any royalties from these days.

[slayer666]

It is sad that some people would rather watch crappy remakes than great originals simply because they think the originals are too old. Of course, I also find it sad that anybody thinks it is necessary to do American remakes of great recent Asian horror. If the American public is too stupid to handle subtitles or black-and-white, screw 'em. Of course, the film studios will keep doing it as long as it makes them money.

[pt447]

i think chainsaw and the hills have eyes were excellent remakes!!! especially hills! that trailer attack scene still makes me uncomfortable, which is hard for any movie to do to me!

[PhilnEdee]

Originally Posted by Tad

Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the blue hell out of FvJ and BoC. It doesn't get much better than when Jason storms the cornfield rave, slicing and fucking dicing. First class Jason Voorhees. But I don't understand some things about Yu's approach to these classic horror icons. Opening and closing the films, or orchestrating fight scenes with death metal. Everybody's smoking pot all the fucking time. Maybe it's just his attempt to bring the characters into the 21st century, surrounding them with pot and Slipknot. Whatever the case, too much change and "updating" to a classic horror franchise irritates me. As far as the characters, they were spot on. Chucky was still Chucky in BoC. Jason was as great as ever. But the story and setting surrounding them made both films feel... cheaper.

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I personally thought the Amytiville and TCM remakes were both top notch...same here, I enjoy the old and the new-usually...House of Wax is totally different story so as a remake its really not a remake...updated tech and gore and the music score now can make a movie be great...can't top Carpenter's music in Halloween I, The Fog, or The Thing though.

[PhilnEdee]

Originally Posted by slayer666

It is sad that some people would rather watch crappy remakes than great originals simply because they think the originals are too old. Of course, I also find it sad that anybody thinks it is necessary to do American remakes of great recent Asian horror. If the American public is too stupid to handle subtitles or black-and-white, screw 'em. Of course, the film studios will keep doing it as long as it makes them money.

Those aren't remakes...I'm not sure what the Japenese word is, but in America the term is RIP-OFFS!