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# Eugh... the remake was AWFUL D:
and changing the name doesn't disguise the fact it's a shameful uninspired piece of crap.
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 22:40, archived)
# I mean, what is wrong with Hollywood?
They are ace in pointless but entertaining comedy, action, blockbusters etc. they don't have to do this! :D
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 22:47, archived)
# They must think a large part of the Western world doesn't know about Japan.
The trick with Japanese horror isn't flashing a big monster on the screen or some psycho with a mask and knife; it builds up the tension so much it's almost unbearable, and that gets you so much better than, say, Jason Voorhees.
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 22:49, archived)
# It's a completely different type of horror - suspense, sparse sound effects, the build up of mood and tension.
Not just LOL LOOK WE DID THIS REALLY FAST AND LOUD, JUMPCUT A LOAD OF FLASHING IMAGES TOGETHER AND THREW BLOOD ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I think a new category should be made, to encompass the travesties like Saw - probably the most pointless and unnecessarily graphic franchise I have yet to come across. I watched a 'making of' that had the production crew discussing the direction of the new film prior to storyboarding - what a bunch of cynical, arrogant cunts.
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 23:00, archived)
# Well films like Saw, Hostel etc are usually generalised into the "torture porn" sub-genre.
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 23:37, archived)
# Point in case: Quatermass & the Pit.
Low budget British film that packs more tension into the event by showing less, thus extracting more as the viewer is more involved.

Your imagination can produce far better/worse horrors than a bloke Hollywood dressed up in a rubber suit. This is why Hammer Horror films still work today. Imply the threat with shadows and sound effects and let the audience do the rest.

5. Profit!
(, Tue 31 May 2011, 1:05, archived)
# Hollywood will not rest until every film ever made has been remade.
Speaking of which, Iron Man is showing its age a bit now, I think it's long overdue for an update
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 22:54, archived)
# you mean, a way darker re-remake?
iron man begins? :D
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 22:55, archived)
# Oh, apparently, they're remaking Total Recall, and Escape from New York.
I wish so much that I was lying.
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 22:56, archived)
# *head desk*
NOOOOOOO!!!!
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 22:57, archived)
# As long as they don't do 'LA'
It's probably impossible to make that worse :D
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 23:02, archived)
# ^this hard!
(, Mon 30 May 2011, 23:06, archived)