Sometimes the original concept was good
but poorly executed, possibly due to budget constraints. So a remake can improve on it.

But not very often. In fact I'm struggling to think of a remake that I preferred to the original.

Actually, the new Dawn of the Dead film was a better horror film than the original, though it lost the social commentary.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:24, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

I was about to say "was it fuck"
but it's not a bad point actually. Setting aside how much scarier the remake is, because 1970s Zombies are just nowhere near as frightening on account of very obviously being extras covered in ketchup, both are probably equally effective in terms of the impact on the audience they were aimed at.

Good example of a cracking remake, I still think the original is a better movie though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:29, Reply)

I don't watch
horror films, so I can't agree nor disagree.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:38, Reply)