tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post5127357121064890071..comments2023-11-05T02:57:06.922-05:00Comments on The Vault of Horror: Want to Know Just How Many Horror Remakes Are in the Works?B-Solhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-36485828120456691912008-12-16T08:50:00.000-05:002008-12-16T08:50:00.000-05:00While it wasn't included in the list, I do think t...While it wasn't included in the list, I do think the Suspiria remake is still happening :-(B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-46389199107645470332008-12-16T05:50:00.000-05:002008-12-16T05:50:00.000-05:00It's good to see that Suspiria seems to have dropp...It's good to see that <EM>Suspiria</EM> seems to have dropped off the list! Now that <EM>would</EM> be sacrilege!pot head pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04043225264662244387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-46814138258354502442008-12-13T13:57:00.000-05:002008-12-13T13:57:00.000-05:00Just for the record, the Near Dark remake has been...Just for the record, the Near Dark remake has been cancelled and the Nightmare on Elm Street remake has been greenlit.Wes Fiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629748691939917979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-14624983358195118752008-12-12T18:53:00.000-05:002008-12-12T18:53:00.000-05:00Words fail me. What a waste of good money.Words fail me. What a waste of good money.AndyDeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12806906746754478064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-88249599634776993242008-12-12T13:49:00.000-05:002008-12-12T13:49:00.000-05:00didn't they remake Rosemary's Baby already and cal...didn't they remake Rosemary's Baby already and call it the Astronaut's Wife? i do love john carpenter's The Thing and also Near Dark, but i am always going to watch the remakes anyway, so might as well go in with an open mind, no?! lol! (and The Thing has a special place in my heart...we tortured my little brother with it, 'cause he was terrified of the monsters. we never saw a kid move out of the room sooo fast in my life as when we would pop THAT tape in the vcr!)cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10331689337299062712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-34119168007839604092008-12-12T11:27:00.000-05:002008-12-12T11:27:00.000-05:00Well, Garret Dillahunt is playing the lead psycho ...Well, Garret Dillahunt is playing the lead psycho in the remake of Last House, and he is an amazing actor. If this is who I think it is, I know how much you love the original, so keep your fingers crossed...B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-84639730036391847242008-12-12T09:21:00.000-05:002008-12-12T09:21:00.000-05:00Apparently Hollywood has no more original ideas, t...Apparently Hollywood has no more original ideas, they are re-making everything, even non-horror :(<BR/><BR/>The only one I'm looking forward too is Last House on Left, hopefully it is somewhat good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-31243375039845140732008-12-12T02:11:00.000-05:002008-12-12T02:11:00.000-05:00The only one of these that doesn't annoy me is The...The only one of these that doesn't annoy me is The Crazies. Assuming it's done right, it could do what a remake SHOULD do: improve upon the original. The rest of these, I'd say, could not be improved upon. <BR/><BR/>They Live is debatable. While the original is by no means a classic, a Roddy Piper-less They Live would make me sad. But the anti-consumerism message is ripe for the picking in today's environment (though it would've worked better during the Bush era, I think).<BR/><BR/>The rest of these? Fuck 'em.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-79163433199097454272008-12-12T01:57:00.000-05:002008-12-12T01:57:00.000-05:00@AlanaOh yeah, I didn't mean to imply that the eff...@Alana<BR/><BR/>Oh yeah, I didn't mean to imply that the effects weren't good, I mean they were top notch and awesome.<BR/><BR/>It's just that as you said, man is the most dangerous animal. And I know it's a cliche story line, and belief, but as I said, The Thing did that stuff the best of any movie I've ever seen and I would have loved to have seen them go full tilt with that stuff.<BR/><BR/>Also a Spit on Your Grave remake would be awful. Though I do remember one summer re-writing the thing for fun. I thought the dialogue and pacing could have been greatly improved (but I know, then it wouldn't have been a trashy exploitation film...) so I did. Don't know where it got to..<BR/><BR/>Also Alana, if The Thing is your second favourite horror film, what is your first?gordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955994070918697381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-60525965379875190832008-12-12T00:18:00.000-05:002008-12-12T00:18:00.000-05:00It's so crazy how many remakes are coming! I didn'...It's so crazy how many remakes are coming! I didn't know about a few of these! I can't say I'm against remakes (The TCM remake was quite good! Halloween was decent. I liked The Grudge as well). <BR/><BR/>But things like Rosemary's Baby and The Birds? If the movie can't be improved upon, then why bother? And there's no improving fucking HITCHCOCK!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-47753188785938619662008-12-11T22:13:00.000-05:002008-12-11T22:13:00.000-05:00Hi Gord, I appreciated your comments regarding The...Hi Gord, <BR/><BR/>I appreciated your comments regarding The Thing. And I'll try not to go all over protective and everything since I love Carpenter's version so much. But listen, for me, the special effects were disturbing, and admittedly the whole dog Thing in the dog pen fucked me the fuck out, as in, I was so upset about the dogs. But for me, the real tension, the true horror, if you will, was the paranoia between the men. That was fucking beautiful; it was fucking awful. Because you know that's exactly what would happen, and I dig horror flicks in which human beings prove themselves the most monstrous of all. Like The Mist. <BR/><BR/>Shit. Maybe you're right about a remake, Gord, in which that angle is further explored, but that will never happen, like you said, because I'm with you: John Carpenter would have to direct, same actors would have to play their parts, and you just know the remake will be all about the gore, the monster. Fuckers. <BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>AAlana Noel Vothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678764751722565458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-23005993638054822172008-12-11T21:16:00.000-05:002008-12-11T21:16:00.000-05:00Gord: Don't know how I could've left out the Wolf ...Gord: Don't know how I could've left out the Wolf Man remake, that's the only one I'm really excited about.<BR/><BR/>JR: It's important to remember that the producers behind these remakes don't CARE whether or not the originals need updating, they're just interested in the cash to be made from banking on a proven commodity.<BR/><BR/>Alana: Yes, Barker is involved with Hellraiser as an exec producer. And please don't repeat that again about I Spit on Your Grave. You might jinx it!B-Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717121313061173603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-14423187069990181262008-12-11T17:53:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:53:00.000-05:00I've always wanted to see The Thing done with less...I've always wanted to see The Thing done with less of a focus on the monsters and made the whole thing purely about the paranoia between the group of men. <BR/><BR/>I mean sure it was like 80% about paranoia, but for me once you see the monster you're no longer scared and you know who/what's the villain. <BR/><BR/>While I love The Thing for what it is, a monster movie, I'd love to see a purely human drama set in the same place, with the same story, minus the effects. The reason I want a reimagining (though believe me I'm not excited in the least for this one) instead of choosing one of the other myriads of man vs man horror films is because IMO The Thing did that part the best out of any other similar movie I've ever seen. <BR/><BR/>Though I guess that also means I'll never seen the remake I want since I'd want all the same people involved again....gordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955994070918697381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-2268211421078587642008-12-11T17:30:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:30:00.000-05:00Hey B-Sol,A remake of The Thing will never come ou...Hey B-Sol,<BR/><BR/>A remake of The Thing will never come out superior to John Carpenter's vision. My second favorite horror movie of all time. Please Whomever, don't remake or reimagine this film. <BR/><BR/>As for Hellraiser. Will Clive Barker be involved at all? Again, not sure it would benefit from a remake or reimagining. The movie is pristine as is. In my top ten favorite horror movies of all time. <BR/><BR/>I refuse to see a remake of Last House on the Left. The first is a classic, a product of it's era. Creepy, unsettling, memorable, awful. I'd feel the same if anyone got the bright idea to remake I Spit On Your Grave. <BR/><BR/>Last but not least: why anyone would want to create and/or see another Child's Play film makes me barf in my mouth a little. beyond me. <BR/><BR/>Peace,<BR/>AAlana Noel Vothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15678764751722565458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-37908829949116896402008-12-11T17:21:00.000-05:002008-12-11T17:21:00.000-05:00Near Dark?!?Now that is blasphemy!Near Dark?!?<BR/>Now that is blasphemy!thebonebreakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11304800728906814919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-2986715472335172052008-12-11T15:12:00.000-05:002008-12-11T15:12:00.000-05:00Punch me in the balls. Please.Child's Play? Isn'...Punch me in the balls. Please.<BR/><BR/>Child's Play? Isn't the last one still in theaters somewhere? And didn't they get more and more awful??<BR/><BR/>Michael Bay already took a giant Deceptidump all over Transformers, so why not let him violate Rosemary and spew forth his own demon spawn?<BR/><BR/>I realize that nothing is sacred in Hollywood, but some of these movies would be <I>ruined</I> by an "updating" or a "re-imagining." Plus, some of them are fine just the way they are!! What's wrong with Hellraiser???Streets of Stamfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08021954676706868948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-11094547424588651982008-12-11T14:55:00.000-05:002008-12-11T14:55:00.000-05:00Welcome to Post-Modernism. You've seen it all befo...Welcome to Post-Modernism. You've seen it all before. You've heard it all before. Now, see and hear it again. Same old story, different ripped off haircuts and fashion.<BR/>Need.. new.. ideas.. must.. have.. nouvelle.. vogue..Garg Unzolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584292157716117449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8470604276410220159.post-7100375826919905482008-12-11T12:54:00.000-05:002008-12-11T12:54:00.000-05:00Honestly, I'm actually looking forward to; The Cra...Honestly, I'm actually looking forward to; <BR/><BR/>The Crazies - since Romero is involved and the original was not all that great<BR/><BR/>The Birds - I'd love to see this old atmospheric film get a proper remake, with hopefully not to much of a focus on action. Plus I'll watch Watts in anything <BR/><BR/>Rosemary's Baby - Ultimate in sacrilege sure, but I'd love to see this one be a little more scary, and less dawdling than the original. But yeah, it's Michael Bay, so phooey <BR/><BR/>The only one I really don't get is Last House. You just can't match an exploitation classic in today's climate, so what's the point?<BR/><BR/>Also, don't know if you saw, but The Wolfman remake, which I can't wait for, has been pushed back from April 3 to November 6.gordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955994070918697381noreply@blogger.com