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With the remaking craze that has been going on in the last couple of years, I thought it time to bring up the subject. We've already discussed Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Dawn of the Dead (I actually see this as a "re-visioning" than a remake) and there are more on the way. What about films YOU PERSONALLY think need to be remade? Films that sucked major ass the first time around that could definitely go back for better celluloid treatment. Maybe they didn't particularly suck, but could have been much better. Here go some candidates I think somebody needs to get on the ball and get rolling with, like right now:
1. Exorcist II: The Heretic. Quite possibly the worst sequel in existence today. I'm hard pressed to come up with another. If I had my way with it, I'd make it take place well after the first one and have Regan with a child that manifests the same behaviour as she did when the signs of her possession came about. Linda Blair would still be right for reprising the role as Regan. Hell, it could take a whole different turn, where it doesn't even have to do with her, just find a great director a half-way decent script and actors who aren't complete idiots. It could work.
2. Warlock III: Innocence. Disavow this movie completely. Without Julian Sands, there is no Warlock. Despite what Zombie-F thinks about him, Sands is cool as hell in this role; it's a character he was born to play.
3. Needful Things. One of my all-time favorite books by Stephen King, and one of the absolute worst film adaptations of his books IMHO. They just dropped the ball on this in so many ways that it would comprise a thread in itself to describe them.
4. Alien 3. They had no right killing off the surviving characters in Aliens, replacing them with characters who would be simple background characters in even a low budget film. No guns in an Alien movie?!? Granted, Sigourney Weaver had this thing against them during the filming of this, but that didn't seem to stop her from starring in Alien Resurrection. and there were firearms galore in that one. These Hollywood types ALWAYS flock under the banner of a "humanist" causes when one comes up just to make themselves look good. I'll bet if you look back when this film was being made there was an issue about gun control afoot.
5. Friday the 13th Parts III, V, VIII, Jason Goes To Hell and Jason X. I don't believe any of these need to be explained. Just do 'em over. :voorhees:
6. Halloween III: Season of the Witch. See the above Friday the 13th reference. Even if you disagree with what else I've written here, this one's a no-brainer. No Michael Myers, No Halloween. You're probably wondering why I didn't name anything after Part Five; that's because those films have no right to exist to begin with.
7. The Dead Next Door. Get rid of the Horror Icon name dropping, the horrible acting, the shoddy filmwork, the director and get somebody who really knows the craft and how to make Zombies scary and entertaining. This film could've been so much more but wasn't.
8. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Yeah, it's been remade already, but it wasn't done right the first OR the second time around. All of the characters were idiots. Give at least ONE of them a reason not to go visit "Oz, The Great and Terrible." It would make for a much more entertaining and BELIEVABLE film.
9. Vampyres. No, this is not that great film by John Carpenter, rather, it's a misnamed film about lesbian ghosts. Could have been much better, and if not for the lesbian scenes, probably would've...No scratch that...no probably to it, it would've been a crappy film. Make it either about Ghosts or Vampires, but do not confuse the two. Just keep in the lesbians.
10. Let's Scare Jessica To Death. Heard that they were WANTING to remake this one, then I heard no more. It's weird in some ways, enough to make you want to see it with its Vampire tones and all, but it doesn't pay off and becomes an overlong, boring mess. I would really like to see a remake on this one.
There you have it. I know there's more,but I don't want to hog all the fun. Get in there and let's see what you guys can come up with.
1. Exorcist II: The Heretic. Quite possibly the worst sequel in existence today. I'm hard pressed to come up with another. If I had my way with it, I'd make it take place well after the first one and have Regan with a child that manifests the same behaviour as she did when the signs of her possession came about. Linda Blair would still be right for reprising the role as Regan. Hell, it could take a whole different turn, where it doesn't even have to do with her, just find a great director a half-way decent script and actors who aren't complete idiots. It could work.
2. Warlock III: Innocence. Disavow this movie completely. Without Julian Sands, there is no Warlock. Despite what Zombie-F thinks about him, Sands is cool as hell in this role; it's a character he was born to play.
3. Needful Things. One of my all-time favorite books by Stephen King, and one of the absolute worst film adaptations of his books IMHO. They just dropped the ball on this in so many ways that it would comprise a thread in itself to describe them.
4. Alien 3. They had no right killing off the surviving characters in Aliens, replacing them with characters who would be simple background characters in even a low budget film. No guns in an Alien movie?!? Granted, Sigourney Weaver had this thing against them during the filming of this, but that didn't seem to stop her from starring in Alien Resurrection. and there were firearms galore in that one. These Hollywood types ALWAYS flock under the banner of a "humanist" causes when one comes up just to make themselves look good. I'll bet if you look back when this film was being made there was an issue about gun control afoot.
5. Friday the 13th Parts III, V, VIII, Jason Goes To Hell and Jason X. I don't believe any of these need to be explained. Just do 'em over. :voorhees:
6. Halloween III: Season of the Witch. See the above Friday the 13th reference. Even if you disagree with what else I've written here, this one's a no-brainer. No Michael Myers, No Halloween. You're probably wondering why I didn't name anything after Part Five; that's because those films have no right to exist to begin with.
7. The Dead Next Door. Get rid of the Horror Icon name dropping, the horrible acting, the shoddy filmwork, the director and get somebody who really knows the craft and how to make Zombies scary and entertaining. This film could've been so much more but wasn't.
8. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Yeah, it's been remade already, but it wasn't done right the first OR the second time around. All of the characters were idiots. Give at least ONE of them a reason not to go visit "Oz, The Great and Terrible." It would make for a much more entertaining and BELIEVABLE film.
9. Vampyres. No, this is not that great film by John Carpenter, rather, it's a misnamed film about lesbian ghosts. Could have been much better, and if not for the lesbian scenes, probably would've...No scratch that...no probably to it, it would've been a crappy film. Make it either about Ghosts or Vampires, but do not confuse the two. Just keep in the lesbians.
10. Let's Scare Jessica To Death. Heard that they were WANTING to remake this one, then I heard no more. It's weird in some ways, enough to make you want to see it with its Vampire tones and all, but it doesn't pay off and becomes an overlong, boring mess. I would really like to see a remake on this one.
There you have it. I know there's more,but I don't want to hog all the fun. Get in there and let's see what you guys can come up with.