Underrated little shocker from the underrated Joe Zito.
I just saw Sly's Rambo and was wondering, there isn't much seperating his kind of soldier from the deranged WWII vet in The Prowler. If they do a remake, it'd be cool to explore that parallel.
Like the old saying goes, "If you kill a few men you're a murderer, if you kill thousands you're a war hero"
The vet could be some deranged Vietnam/Gulf War vet with delusions of Reaganism!
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why? the original still kicks ass
shareI don't know. The way Michael Bay's plowing through the backlog its only a matter of time.
I could just see it being really cool and, as you say, badass.
Here's a comment from the Terror Trap reviewer which sums up my feelings:
"The creators of The Prowler could have utilized the disturbed veteran killer motif to much greater benefit. Just imagine the possibilities...grenades, nerve gas, rocket launchers, SCUD missiles...."
Aren't there enough remakes of classics? I don't understand, if it's not broke why fix it? As far as Michael Bay goes, he can lick my oil covered boots. That numbskull should wise up and put in his papers. He wants to work with movies, fine, he can work at a video store.
On a seperate note, as much as hate the idea of classics being remade, there have been some that I have been impressed with. Those being:
John Carpenter's THE THING
Martin Scorsese's CAPE FEAR
Alexandre Aja's THE HILLS HAVE EYES
Tobe Hooper's TOOLBOX MURDERS
As far as others go, what a waste.
Due for a remake? Why would you want to encourage Hollywood to be devoid of any creativity and remake yet another slasher/horror from the Eighties? There have been so many over the last 5 years - some good, most terrible - that I cannot understand why these boards are full of people looking for remakes of films that were absolutely fine as they were first time around!
If it is remade then almost certainly it won't be very good going by the recent offerings and will be hated by almost everybody (especially by the original's fans) just like The Fog and Black Christmas. Then you'll have everyone saying that there should never have been a remake!
Sleep deprivation is a one way ticket to temporary psychosis.
Wow. Somebody who liked The Toolbox Murders. Here I was thinking it was a pile of scheize. But I liked WATC '06 and The Hitcher, so who am I to judge?
But remake? Only if Jensen Ackles signs up for the cop role... too late. No deal.
You can rest your mind at last, you've resolved the horrors past...
I'm sure we'll see a remake for this depending on how My Bloody Valentine 3D does this weekend.
"I don't wanna say atodaso Julian but atodaso, I *beep* atodaso." - Ricky, Trailer Park Boys.
Im glad they haven't touched this..yet
"I've never chopped wood before. But I've chopped other things"
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Rambo is nothing like the Prowler. The Prowler goes on a killing spree all because it's the anniversary of when he killed his girl that sent him a Dear John. Rambo only kills bad guys. He doesn't kill innocent people or women for that matter. Rambo was a little unbalanced from the war, but not a homicidal maniac.
shareYo Pazuzu.....
"I've never chopped wood before. But I've chopped other things"
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That just put a HUGE evil lil grin on my face. How I miss them good old 80's quotes =-)
haha yeah my old sig! :)
glad you liked it, Sleepaway Camp movies have some cool quotes :)
Savage Streets For Region 4!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HvFKr6XtnQ
How old were you when you watched the first one? That ending shot has been embedded into my head since early child-hood.
sharei first saw it two years ago, i was 17
it's definitely one of the biggest shock endings ever
Savage Streets For Region 4!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HvFKr6XtnQ
I first saw it in the summer of 87 good old VHS days. Had a sleepover/horror movie night with 2 other friends. I was 10 at the time. Shocking was an understatement for me.
sharenice!
i saw it on a bootleg dvd by a company called Legacy
and it is supposed to be the uncut version, i still want the Anchor Bay dvd though
Savage Streets For Region 4!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HvFKr6XtnQ
Last Christmas my lil sis got me the Anchor Bay dvd. I'm still wanting the "Sleep away Camp Survival Set"
shareDue for a remake? Why would you want to encourage Hollywood to be devoid of any creativity and remake yet another slasher/horror from the Eighties?
If it is remade then almost certainly it won't be very good going by the recent offerings and will be hated by almost everybody (especially by the original's fans) just like The Fog and Black Christmas. Then you'll have everyone saying that there should never have been a remake!
This was a GREAT movie so that wouldn't be bad, as long as it was a GOOD remake and they spent time on it, instead of piecing some nonsense together.
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Just what we need, a bunch of lame CGI gore to replace Savini's brilliant practical effects.
This movie is fine the way it is. A remake is not necessary.
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