notkevinbacon

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Halloween

Re: Re-makes.......
By notkevinbacon in HORROR MOVIES 101
"Ok, quickly off topic (ish)... :)I read your review of Halloween (nice review!!) and I think we have some similar opinions about the movie, but ultimately split on the final decision. I would fully agree that not only is the demented white trash family a bit of a cop out and obvious choice... it's so overdone at this point it's distracting. I mean we have HIlls Have Eyes, Cabin Fever, Wrong Turn, TCM, Wolf Creek, House of 1k Corpses and all their sequels... I like the public persona of Zombie. I think he's a horrible director, though. The saving grace for me is that I think he generally loves making horror films... I just don't think he does it well. When I heard he was doing Halloween I was intrigued, but ultimately he made House of the Devils Rejects starring Michael Meyers. I don't feel like I learned anything about The Shape that was remotely interesting. I always liked the ambigious nature of Michael Meyers. He's a force... quiet, reflective and viol ... " [More]

Halloween

Re: Re-makes.......
By notkevinbacon in HORROR MOVIES 101
"I agree that a majority of remakes suffer from uninspired thinking and lack of creativity. With horror movies (see also sci-fi, action, comedy) there is the abilty to create a brand. Brands in dramas are rarer but they exist (i.e. Godfather Trilogy) Most of these remakes we see now I can only assume were brewed in some cavernous boardroom with movie producers bargaining and bidding on horses named "Texas Chainsaw Franchise"and "Halloween Money Machine." It becomes soley a business deal. They are buying likeliness and iconic horror villians with familar stories. Now, for me to say that this is an unethical practice that rips the artistic rug out from beneath fright flicks would be ridiculous. Even though they aren't all winners I love the Friday the 13th movies (OK, well Part 8 and Jason X are both hard to watch because they're just awful), same goes for Nightmare on Elm street, Hellraiser, etc. Even though I am not the biggest fan of the Saw franchise... I saw a preview ... " [More]

Halloween

Re: Re-makes.......
By notkevinbacon in HORROR MOVIES 101
"I have to agree with just about everything on your list there (and I am totally stoked to see The Blob mentioned... which starts off so amazing that I could always ignore the fact that it doesn't quite keep it up to the end ). The 1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers is my favorite flavor of that film. Though I think the Dawn remake is pretty slick I dislike how they handle the pregnancy arc (much better plotting in the original IMHO) and I wish it was titled differently so it was seperated from the Dead series (since Romero gets no money from the name I've been told). The NOTLD remake by Savini is good, but surprisingly gore less. I am not very impressed with Rob Zombie so far, but I'll see the remake of Halloween... Hills Have Eyes - the original never really did it for me, but I think the Aja remake is pretty good and I put it into the same camp as The Fly and The Thing as better than the original. I am pretty excited for the Piranha remake Aja is helming. I lov ... " [More]

Re: They Creep Up On You...
By notkevinbacon in HORROR MOVIES 101
"I am glad to see The Fly (remake) mentioned as it is the grandaddy of icky insect cinema. There are lots of interesting bits and pieces of Brundle in that medicine cabinet... the one my friends always like to point out is his, well... his "Tingler." I am also a Cronenberg nut so I'd throw a mention to Naked Lunch... though not really a horror film... plenty of bugs and more than bizzare enough I always kinda really enjoyed They Nest (the 80s version), just a nasty little gore flick... part coachroach movie, part zombie flick... lots of latex effects. The Fly 2 has it's moments in the last 20 minutes when it just gets kinda gooey and sometimes that's all I want is some blood and guts. I also remember (though not too fondly) Blue Monkey... the most confusing insect movie title of all time. There are no blue monkeys (well if you watch the movie you see where they got the title) only one large pissed off praying mantis/worm thing hanging out in a hospital. Halloween 3 ha ... " [More]