Movies that you don't think could work as a remake?
05-28-2009, 04:55 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-28-2009, 05:02 PM by Dr. Briggs.)
I'm with you on CGI, for the most part you can't even pretend to be fooled by it... It doesn't move right and it looks like you could walk right through it...
There is a ton of stuff I think could be remade well by a very caring director, but that a vast majority of directors would screw up if they had their turn (Phantasm, Puppet Master)... But stuff I don't think could be remade/was "perfect"? MAGIC for one, is my favorite film and I think it was done perfectly (Despite how some like the book better).
Before the remake happened I would have said The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. PERFECT horror film IMO.
Re-Animator, with it's deleted scenes intact was done as solidly as possible (Maybe a "re-score" to get rid of the Psycho music...).
Spider Baby I don't think is able to be "improved" enough to warrant a remake despite the fact they're making one.
The remake of The Thing should not be remade again, too creepy an experience the first time around.
Basket Case was done too weirdly the first time to recapture the "magic" I'd imagine (Though I do believe I would be a perfect remake Duane).
The Oblong Box was brilliantly done for it's time and still holds up very well today.
There could maybe be a few new things you could add to Night of the Hunter, but I don't think enough to make a whole new movie.
There is a ton of stuff I think could be remade well by a very caring director, but that a vast majority of directors would screw up if they had their turn (Phantasm, Puppet Master)... But stuff I don't think could be remade/was "perfect"? MAGIC for one, is my favorite film and I think it was done perfectly (Despite how some like the book better).
Before the remake happened I would have said The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. PERFECT horror film IMO.
Re-Animator, with it's deleted scenes intact was done as solidly as possible (Maybe a "re-score" to get rid of the Psycho music...).
Spider Baby I don't think is able to be "improved" enough to warrant a remake despite the fact they're making one.
The remake of The Thing should not be remade again, too creepy an experience the first time around.
Basket Case was done too weirdly the first time to recapture the "magic" I'd imagine (Though I do believe I would be a perfect remake Duane).
The Oblong Box was brilliantly done for it's time and still holds up very well today.
There could maybe be a few new things you could add to Night of the Hunter, but I don't think enough to make a whole new movie.
âThe Fright Night remake is a film which taps into the audienceâs deepest rooted fears, such as those of vampires throwing motorcycles at them. I dread the thought of a vampire throwing a refrigerator or a deskjet printer or... Iâd better stop before I give myself nightmaresâ
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