Review Awful Remakes?

[ant-mac]

Willard (2003)
Crispin Glover really makes me like this a bit more than the original.

Crispin Glover has great screen presence.

 

[Janine The Barefoot]

And that Willy Wonka in my head is the perfect Willy Wonka.

Ain't that always the truth!
And for the "perfect" lead actor in all our favorite books to film adaptations:

 

[Janine The Barefoot]

My fav would be the remake of Fright Night. Written and I believe directed by Marti Noxon (an old writing buddy of Joss Whedon) it starred Anton Yeltchin, Imogene Poots, David Tennant (in a great turn as a wild-ass magician), Colin Farrel as the vampire and with a cameo by Chris Sarandon as a motorist who runs "afoul" of the vampire he played in the camp original... which is great fun but not, in my mind, as fab as the remake which I still keep watching and watching and watching!

And for great remakes we're "not supposed" to love:

 

[chainsaw_metal1]

Rob Zombie's Halloween

I know I'm in the minority, but I really did not care for what Zombie did with that movie. The whole first act, in my opinion, just drags the film down. I had no interest in Michael's backstory. And changing his family from what appeared to be a middle class family to a white trash abusive household just ruined it for me. It seemed more of an interesting twist that a kid from a "normal" background would end up a psychopathic killer.

But then, of the slasher remakes, the only one I really liked was Friday the 13th.

 

[Janine The Barefoot]

But then, of the slasher remakes

I haven't really liked any of them.... the good'ole slasher films belong in the 70s and 80s when they were trying to teach us that....
Sex Kills!!!!! We weren't the tail end of the "Boomer Gen." for nothing baby!!!!

And for all the "mixed message" films aimed at completely the wrong people...

 

[TheSowIsMine]

I know I'm in the minority, but I really did not care for what Zombie did with that movie. The whole first act, in my opinion, just drags the film down. I had no interest in Michael's backstory. And changing his family from what appeared to be a middle class family to a white trash abusive household just ruined it for me. It seemed more of an interesting twist that a kid from a "normal" background would end up a psychopathic killer.

But then, of the slasher remakes, the only one I really liked was Friday the 13th.

You are defiantly not in the minority. Most people hate this film.

Speaking of horror remakes, Maniac is a wonderful remake. The first person perspective really works in this.

 

[MovieKnut]

I had no interest in Michael's backstory. And changing his family from what appeared to be a middle class family to a white trash abusive household just ruined it for me.

The beauty of the original is that we have no connection to Myers other than as a killer. He is an unknown quantity, savage. Capable of anything. The remake demystifies Myers, this removes much of the tension and uncertainty. Adding the abusive, trailer trash family back ground adds a quality that suggests Myer's path was all but inevitable.

 

[Doctor Omega]

King Kong 1976


https://www.imdforums.com/threads/king-kong-1976.1095/

I just love it. And I can't explain why.

In fact, I would go so far as to say that it is my favourite film of all time, just nudging Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Beneath the Planet of the Apes and the 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers out of the way.

I think that the script is more fun, it introduced the notion of a relationship between Kong and "Dwan" and the music score by John Barry is sweeping, romantic, majestic and beautiful.



Andy Williams even released a version of the love theme from the movie, called "Are You in There?"

I love the 1933 original, but was cold on the i.m.o. overlong Peter Jackson version.

But the one I am most likely to watch is the 1976 version.

And I still don't know why!

Nostalgia perhaps. Blinding me to it's faults.

 

[TheSowIsMine]

I had no interest in Michael's backstory. And changing his family from what appeared to be a middle class family to a white trash abusive household just ruined it for me.

The beauty of the original is that we have no connection to Myers other than as a killer. He is an unknown quantity, savage. Capable of anything. The remake demystifies Myers, this removes much of the tension and uncertainty. Adding the abusive, trailer trash family back ground adds a quality that suggests Myer's path was all but inevitable.

For me its the reason why I like the remake so much(the original is still my favourite though). Probably because Halloween, as a franchise, was really going down the supernatural path, so seeing a more grim and reality based version was, for me, a breath of fresh air.
I also have to mention that the best version of the remake is the work-print. Its a shame the studio wanted more horror cliches added, like jump scares. The worst version is the american theatrical release.

 

[Doctor Omega]

Yet another remake on the way of Halloween....

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/halloween-2018-october-19th-2018.1057/




But at least Jamie Lee Curtis is back in this one.....

 

[Doctor Omega]

 

[Doctor Omega]

I am usually easygoing with even the dumbest of films, but I just can't find anything good to say about this one!

 

[Doctor Omega]

My fav would be the remake of Fright Night. Written and I believe directed by Marti Noxon (an old writing buddy of Joss Whedon) it starred Anton Yeltchin, Imogene Poots, David Tennant (in a great turn as a wild-ass magician), Colin Farrel as the vampire and with a cameo by Chris Sarandon as a motorist who runs "afoul" of the vampire he played in the camp original... which is great fun but not, in my mind, as fab as the remake which I still keep watching and watching and watching!

 

[Doctor Omega]

I prefer the newer version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" over the older one.

Tragically they have now gone and made a pretty much shot for shot animated remake of the 1971 version - but gone and stuck Tom and Jerry into the thing, somehow.

 

[Doctor Omega]

I thin I am the only one that likes the Ten Little Indians version with Donald Pleascence and Frank Stallone.

 

[Doctor Omega]

I do like Rob Zombie's Halloween remakes.

 

[Doctor Omega]

Carrie

 

[Doctor Omega]

Also I enjoyed the new Ghostbusters movie, it's not better than the original but it wasn't horrible. Though I think Kate McKinnon was the best part. Found myself laughing a few times at Chris Hemsworth's himbo character too.

 

[Doctor Omega]

I actually thought that the 2014 updated version of Annie was pretty good. I grew up on the 1999 version, and later saw the 1982 version, which I also enjoyed, and I was sceptical when I saw the trailer for the 2014 version, because Annie is my favorite musical. But then I saw the movie, and I actually really enjoyed it.

 

[Doctor Omega]

I don't like it more than the original, but I still find this a very good movie. Heaven Can Wait (1978), remake of Here Comes Mr Jordan (1941). The original is my favourite movie. Technically, they are versions of the Harry Segall play Heaven Can Wait.