Best Horror Remake

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by leem6453

Sorry. I didn't get a chance to check those. I hope you liked it...and it does get better every time you do.

Yea it was cool. I wished I would have seen it back when it came out though. But I wasnt disappointed. The effects were nice especially for that time frame. I caught it on directv in HD about a month ago. I would get it on blu if it gets cheap enough and watch again. Got Em!!

[Porkchop Express]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Yea it was cool. I wished I would have seen it back when it came out though. But I wasnt disappointed. The effects were nice especially for that time frame. I caught it on directv in HD about a month ago. I would get it on blu if it gets cheap enough and watch again. Got Em!!

I'm glad you liked it. Maybe you need to make a "I saw The Thing Thread" so the harassment will stop.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by Porkchop Express

I'm glad you liked it. Maybe you need to make a "I saw The Thing Thread" so the harassment will stop.

Haha u aint lying. I already got people waiting for my 2001 thread! The peer pressure here. I feel like a teen at a new highschool! Hahahaha!! Got Em!!

[hdogg523]

I voted Dawn of the Dead but i have a feeling once i get the chance to watch The Thing my vote will change... or it might not haha.. i really did enjoy Dawn of the Dead 2004 a lot

[Fighter]

The Fly (1986)

Cronenberg masterpiece

[chemokidd]

voted for friday the 13th but also liked the hills have eyes

[Blu Myers]

There are few "perfect" horror movies...where you are completely sucked in from beginning to end. The Thing is one of those movies.

[KingBing]

Texas Chainsaw Massacre!

[BillieCassin]

I haven't seen many of the new remakes, but I have to say I really enjoyed the 2009 Friday the 13th.

[Blu Titan]

The Thing should win easily.

[GLaDOS]

Hands down, John Carpenter's make's-you-want-to-go-to-the-bathroom remake of The Thing.

[Brandon]

Crazy to see that Friday the 13th has more votes than The Fly.

[koontz1973]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978). One of the times when a great film is made better IMO. The Thing looks like the runaway winner on this one which is no surprise because it is a super film but as I have not seen the original, could not vote for it.

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by Brandon

Crazy to see that Friday the 13th has more votes than The Fly.

I don't see how anything but The Thing is beating it out.

[dvd_mazter]

Best: Halloween

Runners up: The Thing, Dawn of the Dead, Quarantine

Worst: Pulse / One Missed Call

[GORT]

The Thing
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[Tcan21]

I went Dawn of the Dead 2004 but The Thing and TCM 2003 are right behind

[GOAT]

I really enjoyed Zombies Halloween and will be watching again soon right before the new one is released so that got my vote... The Thing is also great but I am yet to see the first... I dont like Romeros Zombie films but did enjoy the 08 remake of Day of the dead

[jhiggy23]

Originally Posted by surfdude12

The Ring

one of my favorite horrors ever.

Halloween was horrible

[Show spoiler] Zombie destroyed the essence of Myers: he only killed promiscous women (and innocent bystander boyfriends who got in the way). the Halloween remake was so stupid, Myers was killing everyone and anyone. i was ready for him to kick in the White house and start killing the president

Dawn remake was ok but

[Show spoiler] without showing the zombies IN THE MALL, it was not a true remake. why? because Dawn focused on greed/materialism, with the zombies representing us greedy consumers (big eyes, scratching on the store window). Dawn was a parody of consumerism and greed, so the Dawn remake just left all of that out, and hence wasn't even a true remake

. also IMO the "true" zombie doesn't run, they walk. its scarier that way. why? as romero said: "its like space invaders"..i dont know about you guys, but romero is right: that video game freaked me out, more than games where you're getting chased down

Not surprisingly, I agree with you again: The Ring. I know it is popular to hate this movie, especially because of the ending and because of the hype surrounding it. However, I thought the directing by Verbinski and the mood he set forth were incredible. I also thought the music was very effective, as was the cinematography. Can't wait for it on blu.

Like many, I generally think remakes are unnecessary and inferior to their predecessors. No more is this apparent, imo, than in the horror genre. While I do not rank The Ring among my top 7 horror films of all time (Alien, The Shining, Psycho, Halloween, The Orphanage, The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project), I would probably rank it number 8, with The Exorcism of Emily Rose number 9 and Nosferatu number 10.

Nice insight as always.

[jhiggy23]

I have respect for The Thing, but I honestly don't like it that much and think the top 7 I listed above are much better, while the other three are debatable. I know a lot of ppl on this site like it, but it just doesn't do it for me. Great mood though.