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The difference between something like this and the recent Evil Dead is that Evil Dead directly tried to recreate the ambiance of an entire decade and genre of film, and did so while consciously trying to make the film relevant to modern times. The director of this film essentially stated he won't even try to do the former, so what's the point? The reason these remakes exist is because a lot of people not only just want some sort of nostalgic callback, but because the film making in each and every decade has been decidedly different in its flavor and approach. So, to put it in a nutshell creating a remake of an 80s action film, a decade that was known for its over the top hyperviolence and super stylized antics, and then reducing it down to a PG-13 formula, is the absolute antithesis of what makes a suitable remake in this case. It's not about being shot for shot, it's not about even being faithful to the plot construction of the original, it's about the feeling, about the voice of the film. You don't have to recreate Verhoeven, you simply have to recreate, or at least establish a facsimile, of that same atmosphere, the same voice that films from the decade possessed. Watch Evil Dead, watch The House of the Devil, most importantly, watch Beyond the Black Rainbow for examples of films that all did it right. This is just uninspired, by the numbers junk. There's nothing here about tapping into the flavor and feelings of an era, it's about transplanting a name and image into the 2010's without carrying over any of the personality. It's soulless.
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