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Oh man, Zombie's ruining the franchise.

Discussion in 'TV, Music and Movies' started by Pagan, Apr 8, 2009.

  1. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Source.
     
  2. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    One man's gold....
     
  3. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    I gotta agree with Freestyle. The originals are great, classics even, Zombie wanted to take the franchise in a different direction and it sure seems that he is. I will judge the film by it's own merits, I'm interested in what he has in store for us.
     
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  4. Dol-Fan Dupree

    Dol-Fan Dupree Tank? Who is Tank? I am Guy Incognito.

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    If you are going to remake a classic, I think you should bring it into a different direction. Why make the same movie again with more special effects?
     
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  5. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    Agreed. Look at the recent remake of The Omen, it wasn't bad, but it was damn near the same as the original. You might as well just remaster the original film. Halloween, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Friday the 13th, Dawn of the Dead, all good to great remakes, IMO and each one took the original in a different direction.
     
  6. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    That's my point...don't remake them.
     
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  7. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    Why not? Bands cover songs all the time, and sometimes those covers eclipse the original.
     
  8. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Very, VERY rarely. :wink2:
     
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  9. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    Only when Livesay does it, of course. ;)

    I guess I'm kinda funky that way, I love seeing/hearing something old made new again. I've got cds of cover songs, my DVD collection is full of horror remakes. Perhaps I'm clinging to my fading youth?
     
  10. sking29

    sking29 What it takes to be cool

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    My God man you are only 5, trust me you have at least ten more good years in you then things really start to go down hill. :pity:

    Anyway on to the point I'm not a huge horror fan but I like seeing remakes just to see how a new generation puts their spin on things, good or bad.
     
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  11. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    It's pretty cool sometimes. Now if they remake Pretty Woman I'm outta here.
     
  12. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Give it time... :pity:

    Maybe it's just me, but the whole remake thing has gotten out of hand. It used to be that there were remakes here and there, but never of real classics. Now there's a list of remakes 10 pages long, and alot of them being movies that shouldn't be touched at all.

    It seems like today movie makers are just lazy bastards who can't come up with anything original anymore, so they repackage something that was already neatly laid out for them, call it a "re-imagining" and rake in the cash.

    Sad that this is what it's come down to.
     
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  13. Cosmic

    Cosmic Social Disease

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    Oh, I've heard this version of "God of Thunder" with a killer bass intro I think you might like...
     
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  14. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    I see your point. I read somewhere else here that they blame the success of Nolan with the whole Batman thing. We know how Hollywood is, if there's a dollar to be made, everyone will do their damnedest to make it.
     
  15. DevilFin13

    DevilFin13 Season Ticket Holder Club Member

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    I think Van Halen accounts for half of those "sometimes". And even they didn't make them all work.
     
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  16. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    :dunno:
     
  17. Jaydog57

    Jaydog57 Canes/Fins/Magic fan

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    opfinistic does have a point. Personally, I like the 1982 remake of 'The Thing' better than the original, same goes with 'The Fly'.

    Pagan has a point as well. Doing a remake just to use the name of the franchise to make a few bucks is a waste if the movie's going to suck. I thought the 'Amityville Horror' remake was terrible, as well as 'The Omen'.
     
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  18. opfinistic

    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    Neither one brought anything that new or different to the table, they were alright. Although I did like seeing Ryan Reynolds play the role of the 'bad guy'.
     
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    Jaydog57 Canes/Fins/Magic fan

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    Yeah, but they do get it right sometimes. I'm one of the few people that liked the Halloween remake. Zombie's a horror film fanatic, so he's pretty good at it, IMO. I don't think Rob was trying to make his better than the original, just add his own thing to the movie, and the added backstory was great. I'm anxious to see how the 2nd one comes out.
     
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    opfinistic Braaaaains!

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    :knucks:

    Should be pretty over the top.
     
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  21. Cosmic

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    When you get that .25 check, you just make sure you don't spend it all in one place.

    :lol:
     
  22. Pagan

    Pagan Metal & a Mustang

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    Hey now...it's .50 per album sold. Just found out he negotiated $2.00 per, which is pretty frikkin amazing for an indie label.

    Hey, the album sells 2 million copies and I'm set. :lol:

    PS - Just found out he wants me to do the next album as well as his solo disc. :D
     
  23. Cosmic

    Cosmic Social Disease

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    That's awesome, dude! Seriously, when you get that royalty check, just know that .50 is my money. Have a pack of gum on me...
     
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  24. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico New Member

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    Here's a youtube link to some clips from Entertainment Tonight.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laFoE5doUGQ"]YouTube - Rob Zombie's H2 (Halloween 2) SNEAK PEAK !!!![/ame]
     
  25. Uncle Rico

    Uncle Rico New Member

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    Trailer is out. It looks ******ed. This franchise reboot is in need of a reboot.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVeX5EDWfVs"]YouTube - Halloween 2 (H2) TRAILER - HD - Good Quality (from Yahoo Movies)[/ame]
     
  26. DaFish

    DaFish Well-Known Member

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    Dawn of Dead(2004) was a great remake to me. It's plot was totally different and the only thing the same about them is they took place in a mall. I love both of them.
     

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