Horror remakes

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There are so many horror remakes being made all of the time; Quarantine, The Grudge, Prom Night, One missed call, The Amityville Horror, When a stranger calls, My bloody valentine 3-D, The Hills Have Eyes, The Omen, Mirrors, Pulse, I could go on and on. Besides, all these movies listed only came out as remakes less than 5 years ago. Go back farther and there’s tons more. There just doesn’t seem to be much originality these days. Most of the time, the remakes are way worse than the originals. I would say that about every movie I listed.

But anyways, I wanted to just talk about some of the remakes that I’m actually looking forward to. The 5 main horror franchises; Halloween, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Texas Chainsaw massacre, and Hellraiser. Each of these movies went on to spawn many more movies and they’re all based around their central characters which have become icons of horror (Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, Freddy Krueger, Leatherface, and Pinhead).

Now, all of these movies are going to be remade in the near future or have already been remade., and I think that’s a good thing. I mean, for the younger audience who may not have seen the original versions, or felt they were badly dated and not that scary, they can now view them updated to modern times and in theaters. Even though I appreciate the originals, the remakes can be just as good if not better if done correctly.

Halloween is one of favorite movies of all time, and Michael Myers is my favorite character. I personally think that Halloween is one of the worst franchises though because all of the sequels just got worse and worse. I mean, Halloween 8: resurrection was a complete joke and definitely the worst of the series. The remake was a total disappointment for me. I found myself utterly bored at the “climax” ending of the movie, but I won’t really go into a detailed review here.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s remake was pretty well-done, but the original is still superior. The prequel was pretty good too, and I here they’re making another one.

I haven’t gotten around to seeing the Friday the 13th remake yet but it looks really good. This is another series like Halloween where the sequels just start to get really bad. Jason X= garbage.

So here’s a list of horror remakes that I’m really looking forward to:

-Hellraiser (2010)
-A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
-The Birds (2009)
-Creature from the Black Lagoon (2011)

Here’s some more remakes on the way:

-Pet Cemetery (2009)
-Leprechaun (2010)
-Child’s Play (2009)

A Nightmare on Elm Street is definitely the one I’m looking forward to the most, though I’m curious to see what they do with the new Hellraiser. I heard that the Nightmare movie is going to be a series re-boot, bu I also heard rumors that Robert Englund won’t be returning as Freddy. That would suck, but I guess it’s kind of necessary if they want to keep the series going, because Englund is getting pretty old.

As far as Hellraiser, they may be giving Pinhead a revamped look, kinda like how they did with Michael’s mask in the remake:

I think it’s a great idea to kind of freshen up the image.

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wow, I guess i’m the only horror fan here :stuck_out_tongue:

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I’m hoping to be around in 2025 when they remake Saw.

I must honestly say that I gave up watching these sorts of movies with any enthusiasm 15 or 20 years ago. I think the main advantage of the remakes is the improvements in special effects and gore. I’m not sure that’s a good or bad thing. Lots is made of the claim that horror is most horrifying when left mostly to the imagination and there’s certainly much less left to it in the newer versions.

But I was amused that when I heard the description of the new movie, The Last House on the Left I immediately thought it was a remake of Bergman’s The Virgin Spring. Little did I know it was a remake of a remake of Bergman’s The Virgin Spring. Ach Gott!

Sorry, this is mostly off-topic. :frowning:

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I’m not impressed with the new special effects. Wasn’t that the allure of the older horror films, that you could only imagine what was happening to the screaming broad offscreen, where all you could see was some blood spattering on the wall?

I mean, did Night of the Living Dead really need a remake? The original was so classic, with all the corny dialogue, overdramatic actors and actresses, and (relatively) low-budget effects? I think it achieved everything it needed to as-is. I laughed, I cried, I sh*t my pants… that’s cinema!

It appears Hollywood is either running out of talent or running out of ideas. I saw one of the “Saw” films and gave up on the genre altogether. It was horrible, but not bad enough to be campy… no entertainment value whatsoever. I’d rather have watched 60 minutes of commercials. At least some of those commercial writers are clever.

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I don’t see many movies but I HATE gore.
It makes me sick and I think it’s pointless.

It’s makes the entire movie climax. It looses its effect early on and just makes you feel digusted. Shock like that should be used sparingly.

A good example of horror that dosn’t use violence or gore is The Blair Witch Project. It’s the scariest movie ever and there isn’t any blood at all.

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Relatively? I believe the budget for that film was $40,000. Did you know the blood they used was Hershey’s Syrup? An advantage of shooting in black & white I guess. Yum.

You’ve all got to remember what drives the film and TV industry. It ain’t art, though that is occasionally allowed to shine through. It’s money. Why do they keep making sequels even though the last two sucked? Because those two still made money at the box office. Occasionally sequels are equal to or better than the original, but this is very hard to do and usually more expensive (or a LOT more expensive) than the original film. Usually they are attempts to generate lots of ticket/video sales easily.

Same story with remakes. Some remakes are so good, they make you forget about the previous versions. Like the Wizard of Oz (1939). Nobody even thinks about the two previous versions anymore. But is that film due for a remake? I hope not.

BTW, here’s my attempt at a Halloween Hellraiser:

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Texas chainsaw was sadly remade. never saw it.
Night of the living dead (as mentioned by Maetro) is a masterpiece. But I did like ‘‘return of the living dead’’; funny and scary. Oh yeah, ‘‘Shaun of the dead’’ was entertaining.

Never will watch it. I would get motion sickness.:smiley:

Imagine a remake of Clockwork orange.

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Shaun of the Dead was bloody brilliant. Next time I’m in England I’m going to track down “The Winchester” and have a pint.

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The scariest movie I’ve ever seen was Jesus Camp. And that was real life! :astonished:

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I’m a big fan of old-school ghost stories like The Changeling and The Shining.
It’s nice to see people like Guillermo del Toro carrying on the tradition with movies like The Devils Backbone The Orphanage.
But I hope this style doesn’t become over-egged like the J-horror scene did.

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I like gore. Its fun to full see bodys ripping in half and all that fun stuff. And its great when things are quiet then the character turns around, nothing there, turns around again and BOOM!

The best for me is when it gets in your mind. Not the whole ‘picture whats happening to the screaming broad offscreen’ cause the people dying isnt scary.

I like the mental parts of it. A movie that makes it so im so over-thinking things that I cant even leave my room to go to the bathroom. Those moments are sweet.