I want original horror movies. Come on, Hollywood!

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I think alot of people "hate" on remakes for two reasons. One, it's a fad. They think it makes them look like a die hard horror fan by petitioning remakes. Well, it doesn't. It's bound to happen, and it's happened for many, many years. But people are acting like this is something new. I think it's just now beginning to get noticed. Although I will agree, remakes NOW are more common in the horror genre than any other. Number two, because they aren't the same as the original movies we all love so much. Well, most people don't want to see a shot for shot remake, unless your a Funny Games fan :reddisgust: My personal belief in remakes, is that 99% of the time, it's for the money. I mean, just about every remake that has been released theatrically (horror-wise) in the past 5 or so years, has made it's money back, and then some. In short, I think this current wave of remakes is just beginning (if you don't believe me, check IMDB). And besides, there's still plenty of original horror films being released, they just aren't being showcased at the same level as remakes, so you have to dig around and look a little bit.

That's very true. I also feel that the remakes don't necessarily target the same public. Actually I'm kinda split on that one, a lot of us will see the remakes out of curiosity, then again the other half and then some is more than likely people who have not seen the original and may or may not see it after seeing the remake.

I haven't really done much digging on the subject, but I'd be curious to know more about the motivation behind some remakes, I think it just might affect the outcome. Right now, remakes are profitable, but at the same time, it seems that once they're out of theaters, they quickly end up in the 5 dollar bin at wal-mart or for 3 bucks at big lots. Last time I went to big lots, I couldn't even count how many copies of April Fool's Day were in that big dvd display.

I really don't think that most of these remakes will have any lasting popularity, not like the originals have.