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I would throw The Blob, Friday the 13th, and maybe Invasion of the Body Snatchers into the mix.
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SlenderWhore posted:Are there any horror movie remakes that are better than the original? I got into a discussion with a friend today who insisted that there weren't any, but I could think of The Hills Have Eyes and Dawn of the Dead, which were at least on par wit the original (if not better). Any others? Evil Dead 2. The Ring. Also it's not "better" than the 1931 version but the world would be a more dismal place if Dracula (1992) were never made.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:18
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Tuxedo Catfish posted:Evil Dead 2. The idea that this is a remake has always been pretty spurious. It's a sequel that includes a less-than-10 minute recap of the original at the beginning.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:19
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My issue with that question is always that the person asking it seems to be implying that the remake had better make the original non-essential to be worth your time.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:20
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:My issue with that question is always that the person asking it seems to be implying that the remake had better make the original non-essential to be worth your time. Yeah, I should point out that I very much enjoy the original versions of all three remakes I mentioned.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:21
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:My issue with that question is always that the person asking it seems to be implying that the remake had better make the original non-essential to be worth your time. I feel exactly the same way. I think that a good movie can be enjoyed regardless of how it stacks up in comparison to the original. The 00's Texas Chainsaw Massacre wasn't as "good" as the original, but I still found it to be a fantastic film in its own regard. LtKenFrankenstein posted:The idea that this is a remake has always been pretty spurious. It's a sequel that includes a less-than-10 minute recap of the original at the beginning. But it doesn't make much sense if we don't take it as a remake. Why would Ash return to the cabin? And replay the tape? He acts as if he has never seen it before. I was ridiculously confused as a result when I watched it back in the day without realizing it was a remake of the first.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:30
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SlenderWhore posted:But it doesn't make much sense if we don't take it as a remake. Why would Ash return to the cabin? And replay the tape? He acts as if he has never seen it before. I was ridiculously confused as a result when I watched it back in the day without realizing it was a remake of the first. The explanation in the commentary is that Ash is just that stupid.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:33
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It's both a remake and a sequel. It's fair game in discussions about either. 
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SlenderWhore posted:But it doesn't make much sense if we don't take it as a remake. Why would Ash return to the cabin? And replay the tape? He acts as if he has never seen it before. I was ridiculously confused as a result when I watched it back in the day without realizing it was a remake of the first. Like I just said: the first ten minutes are just a quick slimmed-down recap of what happened in the first one. Everything after he kills Linda is totally new. If you insist on calling it a remake because of that, sure, I guess, but there's about 7 minutes of remake to about 80 minutes of sequel. And it's got a big fat 2 right there in the title. It's right in the opening credits, you can't miss it. axleblaze posted:The explanation in the commentary is that Ash is just that stupid. Also, according to Sam Raimi, this. If you haven't listened to the DVD commentary for Evil Dead II, do it right the hell now.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:35
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axleblaze posted:The explanation in the commentary is that Ash is just that stupid. I like that.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:36
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Also, if you want a non-diegetic explanation, Sam Raimi wanted to just use footage from the first Evil Dead instead of re-filming all that stuff, but he literally couldn't afford to get the rights to his own movie, which is just one of my favorite filmmaking stories.
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SlenderWhore posted:Are there any horror movie remakes that are better than the original? I got into a discussion with a friend today who insisted that there weren't any, but I could think of The Hills Have Eyes and Dawn of the Dead, which were at least on par wit the original (if not better). Any others? Herzog's Nosferatu is as good as the original. House of Wax 1953 is way better than Mystery of the House Museum even with the goofy yoyo wooo 3d scene.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:47
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The Night of The Living Dead remake from 1990 is worth watching. Despite following the same plot/premise, it changes who the central protagonist is, and creates a very different film as a result. Edit: Drag Me to Hell uses the same premise as Thinner but it is a million times better.
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Jun 2, 2013 16:49
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The Amityville Horror remake is better than the original but that isn't really saying much considering how bad the original is.
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Jun 2, 2013 17:11
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I like the Cat People remake more for all of the wrong reasons. The Blob remake is much better as well, it's vicious for a movie about pink goo.
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Jun 2, 2013 17:55
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Want to, with a few caveats, recommend Uninhabited, on Netflix Instant. It's about a couple who go on a camping trip on a desert island and spooky stuff happens. The male lead is terrible (his accent hides this a bit) and the plot is rote with few surprises. That being said, I watched it alone at night and it really creeped me out. Lots of the creepy stuff happens on a brightly-lit beach, which you don't see very often, and I found it very effective. It's a very low-key movie that isn't trying to reinvent the wheel, but I enjoyed it.
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Jun 2, 2013 18:12
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Keanu Grieves posted:(Dark Skies spoiler) When everything gets trippy in the last ten minutes and Jesse slips into the house his mom is trying to sell, the wallpaper is this fabulously awful yellow-orange-brown floral print that reminds me of my own childhood home.    
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Everyone's going to say stuff like The Fly, The Thing and so on. I'll just say that The Crazies is far better than the original. Hold the gently caress up....there was a remake of The Fly?! Or is the Jeff Goldblum one a remake of an older film?
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Jun 2, 2013 18:34
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Hold the gently caress up....there was a remake of The Fly?!
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Jun 2, 2013 18:35
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Barton Fink makes creepy wallpaper an actual plot point. It also probably counts as a horror movie, sort of, sometimes. Has anyone seen any of the filmed adaptations of The Yellow Wallpaper?
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Jun 2, 2013 18:35
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Xandoom posted:Jeff Godblum one was a remake of an older black and white film. And while I prefer the Cronenberg version, the original The Fly is also pretty awesome. I think that was my first Vincent Price movie.
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Jun 2, 2013 18:38
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Cronenberg's Fly is definitely among the best, if not the best psychological horror movies I've ever seen.
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Cronenberg's Fly is definitely among the best, if not the best psychological horror movies I've ever seen. It's great, but I definitely wouldn't call it a psychological horror movie. It's insanely visceral. It's pretty much the ultimate body-horror film. Like, if it were a movie about Jeff Goldblum thinking he's turning into a fly, I'd call that a psychological horror film. But it's a movie about Jeff Goldbum actually turning into a fly, with blood and slime and mucus and vomit and makeup effects everywhere. Uncle Boogeyman fucked around with this message at 18:45 on Jun 2, 2013 |
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Jun 2, 2013 18:42
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Rageaholic Monkey posted:Hold the gently caress up....there was a remake of The Fly?! Haha, what the hell, dude. Please watch the 1958 The Fly!
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DeimosRising posted:Barton Fink makes creepy wallpaper an actual plot point. It also probably counts as a horror movie, sort of, sometimes. I didn't know there were filmed adaptations! I figured there was but have no clue what movies count as such. I really loved the story when I studied it in University, and the hallway in my apartment was painted faded yellow with smeary, stretched out gold patterns painted on it wallpaper style. It was, for all intents and purposes, horrifying.
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Jun 2, 2013 18:48
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The arm wrestling scene in Cronenberg's Fly is one of the most disturbing things I've seen in a film.
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I need reccomendations as I've been pretty bored lately. How about the best horror movie made within the past year? What do you think it would be? I will watch all your answers.
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HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:Everyone's going to say stuff like The Fly, The Thing and so on. I'll just say that The Crazies is far better than the original. What I take away from that was the the original was terrible, because I thought the remake started off okay and then didn't know when to quit. By the end, it was practically a comedy for the absurd degree to which everything escalated.
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Jun 2, 2013 19:03
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RightClickSaveAs posted:A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) is one of the best Wallpaper Horror films
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Jun 2, 2013 19:15
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I liked House on Haunted Hill enough, and Thir13en Ghosts is fun in a SciFi channel, middle-of-the-day kind of way.
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Xandoom posted:I need reccomendations as I've been pretty bored lately. How about the best horror movie made within the past year? What do you think it would be? I will watch all your answers. From 2012-2013, my top five would be V/H/S, Stoker, Berberian Sound Studio, Cabin In The Woods, and Evil Dead in that order (best to worst).
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Jun 2, 2013 19:26
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Keanu Grieves posted:You know what I love about Slumber Party Massacre? That a slasher film about a guy who "drills" scantily clad women was written and directed by women, one of whom went on to write Mystic Pizza and Beethoven. Granted, I haven't actually seen Slumber Party Massacre, but that tickles me to no end. The writer was also a feminist.
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Keanu Grieves posted:Man, I need to see this. I love The Uninvited, and I've been putting it off for way too long. You extremely need to see it.
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Xandoom posted:I need reccomendations as I've been pretty bored lately. How about the best horror movie made within the past year? What do you think it would be? I will watch all your answers. Paranorman, V/H/S, Mama, The Bay, The Tall Man. Still waiting to see Berberian Sound Studio.
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I'd vote Prometheus, Beyond The Black Rainbow, Chernobyl Diaries and The Bay. You could arguably include After Earth as well, but it's more of a blend of genres.
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How could I have forgotten about Beyond the Black Rainbow? And I guess if Alien is a horror movie, so's Prometheus.
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Xandoom posted:I need reccomendations as I've been pretty bored lately. How about the best horror movie made within the past year? What do you think it would be? I will watch all your answers. According to Criticker, my top horror from 2012-2013 (some of which might not be out) are V/H/S, V/H/S/2, Stoker, Beyond the Black Rainbow, Berberian Sound Studio, Prometheus, Sightseers, Magic Magic, Sinister, Cabin in the Woods, Excision, The Frankenstein Theory, Apartment 143, and The Pact.
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axleblaze posted:Magic Magic Every time this movie comes up in this thread I misread it as Magic Mike and I'm all "Geez guys, are you that insecure that a movie about male strippers is a horror movie to you?"
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Excision is definitely up there and I am kind of surprised people liked Apartment 143 as much as I did.
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Also I still haven't watched it but everyone who's seen it tells me Resolution is one of the best of the past year.
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