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“I think this remake craze is becoming tiresome. Practically every film out there now (almost 90%) comes from an older story that was done far better then than it can be now.”
Very true. It has been crazy lately, and I don’t see it ending anytime soon. The majority of the films being remade come from the horror genre. Bob Clark’s 1974 horror classic, “Black Christmas” is next. But, Clark himself may be involved, I’m not real sure about that.
“The best remakes were made under the philosophy that they can offer new/alternate ideas and material that WERE NOT POSSIBLE at the time their originals were made due to the current social climate or technological limits of the time. The best example ironically is John Carpenter’s The Thing remaking Howard Hawks’ production of The Thing from 1951. Carpenter obviously LOVED the original considering he gives the film a cameo in Halloween, but his remake was able to go after Campbell’s original story about an immitator that Hawks’ film could not do because of the limits in makeup effects at the time…”
True again. A remake that made sense to do. Cronenberg’s take on “The Fly” was always aces in my book too.
Rob Zombie will have a hard time choosing someone for the Sam Loomis role. Tough shoes to fill. Carpenter knew what a great actor Pleasence was, he would cast him again to play the President of the United States in “Escape From New York”, which I thought he did an excellent job in.
Hey Pagan, here’s a link to the MySpace page for the TCM doc. I’m thinking it might get a small theatrical release by the way it sounds, and for sure dvd.
Here’s that link…
Definitely a good remake. I like that directors other movie too, “Haute Tension” aka “High Tension”.
I’m not just a “Halloween” fan, but a John Carpenter fan in general. This is serious sacred ground he’s stepping into, but I have to say, I’m curious. I enjoyed both of Zombie’s first 2 films. I believe he will stick to an old school style with this re-imagining. I trust Rob, only because he is a true fan of the genre.
Hows it going Greg? ORCA 75 here from the Jaws forums.
Hey all. New guy here.
The original by a long shot. You can’t beat the dirty and gritty look it has. The look of the film makes it seem more real. But, I did enjoy the remake and own the dvd. I’m looking forward to the prequel too.
Anyone one heard of “South Texas Blues”? It’s a documentary/movie about “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”. It hasn’t been released yet, still in production. The concept is really cool. Fans of the original should check it out.
Check this out too. The original house is now restaurant open to the public. Go to this link and then click on Restaurant Information…
As far as The Evil Dead (a true great), Evil Dead 2 was a remake of the first. So is the 4th installment going to be another remake??
