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Old Sep 12th, 2009, 04:52 PM        Even more remakes...
This remake thing has really gone to far. Now remakes of classic horror are coming out with little or no fanfare at all. Which sort of defeats the reason companies put out remakes (to cash in on nostalgia and name value).

Of course, 'Sorority Row' just came out. A remake of 'The House on Sorority Row'.

Imagine my surprise when I saw this remake of 'It's Alive!' at a local horror con. Of course I had to pick it up just to see it. Have yet to watch it though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8F0MAWqO5o

Fright Night is being optioned for a remake by Dream Works.

Monster Squad has been optioned.

Hellraiser, Children of the Corn, Creature from The Black Lagoon, Shocker, The Gate....all in the works.

Then I hear there's another 'Blob' remake in the works.

And today, I discover that Plan 9 From Outer Space' is getting a 'more serious' remake.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJh-gdpJxJo

Seriously, when is it going to stop? There are only a handful of remakes that were better than the original.

How many can you name?
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Old Sep 12th, 2009, 05:00 PM       
Casino Royale....or is this for horror remakes?
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Old Sep 12th, 2009, 05:57 PM       
They seem to be more prevalent for horror movies. "Scary" is a primal quality, easier to retell than some more complicated narrative.

BTW, Casino Royale is a horrible example of a remake.
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Old Sep 12th, 2009, 06:59 PM       
The Gate? Man, that's really going out of someone's way to do a remake. I had no idea the movie had any sort of popularity for it to even be considered remade.

No fucking messes around with Stephen Dorff's first appearance in a full length motion film.
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Old Sep 12th, 2009, 08:37 PM       
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They seem to be more prevalent for horror movies. "Scary" is a primal quality, easier to retell than some more complicated narrative.

BTW, Casino Royale is a horrible example of a remake.

The original wasn't that much of a sham.....
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Old Sep 12th, 2009, 08:47 PM       
there's a remake of a french comedy movie called "le diner des cons" i recomend watching it freaking awesome movie
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Old Sep 13th, 2009, 10:52 AM       
Some of the remakes aren't bad. I really liked Friday The 13th and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes mainly because I don't expect them to compare to the old ones. I just wanted to see Jason/Leatherface/Kenny Loggins horribly rape and pillage stupid teenagers. I hope they stop with the Creature From The Black Lagoon remake, that's utter bullshit.
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Old Sep 13th, 2009, 01:37 PM       
I saw SciFi channel advertise their version of Children of the Corn last night. I think they are aring in in a couple of weeks.
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Old Sep 13th, 2009, 05:35 PM       
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark

Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Witches

Actually, I sort of agree with The Witches, seeing as they screwed up the ending pretty darned badly.
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Old Sep 13th, 2009, 11:07 PM       
The Hellraiser remake is probably going to be tremendously shitty, but I would still totally want to see it.
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Old Sep 13th, 2009, 11:41 PM       
taken from the angry video game nerd blog

I’ve heard Rob Zombie will not be directing any more Halloween movies, but is going to be directing The Blob’s 2nd remake.
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Old Sep 14th, 2009, 01:00 AM       
Poltergeist and clash of titans (it may not be a horror, but it still scared the crap out of me as a kid.)

I also heard there will be a remake of robocop which I think is ridiculous. Even more so that it will be directed by darren aronofsky (requiem for a dream and pi)
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Old Sep 14th, 2009, 02:54 AM       
What the fuck?

I could care less about most of these remakes, but Plan 9 and Rocky Horror?

You are kicking me in the balls, Hollywood.
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Old Sep 14th, 2009, 01:02 PM       
Why would anyone remake robocop? That's like making a terminator movie without Arnold.....oh wait....
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Old Sep 15th, 2009, 09:25 PM       
If only they would remake all those new shitty Star Wars movies.
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Old Sep 15th, 2009, 11:33 PM       
Oh god, not Robocop! Please, anything but that!
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Old Sep 16th, 2009, 12:07 AM       
I remember thinking that the TCM remake was the beginning of the end for modern horror

Preemptive: shutup, I know there are still good, NEW, horror movies. They're few and far between, though.
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Old Sep 16th, 2009, 12:52 AM       
what if frank miller directs the new robocop would you like that?
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Fuuuuuck no!
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Old Sep 16th, 2009, 01:18 AM       
Of course by like, you mean "hate intensely".
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Old Sep 18th, 2009, 08:10 PM       
A serious remake of Plan 9 as a generic zombie movie.



They might just as well remake The Naked Gun as a serious Drama/Thriller with Liam Neesen.


Fuck Hollywood. Someday, I'm going to burn down their sign if they keep this remake shit up.
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Old Sep 18th, 2009, 09:14 PM       
Forget that, they'll just remake Naked Gun as "Police Movie".
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Old Sep 25th, 2009, 01:54 PM       
Apparently there are talks of remaking the 80's version The Fly
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Old Sep 26th, 2009, 05:20 AM       
ive heard that they are thinking of remaking they live and it :O
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