DISQUS

Nevernude · 10 months ago

Im really not quite sure which way to sway. Im all for original horror movie ideas but theres only so many ways you can make a horror movie. How many times does the creepy guy always end up killing the s**t out of everyone. Also original horror movies are pretty hard to come by. Good ones anyway. I don't think its not that Hollywood is afraid of making em, more the fact that horror movies have one format like you guys mentioned: blood, chicks, nudity etc...so if Hollywood can remake a movie using this formula and be assured of pulling in some fans..why not?
On the other hand, remakes add nothing new. Apart from the odd hot chick, its like watching a shinier version of the originals. Personally, i take horror movies with a pinch of salt. I've never enjoyed them much, and i never will.

Charlie Woosley · 10 months ago

i agree

Marty · 10 months ago

The good remakes always shine more then the bad ones for me. Dawn of the Dead, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween were great remakes, and everyone who loves horror should check out My Bloody Valentine 3-D, it was alot of fun. I definately disagree with Adam on the points he made with Texas Chainsaw and Halloween being remade. Rob Zombie brought a fresh perspective to the Halloween franchise with a origin story worth watching and being a huge horror fan himself did the genre proud. If I had to watch something similar to The Curse of Michael Myers or Resurrection again, I would have lost more faith that we could get a good sequel to Halloween. Get excited for the Friday the 13th remake so that we don't have to endure movies that are mostly shit like Jason x and Jason Goes to Hell (the body jumping Jason and power ranger Jason nearly killed the franchise)

Nevernude · 10 months ago

p.s can we have a boiling point of the term "franchise"? wat the franchise? a movie scores a good/average debut and sequel, then suddenly its a franchise which must be exploited to the bones! i've reached my boiling point on sh**ty franchises!

Tang · 10 months ago

The only horror remake I can think of that was good is Gore Verbinski's take on "The Ring." I haven't seen the Japanese version of the film, "Ringu," but I have read the book, and I can safely say the source material sucks. A lot of shit got improved for that movie. I wish I could say the same for other J-horror remakes, but they've all failed to repeat Verbinski's success. I'm sure you guys erroneously said "The Grudge" got good reviews; that film and its sequel are absolutely terrible.

With the exception of "The Thing" and the "The Fly," a lot of horror remakes have only subtle improvements (like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre). I'm pretty sure for every one mediocre remake, we get a dozen crappy ones. This whole "My Bloody Valentine 3-D" film in particular seems like a joke to me. Without the 3D gimmick, it's got absolutely nothing to separate it from all the other crappy slasher films out there. Hopefully this remake business in only a phase.

jack2jack · 10 months ago

I have to say they need to band them all together. Studios do it with the "reasnoning" of introducing a cult classic to a new generation but updated for modern times. That's code for dumbing down for the box office receipts. I cut my teeth on the classics. My father never forgave my mother for taking me to see The Excorcist. After that I was a junkie for the real stuff. Some films should NOT be remade.

Now I heard that they want to remake Rosemary's Baby. Polanski's masterpiece of all time. Their is no one out there that can hold a candle to Mia and John's perfromances. And the supporting cast in that film are legends in their own right. Could you imagine 20 years from now someone remaking Star Wars, Close Encounter of the Third Kind, Jurassic Park, Jaws? Just because the technology has advanced doesn't mean you should break the mold.

DMuff · 10 months ago

Unless the original is absolutely horrible I think you can't really remake a horror movie and have it hold up to it's origin. Yes, points can be made for going with a remake but it's getting to the point that these remakes seem utterly soulless; without those little nuances that made the original a classic. I'm split on it, if they remade Jaws I might have to end my life but if they redid one of my favorites, They Live, I would have to check it out.

790 · 10 months ago

Most horror films give me headaches.
Unless there's a overall purpose I don't understand the need to see humans cut up like frogs in a science class.

Remakes of films like Halloween and Friday the 13th are just worthless cinematic garbage. They were crap when they first came out we just didn't have the variety we have today.

Sorry fans of horror films and Fangoria, I think your all a tad bit damaged. Your magazine and genre bore me.

dragonmum · 10 months ago

DMuff, there IS a remake of They Live in the works. I have to say, I was... miffed when I heard. It's one of my favorite B-movies, and I really don't see how it can be re-done effectively. I think we can bet on better makeup effects and high-priced actors, which will pretty much kill the charm of the original - just like every other "reboot" made recently. When a director is handed a small budget, they have to rely on a tight, clever script & solid acting to get the results they want. Effects technology getting so cheap (while a good thing for smaller studios, don't get me wrong) seems to mean that you don't have to care about the story anymore

Potato Project · 2 months ago

I think remakes like "One Missed Call" should be remade. They couldn't do any worse.

I'm looking forward to the rehashing of "The Echo (Sigaw)", though. It looks promising.