Enough of the fucking remakes...

[ExKhaos]

I use to be semi-excited when I heard that some of the old horror movies were going to be remade for the newer generations to share and bring some life into the horror movie genre again.. None of that pathetic Pg-13 bullshit that flooded the theaters from 2000-2006 or so.

The biggest problem with the remakes is that they don't capture what the original movie was known for, or they don't add anything to the series.. I think the Friday the 13th "remake" was a fun movie, but it didn't do anything for the series and all it did was show the movie as if it was made in 2009 instead of in the 80's..

Now here's where my piss starts to boil:

Universal to remake Videodrome (http://killerreviews.com/news.php?newsid=1215)

How the FUCK do you remake Videodrome?

And don't even get me started on the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. Yes, I'm a fanboy, and yes, Freddy = Robert Englund. I don't care what nobel prize winning schmuck is going to play Freddy, if it's not Englund, it's not Freddy.

That's my little bitch fit for the moment, anyone else agree or disagree with me on this?

[drabo]

I’m a Writer Director & Producer as well as a Movie Horror/Sci-Fi/ and Action Movie Fan.

These Remakes are nothing more than GREEDY ASSED Numb Brained Decisions made by Non Talented Idiots who’s Jobs are & were Begotten by or thru Nepotism & Favoritism, because the Powers that be-, Don’t even try to bring in New Blood/Talent with Real-, New Ideas.

They Follow the- If that (Their Competitor’s Studio) studios makin’ a Remake, then we’re going to make a Remake Mindset. Based on Movies they’ve seen as Younger People. But- Here’s the Real Deal.

Movies Like Dracula, Frankenstein, and the Werewolf being remade from the 30’s & 40’s etc. emmm, maybe that’s o.k.. But trying to remake Videodrone, The Nightmare on Elm Street, Etc., is Just Plain Idiotic. The only thing they can do is maybe and that’s an iffy maybe, Is… put in modern gore & cgi effects. Well… That’s not enough to justify remaking these unique films.

These non-creative punks also ruin the few new cool ideas that come along like SAW. They should have let it be. But the non-creative bean counters want to keep making sequels for moneys sake, no matter how stupid or implausible the story lines become.

And the Studios have NO Shame about doing this.

My Other Beef is Why are all the Movies being Directed by a few Selected Directors, Like McG., J.J. Abrams, Brian Singer, Etc.
Also it’s the same for TV Productions.

Trust Me this is why people are Pirating Movies (Still Not An Excuse).
But Honestly, If there’s No New Blood brought into Hollywood Soon.
It will Parish from its own Incestuous Ways!
©Drabo 2009

[The Butcher]

I think I've kind of stopped caring. It's kind of like when I spend $25 bucks on a blu-ray and then three months later a better edition comes out (No Country for Old Men). The studios know that they are fucking the customer over, but I honestly don't think they give a shit. But the first time around, with DVD, I would buy the better edition. I'm not doing that this time around with blu-ray.

But as far as the movies go, I welcome these remakes because they bring the films I grew up watching back into my life. If the only way I’m going to get another Nightmare of Elm Street movie is if it’s a remake then I’ll take it. It can’t possibly be worse then Freddy’s Dead, can it?

But regarding Videodrome... I think it will most likely be absolutely horrible. I might not even ever watch it if they get a shitty director. The original is just brilliant and I’d like to remember the film that way.

But overall the remakes don’t bother me much. Companies like Lions Gate, Sony Pictures, etc, release shit movies on a weekly basis. They know that these movies are shit, they know they’ll rent because of a flashy DVD cover and they know that the consumer is getting fucked over. It’s all just a business to them. And I don’t care much because I know the process will never change.

I just ignore the shit movies and use the internet to find good ones, which 90% of the time all low budget indie stuff like Pontypoll and Martyrs.

[T-1000]

All horror remakes suck! Sorry, it's just all I've been hearing about for years how.

[nozaz]

I agree to a point. Most of the remakes I have seen have done little to change these films for the better. I liked Halloween only to see more back story on Micheal Myers. Other than that, I've seen the rest. Just splice in Jamie Lee running down the street. I hate to see movies remade that are less than 20 years old. Of course the younger generation has never experienced the originals to know any difference. And that may also be part of the problem.

Although I would like to see a remake of Burnt Offerings. Or perhaps not. Some movies are better left alone.

[ExKhaos]

I have yet to sit through the new Halloween remake. I saw a few bits and pieces of it, and it looked exactly like every other Rob Zombie film. The gritty camera look, with the white trash/hick/redneck area in a hot swampy area with a mentally disturbed murderer of some sort.. It looks like an addition to all of his other movies. I guess some could say that, that's "his style", but even then, you can only whore your style for so much money before it becomes strictly about the money!

I agree with Drabo, though.

[SuperJoe]

Call me crazy, but I like the remake better than the original. It could be because I didn't grow up watching the first one. I just found it so slow and boring.

[fuhCough]

I found the new Halloween enjoyable. It was nothing compared to Carpenter's classic, but I know going into remakes that they will be different and probably lame.
The new Last House on the Left was better than the original, I felt. It was thought provoking, leaving me thinking about characters and the juxtaposition of violent scenes with beautiful nature shots, possibly suggesting the insignificance of these tragic events compared to all nature.
The original was silly. Damn silly. It was just made by amateurs (at the time) and, like most amateur horror films, it was just mindless exploited violents to push boundaries and make a name for the filmmakers. It had little substance, though it was interesting as an experimental picture mixing dark humour and comic music with extreme subject matter. The remake just took the little substance that was there and presented it with a better style that was easier to take seriously.
It is refreshing and rare to see fresh stories and ideas in mainstream horror, like Drag Me to Hell (that is original right?), but remakes can sometimes be as good as or even better than the original.

[GIGANTOR_]

Say what you will about remakes but if they get the original movie a decent DVD releases im all for that.

[The Butcher]

A agree with GIGANTOR_

I talk in depth about this thread in our latest podcast. I'll post a link up in the podcast section when it's up.

[psychobillyjekyll]

I really liked the Halloween remake. On that note, I have found that I like the remakes that tend to stray from the plot of the original, such as how Micheal Meyers' origins are explained in the Halloween remake. The one's that keep a similar full plot tend to be less interesting, since I have seen the originals, in most cases, and it just comes off as cheap. If the remake adds something to the story of the characters, I find the appeal in remaking the film.

[monkeybutlersforall]

What pisses me off about the whole reamke trend is the studios choice of movies. Why remake an absolute classic like Videodrome when you can't possibly hope to improve on the original?
There must be absolutely hundreds (thousands?) of old movies out there which were great ideas but for one reason or another turned out to be rubbish. If Hollywood insists on remaking old movies, why not take on of these failed ideas, throw a decent sized budget and some talent at it and try to make it work?

[ExKhaos]

What pisses me off about the whole reamke trend is the studios choice of movies. Why remake an absolute classic like Videodrome when you can't possibly hope to improve on the original?
There must be absolutely hundreds (thousands?) of old movies out there which were great ideas but for one reason or another turned out to be rubbish. If Hollywood insists on remaking old movies, why not take on of these failed ideas, throw a decent sized budget and some talent at it and try to make it work?

Yeah, I'll agree on that. A movie I would like to see redone, and god, I may get crucified for it, is Hellraiser.. That movie didn't have much of a budget, and the movie struck a pretty good cult classic status and a nice fan base, but it's definitely not one of the super popular horror franchises, that I think could be redone correctly, given the appropriate producer/writer/budget.

[The Butcher]

Why remake an absolute classic like Videodrome when you can't possibly hope to improve on the original?

It's all about the money bro. They use the name to get people in the theaters, with usually no respect for the original.

Hellraiser remake would be cool. We're reviewing the Hellraiser Blu-ray on the next podcast by the way.