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Halloween Remake - bones weep tedium - 12-19-2007
ccosborne3 Wrote:That's kind of harsh Kenji. I think Zombie might be able to pull it off. I like Malcolm McDowell playing the Doc. I liked the flaky skin on the mask. I've seen the original more than a few times and it looks like the remake is going to be very faithful.
Give it a shot.
What's the point in a faithful remake?
Halloween Remake - ccosborne3 - 12-19-2007
bones weep tedium Wrote:What's the point in a faithful remake?
How many times do I have to ignore this question?
Halloween Remake - ccosborne3 - 12-19-2007
A remake should remain faithful to the original source material but add enough wrinkles to make the viewing experience new and fresh. Shot for shot remakes like Psycho or The Omen added nothing new and couldn't ever hope to match up with the originals.
Halloween Remake - RichE - 12-19-2007
I saw it on the net - I didn't care for it.
Halloween Remake - bones weep tedium - 12-19-2007
ccosborne3 Wrote:A remake should remain faithful to the original source material but add enough wrinkles to make the viewing experience new and fresh. Shot for shot remakes like Psycho or The Omen added nothing new and couldn't ever hope to match up with the originals.
. . . but add just a few more wrinkles and you'd have a whole new film!
One you didnt already know the ending of 
Shot-for-shot remakes are pointless, and make people moan. "It's EXACTLY the same as the original!"
Radical changes to storylines/characters make people moan. "It's nothing like the original, they just stole the name to make people watch it!"
I wonder why these remakes remain so popular, at the same time as being so unpopular --- if you look them up online, it seems that everyone is moaning about all the horror remakes around and despairing at the state of the Hollywood film industry. But presumably these films do good business, otherwise the studios wouldnt continue making them . . . :confused:
Halloween Remake - Noelie - 12-19-2007
I saw Halloween last night and I really enjoyed it. *shrug*
Halloween Remake - IrishKKC - 12-19-2007
I'm a huge fan of the original Halloween and I hate remakes but I sat through the remake last night, I gotta say I enjoyed it. There are a lot of similarities but it was surprisingly original. I gotta say it's probably the best remake Ive seen. But hands down the original will always rock. Donald Pleasance is Sam Loomis and Jamie Lee is Laurie Strode. Cant beat the original.