see you got two aliens in there-- body snatchers are aliens.
And the original classic ghouls have been remade so many times, I would hate to see everyone of them in this remake.
I would hope if it is remade, a lot of time goes into finding the most popular ghouls ever created. The more popular they are, the more tongue and cheek they can be about the whole thing, making it into a great horror comedy.
And a quick comment about paranoid guy on this thread: if Hollywood is really planting these threads about remakes, then that's some mighty good research, and if anything I appreciate the idea that these higher ups want to hear from film lovers, because that is a respectful way of coming up with film ideas.
Now I don't see why there is a need to attack younger film goers, like it's their fault that remakes happen. Ringu was remade like a year after it came out in Japan, so it's not just about appealing to a younger crowed, it's about appealing at all to film goers, in America and outside America for worldwide release. And some great films are remakes, most respected of Horror films being The Thing. There of course are more like The Fly, the first remake of Invasion of the body snatchers, Little Shop Of Horrors, The Ring, etc.
A good remake doesn't tarnish the original, because the original is still there. If anything, it brings a new audience to a story they would have never heard of since there are thousands of films out there. I would have never seen some original films if it weren't for their remakes advertising the original. And when a remake is coming out, and the plot sounds interesting, I quickly get a hold of the original so I can compare the two for fun.
Besides, the make films from novels, and they are never as good as the books, and they have been doing that since as long as films have been around. The film Carrie pales in comparison to the book, but that doesn't mean the movie is utter trash. I read the book because I liked the film. People that enjoyed The Hobbit were thrilled when they made the three part film Lord Of The Rings. It didn't tarnish the books.
The whole idea that stories can't be retold is ridiculous. That's how stories survived before the written word, through retellings, and there is nothing wrong with that.
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lezardormeurgeant
14 years ago
How true !
Nobody much expects of the remake to be superior
to the original. But as paying moviegoers we have
the right to demand of it to be at least watchable.
For sure the remakes are under the constraints of
their own time ( the least not being the omnipresent
political correctness ) and those who love the original
will wince at some of the additions or deletions.
But well, if the story is good and the realization not botched,
who are we to complain ?
Now take for example the 2006 "Superman", I don't find it up to
the 1978 movie. But it's decently done, well adapted to our
times, and with the authors respectful of their audiences.
A second example is "Ghostbusters" well made in every instance,
which gives us the desire to watch the original with Lewis-Martin,
and the even earlier one with the Bowery Boys !
So when a new movie hits the big or the small screen, let's forget
the watch-for-free critics ( a la Leonard Maltin & Pauline Kael ),
and go see them for ourselves, after all it's our money.
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