This Makes Me Sick...

[BooBerry]

Meh... none of this really bothers me... Horror movies either suck or the don't... Horror remakes either suck or they don't... probably in about the same ratio... Chances are, if you watch any "original" horror flick in the last 20 years, there's probably already half a dozen other movies before it, with the exact same plot anyway...

That's how I feel. There's a few I'd rather them not touch at all (Poltergeist mainly), but all the rest.... eh.

[strtfghtr]

wait Cronenberg is gonna remake a movie he already remade?

[steelba]

AWIL remake should be cool, the original was merely a dark comedy. Maybe the werewolf will actually resemble a you know, wolf!

[koolmike]

Was a strange looking beast for sure.

[walk]

I'm not a big fan of remakes but I'm not forced to see them by the way. Be sure there are some movies I'll never see cos' I don't want to give them a try and waste my time with useless movies or pile sof shit according to my point of view.

[DMHead777]

wait Cronenberg is gonna remake a movie he already remade?

That's not necessarily a bad thing.

[WarBeast]

That's not necessarily a bad thing.

Agreed... If Cronenberg feels like there's something he can do with the concept, and wants to re-do it, I'm willing to give him the benefit of doubt on it... Generally, Cronenberg doesn't just make movies for the pay-check... Perhaps he has become displeased with his other take on the Fly and wants to go a different direction with it...

[koolmike]

I'm all for that.

[Splat]

As long as a movie is being made "sincerely" I don't mind.

But it is usually obvious when it is for the :finger3:k-ching$$$:finger3: as the movie is usually "heartless" and pretty crap.

As well as all of this the directors should stop being lazy by using CGI and start "crafting" movies again by using special effects. It does not hurt to use brain cells and figure out how to physically create an effect. Unfortunately nowadays it seems that it does hurt for directors to really think about what they are doing.

[steelba]

more remakes please :mummy:

[strtfghtr]

Agreed... If Cronenberg feels like there's something he can do with the concept, and wants to re-do it, I'm willing to give him the benefit of doubt on it... Generally, Cronenberg doesn't just make movies for the pay-check... Perhaps he has become displeased with his other take on the Fly and wants to go a different direction with it...

I hear what you are saying but The Fly is one of my fav 80s horror and it seems like a slap in my face that Cronenberg is so dissatisfied with it that he wants a do-over

[Splat]

A serious re-make :mummy: would be good.

[WarBeast]

I hear what you are saying but The Fly is one of my fav 80s horror and it seems like a slap in my face that Cronenberg is so dissatisfied with it that he wants a do-over

If someone remaking a movie you like is like a slap in the face to you, then you take shit waaaayyyy too personally, man...

My thought that Cronenberg has become displeased with his original product is merely baseless conjecture... It could also be that Cronenberg was sitting there watching his remake or the the original and said... "hmmm... these are both sweet... but I just had a most righteous idea that goes a completely different direction... I think I'm gonna make another version!!!"

Again, baseless conjecture... I for one, am always ready to give ol' David the benefit of the doubt... and if he thinks he can make another remake of The Fly, then I say he should go forth and kick ass...

[ScreamQueen]

I'm disgusted to think that with all the new talent that walks into Hollywood on any given day, that studios think they've got no way to go but back. It's not the bloody catwalk, fashion may go backwards but movies? Sure most things have been done to death already, but certainly folks can create new ways to tell the same old story without getting all retarded about it...can't they?

[UzumakiW]

I stopped caring about them remaking movies a while back since I figured they're just going to keep doing it anyway. I rarely watch any of them, anyway. I suppose it'd be interesting to see how the razor blade scene in Art of the Devil would be like in a remake. It was a good scene, but a bit disappointing.

[Gatsu18]

Ok, I am very pro remakes whether they are shitty or not but you simply cannot remake monster squad! That movie should be untouchable!

[Godfatha]

Ok, I am very pro remakes whether they are shitty or not but you simply cannot remake monster squad! That movie should be untouchable!

There are horror films with much greater acclaim that have hit the chopping block already. Monster Squad doesn't stand a chance.

[Macready]

Remakes are fine by me, some of them are actually better than the original in my opinion. More than half of the "new" horror movies being released today are PG-13 crapfests that have no value to a true horror fan. So why not take a shot at re-making an older movie?

With that being said, if they are going to go the remake route it better do the original justice if it is already considered a classic. Some remakes are done and go right to DVD, what's the point?

[Sutter Kane]

Of all the Cronenberg movies that they could remake, Why The Brood? It wasn't even that good. Fuck it, as long as they leave Videodrome alone I Don't care.

[Primetimeloser]

I think the Motel Hell remake would be cool. If they ever move forward with it.