I am not speaking to the majority of you because the majority of you don't appreciate a good horror film when you see one.

So, I am going to list to you remakes that you should not see. I will also mention remakes that are worth viewing.

Remakes that you should not see:

1. When A Stranger Calls - What can be worse than making a remake of a not so good horror film? In this film, we get a stupid girl, no plot, no character creation, and pretty much no direction. Don't see this film. Don't even see the original.

2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Terrible. If you've seen the original, you know what Tobey Hooper was going for. The remake only looks stylish, and doesn't deliver the jolts that the original gave us.

3. Night of the Living Dead - Not a terrible remake, but it should be looked past if you are a big fan of the original. Not only do we get a completely different ending, but we also lose the feel of impending doom.

4. The Hitcher - Hey, what do you get when you make a remake of this bad ass movie, and you forget to recast Rutger Hauer as the Hitcher? A complete piece of ****.

5. Halloween - Yes, this is a Rob Zombie film. Yes, we do get to dig a little deeper into Michael's childhood (perhaps the best part of the film). What we don't get is something original. Once again, we don't really rely on the story or the character creation. And it really doesn't help that we get cameos from a bunch of Rob's buddies. The production is nice, the mask is still as creepy as ever... but it's just not scary anymore. It's just like the original... though not played off as well, 30 minutes longer, and a bigger body count.

6. The Hills Have Eyes 2 - Boring. Did anyone actually ever see the original? I am almost possitive that a good majority of you did not. So, I'll break it down. In the original, we get a bus full of people that decide to go out into the desert. But wait! The bus stops, and they are trapped! Terror ensues. In the remake, we get a bunch of National Guard idiots who go into the desert and get slaughtered. No longer do we feel tense... and no longer do we really get to see these ****ers torture their victims. All we see is a quick glance of the killer, killing the person quickly. Sometimes, we don't even see the killer. It feels more like a sensless slasher. Plus, the original HHE 2 wasn't good either. Avoid both of them.

7. The Ring - A remake of the Japanese piece of **** "Ringu". The Ring helps us all understand just who know what a good horror movie is... and who doesn't. If you liked this movie, consider yourself a dolt.

8. Psycho - I wasn't a big fan of the original. I definately didn't like the sequels. The remake is boring. The casting is terrible. The awesome shower scene is no longer awesome. It wasn't done right.


Remakes worth seeing:

1. Dawn of the Dead - The one thing that made this movie fun and different was that it was different than the original. It was a different look. We also got zombies that could haul ass, and that were violent as all ****. The tension was good, the story was decent, the actors pulled it off, the gore was excellent, and the movie was just plain fun. Also to note, everyone dies at the end! Just how Romero intended it! Definately watch this one.

2. The Hills Have Eyes - Not bad. Not bad at all. This time around, we get more of a story than the original. We finally understand just what went on. This movie follows closely to the original, but not too close. We get a longer flick with some good horror. The gore is good, the casting was good, the story improved where there wasn't much of one before, and we are still left with the feeling that everyone truly is doomed. Not bad for a remake. I would still rather watch the original over this one any day.


If I missed any, oh well.
I am sure if I think of more, I'll post more.

I can't disagree with that you said, the new Halloween was ****. Back story or not, it was just blood gore and violence. Michael was always more supernatural. Good ideas man.

awesome....

i loved halloween
that little kid was psycho but didnt like the ending to much
you forgot one in your list of remakes not to see though
the blob

Texas chainsaw was disappointing!

true, i liked hills have eyes, the second one was kinda stupid tho

what about hostel? anyone like that? or the second one?

I did not see Hostel or the second one.
I heard they were pretty terrible movies.
Mind you, I am not going to see these movies just because people told me they sucked. On the contrary. I am not going to see them because they didn't seem interesting to me.

understandable, wouldnt want to watch a movie that has no appeal to me.

Another shyte remake, Village Of The Damned. The original rocked tho;^]

Well i guess I suck than, cause I liked Ringu, Ju On, Psycho, etc. I hate movies with too much blood and guts (unless its over the top like Evil Dead).

IMO

Remakes to check out

1. DAWN OF THE DEAD....probably the best of the horror remakes.
2. ROB ZOMBIE'S HALLOWEEN.....Sorry, I love the original, but I thought that Zombie did damn good with this reimagining.
3. THE HILLS HAVE EYES.....Pretty close to the original, save for the last 20 minutes...and that's what puts it on this list.
4. THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.....Once again, LOVE the original, but I didn't think the remake was bad for what it was. Didn't like the ending though....
5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (the 1990 remake)....No where near as good as the original, but this isn't bad for what it is either....Good performances here as well...especially Tony Todd.

Remakes to Skip

1. PSYCHO....because it was just a waste of a remake...why remake something shot for shot from the original?
2. THE OMEN....Once again, a waste of a remake....pretty much the original with current actors and CGI effects.
3. THE WICKER MAN....Not horrible, but not very good either.
4. THE HILLS HAVE EYES PART 2.....Just an excuse to show gore, and this is from someone that LIKES gore, so....
5. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (The "Special Edition")....Some of the guys behind the original tried to George Lucas NOTLD by shooting extra stuff to put in the original, which might have worked, had the extra scenes not been SO BAD!!! This is actually worse than the other 4, but because 85% is a great movie...it goes here instead.

Dawn Of The Dead (2004) remake is the best one to have been done to date. It had a story to it, believable characters, and it proved that Zac Snyder was going to be a director to be reckoned with (300 was a smash).

Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake was horrible...absolutely horrible. I mean, I laughed when Leatherface cranked up his chainsaw. I just did not find this movie horrifying at all. The original is still one of the best horror films made.