Do Remakes REALLY bother you?

[Caenxavier]

Originally Posted by fuglystick

I understand why the idea of a remake induces eye-rolling, because too many producers out there are all too eager to capitalize on the popularity of a film to generate money, and very often deliver an inferior product.

I do think it's a mistake, however, to automatically assume that because a film is a remake it is destined for suckage. Shakespeare's plays have been performed countless times over centuries, in countless formats and variations, because of the strength of the source material. But like everything else, a poor production is a poor product, and a superior production is a superior product.

It's like you posted for me. :p

[horrorsniped]

Originally Posted by fuglystick

I understand why the idea of a remake induces eye-rolling, because too many producers out there are all too eager to capitalize on the popularity of a film to generate money, and very often deliver an inferior product.

I do think it's a mistake, however, to automatically assume that because a film is a remake it is destined for suckage. Shakespeare's plays have been performed countless times over centuries, in countless formats and variations, because of the strength of the source material. But like everything else, a poor production is a poor product, and a superior production is a superior product.

I agree with you all the way. But, I don't remember a good horror remake. Nothing comes to mind for some reason, or it's because I just woke up and can't think of any.

[neverending]

Well, Newb posted one a few posts back, and a lot of people think The Fly was a good one as well.

I'm not agreeing with them... I'm just saying.

[milktoaste]

A couple years ago I came up with the double remake. It's easy and everybody wins. Instead of remaking every successful title one at a time, take two successful stories and mix them together. Then add a catchy title that lets the viewer know what movies their seeing.
Example, Piranha Cop 2, Detective Jon Kimbal is sent undercover to a beach side resort to hunt down a suspect. Little does he know that the hotel is about to be invaded by a military science project gone wrong, it's 30 kindergarteners whose DNA has been mixed with piranha DNA! OMG! Cue blood, cue the breasts! It's not a tumor! Action!

See, everybody wins.

[BackwoodsSlasher]

I think remakes are good because of the technological advancements and seeing the characters in a new way. The originals are always going to be my favorites, because the original is the way it was intended to be seen, and the way the story was to be told. In all id say I just love pretty much any horror movie...each one for different reasons.

[Caenxavier]

Originally Posted by BackwoodsSlasher

I think remakes are good because of the technological advancements and seeing the characters in a new way. The originals are always going to be my favorites, because the original is the way it was intended to be seen, and the way the story was to be told. In all id say I just love pretty much any horror movie...each one for different reasons.

That doesn't mean the directors got any better.

[Putoems]

Its annoying when they try to re-create the almost perfection. Movies like halloween, or the omen (the remake was f--- annoying),its hard to make a statement if you try to re-create films like those ones, so its like an offensive treath to those ones that respect the untouchable movies. On the other hand i agree on the money factor, hollywood just tries to make it with remakes such as the crappy friday 13th or the sad copy of the spanish movie, Rec.

[Ferox13]

Well some remakes were better than the originals (or as an alternative version of the source material for you nitpickers):

The Thing was definally better than the The Thing from Another World (though still a good film).

I feel the 70's version of the Invasion of the Body Snatchers was better than the 50's one..

And the 40's remake of The Maltese Falcon beat the shit out of the earlier versions..

[Putoems]

Yeah and i guess the atimyville and hills have eyes remakes are better but in those cases theres some room for improvement, specially hills have eyes. But the omen remake... Pleaseeeee! What kind of film is that?!

[Caenxavier]

Originally Posted by Putoems

Yeah and i guess the atimyville and hills have eyes remakes are better but in those cases theres some room for improvement, specially hills have eyes. But the omen remake... Pleaseeeee! What kind of film is that?!

Wouldn't call the Hills Have Eyes remake better. Maybe a bit more disturbing, crude and offensive, but not better.