Which do you like better? I'm usually pretty purist when it comes to movies and almost always would say original over remake, however I think I like the remake better in this case. I know I'm bound to get a biased response asking on this board vs. asking it on the original board, but I just wanted to see what people thought.
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I think I prefer the remake....I love the "David's emotions" part....It was a very whiz fact to add in the movie! The remake is more a psychological movie than an horror movie....And it's why I love it more.
The original is now a little bit "kitch" to me...Well I'm sure it was good at the time but not today...
But the real genius there is John Wyndham with his "Midwich Cucooks" You rock dude!
I prefer the remake too and, usually, I prefer the original. I felt this film worked well because the children were actually properly developed and that wasn't really the case with the original where the focus was much more on the adults.
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Remake in every respect!
Don't get me wrong, i love both films. In fact, i grew upon the original... that i understand is pretty much easier to like, but i must admit that i've grown appreciating remake a lot more over the years, to the point that i already believe that we're dealing with a minor masterpiece here. 95 version is simply much superior in terms of the general quality of the filmmaking, and THAT is very hard to overlook for me. It's not just another film that is supposed to scare you, it's a lot more psychological and thoughtful. It¨s much moreccomplex and rich in the portrayal of characters. It's a truly beautiful work of art in its own way.
The acting is better... (one of Christopher Reeve's finest hours)
Cinematography is better... (lyrical and almost poetic with all that scenery)
Character development is better... (here even the enemy (children) have their own developed view on life and our world - symbolically depicting the idea where our modern society might be leading to)
Like in The Thing, this film has also lots of non-subtle things that the originals didn't show on screen so they could have been more scarier and suspenseful, but the trick is that lots of things are really not shown in these remakes, and that is leading to the distrust between the characters... Carpenter believes that the lack of mutual understanding, compassion and trust is a lot more scary than just the dealing with the unknown. It's a lot more mature way of doing horror films. I believe Mr.Christopher Lee would agree with this as well.
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shareStorywise the original is better.I can believe that a village like that would be tight-lipped about the goings-on and the grown-ups were just as strange as the children.
The remake had a great cast.I thought they wuld have been perfect for another story about a small town.I just couldn't buy that some of these people wouldn't hit the road and get away right afer the freaky-deaky mass pass out.And why wouldn't more people be interacting with them after the births? Why just the Kirstie Alley character? I couldn't buy into that part.
The acting is better... (one of Christopher Reeve's finest hours)
Are you kidding me Christopher Reeve's was always a poor actor at best and in this particular movie his acting can be compared only to watching a piece of wood, when Kirstie Alley is the best actoress in a film you know your in trouble. Oh and by the way in case you had'nt guessed i prefer the original :)
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Both Versions where good but The Remake I liked a Little Better Espically having The Smallest one (David In The Carpenter Version) Having Emotion and being the Outcast in the Crew...
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Original. i found it more sinister and eerie. Plus I personally hated most of the actors in the remake... made it very difficult to watch.
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Having seen both versions for the first time in just the past week (thanks to Chiller and the Sci-Fi Channel), I'd have to say the original. Mostly because I liked its Cold War feel vs. the typical American cynicism present in the remake.
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No contest, the original was a creepy film, but the re-make was just a bunch of cheesy actors trying to be creepy!
shareOriginal by far, even if it's cheesy, the acting was way better in the original.
shareThe original was much, much better. The remake had promise, but it was all lost and I blame Carpenter.
shareI actually thought I would like the remake more, because John Carpenter is a god in my eyes and I thought a more Americanized version of the film would suite me better, but I have to say, this film is pretty poor. It makes the original Village look alot better in comparison. Too many special effects and too much corny dialogue ruin the subtle creepiness of the children. The best parts of this flick were the things carried over from the original.
All in all I'd give this version a 4/10, and the original a 6/10.
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