Post by The Doctor on Mar 19, 2013 3:15:44 GMT -12
It seems like there have been a million remakes of our favorite old Horror flicks, and they aren't going to stop anytime soon.
So with that said, I ask my fellow members...
Which remakes did you feel were actually better than the original?
I know this is a tough subject because this list would indeed be small, but it does happen.
Feel free to express your positive and negative opinions here, but please no arguing or personal attacks. I don't wan't people jumping all over another member's shit if they felt 2007 Halloween was better than 1978 Halloween (even though it wasn't, lol) So be nice...
In that spirit I'll give you my movie remake on which I felt it surpassed the original...
The Fly (1986)
I love the original Fly, but I am sorry. The Fly from 1986 is far more superior than it's 1958 counter part. They both had tragic endings and in theory the original should have been more tragic because he had both a wife and child, but you felt the tragedy in the 1986 version. I think the 1958 Fly was great, but the 1986 was even better and that is rare do make happen.
This movie had everything you could ask for. A great cast, awesome graphics and effects, jump scares, straight up gore scenes, and an excellent story. Not that the original was a cheezy film by any means, but to today's standards the concept would seem like a total popcorn flick. The remake took that concept and turned it into something much, much more.
However, like Dr. Death said a number of times, you cannot strike lightning twice and he is right. I found the sequal to the 1986 film to be inferior to the sequal to the 1958 film. I still liked it, but it lacked the raw emotion the 1986 film had.
Also, I remember The Fly was one of the only horror films to actually be nominated for a major award. I can't remember which award or which category but I do rememeber watching a "pop up video" version on TV years ago and that was one of the facts about the film.
Shame that more horror films aren't nominated for major award ceremonies. If a movie can bring out emotions like fear in a viewer, than it did it's job and deserves acknowledgement, but that discussion is for another thread.
Ok, You turn!
So with that said, I ask my fellow members...
Which remakes did you feel were actually better than the original?
I know this is a tough subject because this list would indeed be small, but it does happen.
Feel free to express your positive and negative opinions here, but please no arguing or personal attacks. I don't wan't people jumping all over another member's shit if they felt 2007 Halloween was better than 1978 Halloween (even though it wasn't, lol) So be nice...
In that spirit I'll give you my movie remake on which I felt it surpassed the original...
The Fly (1986)
I love the original Fly, but I am sorry. The Fly from 1986 is far more superior than it's 1958 counter part. They both had tragic endings and in theory the original should have been more tragic because he had both a wife and child, but you felt the tragedy in the 1986 version. I think the 1958 Fly was great, but the 1986 was even better and that is rare do make happen.
This movie had everything you could ask for. A great cast, awesome graphics and effects, jump scares, straight up gore scenes, and an excellent story. Not that the original was a cheezy film by any means, but to today's standards the concept would seem like a total popcorn flick. The remake took that concept and turned it into something much, much more.
However, like Dr. Death said a number of times, you cannot strike lightning twice and he is right. I found the sequal to the 1986 film to be inferior to the sequal to the 1958 film. I still liked it, but it lacked the raw emotion the 1986 film had.
Also, I remember The Fly was one of the only horror films to actually be nominated for a major award. I can't remember which award or which category but I do rememeber watching a "pop up video" version on TV years ago and that was one of the facts about the film.
Shame that more horror films aren't nominated for major award ceremonies. If a movie can bring out emotions like fear in a viewer, than it did it's job and deserves acknowledgement, but that discussion is for another thread.
Ok, You turn!