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Stacy is one JP 'horror' film that actually needs a remake

posted 18 years ago by Death_to_Pan_and_Scan
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Yeah, usually I want to injure people for wanting to remake Asian horror films, especially with the awful track record whenever it has been done (avoid the Pulse remake especially). When a film is made well the first time, I usually see no real reason for a remake. However, when a film has a great permise, but is done poorly, a remake may be in order.

I would NEVER want to see an American/Hollywood remake of this film, because I think the ideas presented in the film (or rather, attempted) are too culturally Japanese.
Setting a Stacy film in America would be, well...retarded.

What I WOULD like to see is for this film to be remade by the Japanese and obviously set in Japan with a Japanese cast, by someone more talented than the director of this film and with a little more resources. This film really has a premise with great potential (having never read the Japanese novel, I can't say how close the film resembles its source), but ultimately flawed execution due to A) a director who seems to be known for mediocre exploitation films, B) a very short shooting schedule and C) a very low budget.

Imagine if this film were made by someone with the talent of say Kiyoshi Kurosawa...

[–] midoricarrot 18 years ago

I absolutely agree with you. As I watched this film, I thought, "The premise is really fantastic. I wish it could be done better."

I'd rather have it be a bit more dark and not so comedic. I think there's a potentially powerful story behind it, if it can be done well.

[–] matsutaro 18 years ago

Having read the original Japanese novel, I was pretty disappointed by the movie adaption. While the book is more disjointed and they did a good job of tying that together, the effects were cringe-worthy and the whole product ended up looking like something you'd get off Ebay directly from the producer/director.

[–] seaniesharko 18 years ago

agree with you 100%.

i like how you said an american/hollywood remake of this film would be wrong, because the ideas presented are too culturally japanese. great point.