Which is your favorite remake/reboot and why?

Gabriel Knight · January 28, 2020, 06:38:09 AM

Definitely THE THING, hands down. Carpenter is a genius, I enjoy every one of his movies, although I still have plenty to watch.

Agree with THE FLY, amazin film. Disgusting but in a good way!

I'll add the remakes of both NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and DAWN OF THE LIVING DEAD. While not better than the originals, they're great movies and really managed to capture the essence of the source material.

I liked VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (also Carpenter's). Not amazing, but an enjoyable movie nevertheless.

RED DRAGON I guess it can be considered a remake of MANHUNTER. It's also great, I actually enjoyed it more than SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.

RCMerchant · January 28, 2020, 09:30:06 AM

EVIL SPAWN (1987) is a bloody remake of the WASP WOMAN (1959) with nudity and a much cooler rubber monster! And it's got John Carradine too!

I had this big box vhs awhile back, but I gave it to ex-Bad Movies member Circus.

Rev. Powell · January 28, 2020, 09:45:59 AM

No mention of THE BLOB (1988)?

http://www.badmovies.org/movies/theblob/

I am not a fan of the original (other than the fantastic theme song!), so the remake is a big improvement to me.

chainsaw midget · January 28, 2020, 11:40:46 AM

Quote from: Rev. Powell on January 28, 2020, 09:45:59 AM
No mention of THE BLOB (1988)?

http://www.badmovies.org/movies/theblob/

I am not a fan of the original (other than the fantastic theme song!), so the remake is a big improvement to me.

I liked the original, but I'll agree that the remake was tons better.

Shame we didn't get a cover of the original song with it.

The Burgomaster · January 28, 2020, 05:32:58 PM

SORCERER (1977) is a very worthy remake of THE WAGES OF FEAR (1953)

VenomX73 · January 28, 2020, 07:13:16 PM

Yup, awesome remake - The Blob (1988)

RCMerchant · January 28, 2020, 10:21:24 PM

I like MISSILE TO THE MOON (1958) over CAT WOMEN OF THE MOON (1953) mostly because of the Rock Men!

zombie no.one · January 29, 2020, 06:23:56 PM

I quite liked what THE HILLS HAVE EYES remake did. It wasn't amazing, and it had a bit of generic 2000s era horror movie damage, but at least they made an effort to do more than just rehash the original. (the following HILLS HAVE EYES 2 sucked though)

WingedSerpent · January 29, 2020, 08:46:38 PM

The HBO remake of Attack of the 50ft Woman, is a better movie then the original. It does more with the premises.

ER · January 31, 2020, 02:15:38 PM

I think the re-make of The Last of the Mohicans in the '90s was better than earlier versions. ON the flip side of re-making classics, Demi More's re-telling of The Scarlet Letter could be the worst movie I ever saw.

ER · March 13, 2020, 10:55:02 PM

The Alamo from 2004, for its brave accuracy. It also made a dear friend of mine in Austin extremely happy, which was a nice part. I think it's one of the most under-rated movies of the 2000s and deserved more support than it got among the very people who should have backed it. I remember telling some Texas patriot he should see it and he said, "I ain't seeing nothin' Disney puts out about Texas."

So the movie had too steep a hill to climb.

Ted C · March 14, 2020, 08:46:39 AM

Quote from: Gabriel Knight on January 28, 2020, 06:38:09 AM
I'll add the remakes of both NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and DAWN OF THE LIVING DEAD. While not better than the originals, they're great movies and really managed to capture the essence of the source material.

I think the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead is outright better than the original, but that may be because I saw it first.

BoyScoutKevin · September 19, 2020, 03:05:19 PM

Quote from: ER on March 13, 2020, 10:55:02 PM
The Alamo from 2004, for its brave accuracy. It also made a dear friend of mine in Austin extremely happy, which was a nice part. I think it's one of the most under-rated movies of the 2000s and deserved more support than it got among the very people who should have backed it. I remember telling some Texas patriot he should see it and he said, "I ain't seeing nothin' Disney puts out about Texas."

So the movie had too steep a hill to climb.

I take it, then. Your friend has never seen Old Yeller or Savage Sam. Both of which are set in Texas and both by Texan Fred Gipson.

FatFreddysCat · September 19, 2020, 05:51:58 PM

I was unexpectedlly impressed by the Evil Dead remake.
I was expecting it to be kitschy/goofy like the original (though I suppose much of the O.G.'s kitschiness was due to budget restraints, and therefore not intentional) but the new one had a WAY bigger mean streak, it hit the ground running and stayed pretty balls to the wall all the way through.

Trevor · October 10, 2020, 11:58:54 PM

The 2004 remake of Walking Tall with The Rock and Johnny Knoxville wasn't bad at all.