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Post by simon on Jun 26, 2012 13:13:58 GMT -8
It's the era of the remake, like it or not.
So, post a good horror or sci fi remake and explain why it's good.
I like the 1988 version of The Blob, because it's actually scary and gross. The original Blob just made people disappear like a magic trick, but the '88 one graphically digested them AND IT KILLED A KID. It's not often you see kids die in movies, especially on-screen, no matter how hardcore the rest of the movie is.
Making the Blob a fucked up government experiment was a good choice to make it more believable too.
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Post by Jason on Jun 26, 2012 18:07:41 GMT -8
1982. The Thing.
Couldn't really sit through the original (was it '55). But Carpenter reinvented that film in a big way in the 80's. Some say it's his best film. But, no. It doesn't top Halloween, for me.
2010. Let Me In.
An already excellent Swedish vampire film (Let The Right One In) was slightly modified in the American remake. I prefer it, not because it is in English, but because the subtle differences made the movie slightly better. Both deserve a viewing.
Those are the first two that popped in my head. Might think of some more, later!
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Post by simon on Jun 29, 2012 6:48:06 GMT -8
I agree about Halloween being Carpenter's best. Halloween 2 was great as well.
I didn't like that Let Me In movie. I think I saw the Swedish original. It was just kinda lame. Not scary at all.
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Post by Jason on Jun 29, 2012 15:08:09 GMT -8
Halloween and Halloween II were the two films that were actually great in that series. I do think III was underrated. Got to much hate because of lack of Mikey.
I don't think it was meant to be very scary, but then again, movies just don't scare me anymore. The only one that ever truly did was The Exorcist.
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Post by simon on Jun 30, 2012 4:03:38 GMT -8
I don't think it was meant to be very scary, but then again, movies just don't scare me anymore. The only one that ever truly did was The Exorcist. Ha! My wife is the same way, except White Noise scared her as well. She has a phobia of TV sets on channel 3. All I have to do is make that "fffffffffffffff" sound with my mouth and she freaks out. The Exorcist is a total classic, but I wouldn't say it scared me. Demonic possession movies generally don't scare me cuz I don't buy into that "god vs the devil" thing that most people do. I still enjoy those movies though; The Exorcism of Emily Rose was cool, for example. Stigmata was cool too, but mostly because it postulated that the whole catholic church is a sham. The movies I find scary are ones with subtle creepiness, like Session 9 and The Changeling. And movies about serial killers are scary, like Silence of the Lambs, because serial killers are undeniably real. They are out there right now... |
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Post by Jason on Jul 2, 2012 14:54:58 GMT -8
The Changeling was excellent. Did not expect such a great film when I first saw it. But it's starring George C. Scott. It has to be great.  Anolther great horror with subtle creepiness is The Haunting (1963). Very unnerving, and I deeply appreciate its originality. My favorite horror film is probably Psycho, and if Silence of the Lambs counts as horror, it's right up there with it. |
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