Horror movie remakes; why so many?
Dawn of the Dead, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween are all classic horror films.
Those three are just the tip of the iceberg of timeless horror movies now updated. Before I
go any further, I genuinely liked all three remakes as well. I just didn’t see the need for
them to be retold when the originals are so great and still relevant. Sure there’s money to
be made, but there’s also plenty of material out there that is both marketable and original.
All three were originally independent films that became hugely successful, with “Chainsaw”
and Halloween launching the careers of Tobe Hooper and John Carpenter respectively.
While Dawn of the Dead cemented the legacy of George Romero. I wonder what theese guys think
of their work reinvented? Or the wave of other remakes hollywood is churning out instead of
original material?
As good an actor that Will Smith is, absolutely no one can fill the shoes of the late Vincent
Price.
(although Geoffrey Rush did a great impersonation in the remake of House on Haunted Hill)
ah well, just a thought
Arnie