Remakes !

[Jake Gittes]

Originally Posted by blondifan

I just watched the remake of the 1972 film "the Last House on the Left", which was okay (not great), seems they substituted a microwave for a chainsaw for the final scene and a couple of blondes for the mother/daughter team and otherwise generally bought it up to date, most likely with a larger budget.

Totally agree.

I generally preferred the remake to the original due to the score which added a much-needed unity to the story that I thought was lacking in the original. I also loved the actors. I thought Monica Potter was underutilized in Saw (which I liked) and it was nice to see her get a larger role. Sara Paxton was great too as Mari. I loved how the writers/directors made swimming a vital part of her character. It was a symbolic way of cleansing herself of the devastation of being raped and attacked.

I also liked how the husband and wife worked together to avenge the rape and beatings suffered on their daughter.

(SPOILER WARNING....)

As for the microwave scene, I totally agree. I felt that the movie could've ended after the family left in the boat, leaving viewers to wonder what the future had in store for them.

I always wondered if the movie was about survival or revenge. The remake seemed a bit ambiguous about that theme. Hopefully, we won't have to endure any sequels in the future and let this story stand on its own!

[Jake Gittes]

I saw the remake of Carrie and actually liked it!

To prove that I am not completely insane, I do believe that the 1976 [version starring the lovely Sissy Spacek will go down as the definitive interpretation of the film.

That being said, there were a few things about the 2013 remake that I liked that I think deserve recognition.

The Incorporation of Social Media - It's 2015 and everyone is online, posting videos, pictures, etc. The remake added these features to the story, which was a plus. Online bullying has become a huge issue in high school today, and I thought it was good to acknowledge that reality.

Great Score by Marco Beltrami - The score featured a strong melody that screamed Revenge.

Great Chemistry between Julianne Moore and Chloë Grace Moretz - Some have suggested that Chloe was far too pretty to play the role of Carrie (she is very pretty, IMO). But can't we interpret that as the other girls being jealous of her and wanting to use her as their punching bag to resolve their own faults?

Chloe's Interpretation of Carrie - You should never try to imitate another actress's interpretation of a character. Do your own thing.

Great Special Effects - This is kind of unfair since Brian de Palma didn't have the resources in 1976 that Kimberly Pierce had in 2013, but the special effects were pretty good.

Overall, I'd recommend a viewing of this film IF you are a die-hard fan of the original and love Horror flicks!

[MaxJoker]

Seriously , are they kidding us



Why

Isn't there another Marvel or DC comic character based movie to hurl into our eyes

Granted not much about anything do I ever understand

But whoever believes he ,



Can be supplanted by that ,



Needs to experience a world of pain



I`d say

[tygrkhat40]

Well, you have to remember that this is a remake of this .

[MaxJoker]

Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

Well, you have to remember that this is a remake of this .

To say nothing of this ,



Merely being a reworked renamed remake of ,

[Brecht]

Soon they're going to release remakes of movies barely older than 5 years.

[ManofKent]

Originally Posted by Brecht

Soon they're going to release remakes of movies barely older than 5 years.

I hate to say this, but I think you'll find that they've already started...

Spiderman 3 was the last of the 'trilogy' starring Toby Maguire and Kirstin Dunst, and this last film was released in 2007.

THEN they did a new 'origins' reboot starring Andrew Garfield, and this was released in 2012!

There's nothing you can really add to that is there?

[seany65]

It seems they're going to do a remake of ROOTS!

Dunno why. I can't imagine it'll add anything, unless it mentions that at least 'some' slaves weren't stolen but bought from slave-traders who were black african themselves. I doubt it though.

[tygrkhat40]

The remake of Roots has already been made and aired on History last year.

[Devius]

Originally Posted by seany65

It seems they're going to do a remake of ROOTS!

Dunno why. I can't imagine it'll add anything, unless it mentions that at least 'some' slaves weren't stolen but bought from slave-traders who were black african themselves. I doubt it though.

Originally Posted by tygrkhat40

The remake of Roots has already been made and aired on History last year.

If Wikipedia is correct, both the original and the remake has shown how black africans collaborated in the capture of slaves, compared to the original novel.

Roots: The Saga of an American Family (Author: Alex Haley)
PLOT: One morning when Kunta is cutting wood to make a drum, he is captured by several toubob slave-traders (toubob: men with white skins who smell like wet chickens). After a nightmarish journey across the Atlantic on board the British slave ship Lord Ligonier, he is landed in Annapolis in the British colony of Maryland.

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots:...merican_Family


Roots (1977 miniseries)
PLOT: Kunta Kinte (LeVar Burton) is captured by black collaborators under the direction of white men. He is then sold to a slave trader and placed aboard a ship under the command of Capt. Thomas Davies (Edward Asner) for a three-month journey to Colonial America.

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(1977_miniseries))


Roots (2016 miniseries)
PLOT: In the 1770s, Kunta Kinte (Malachi Kirby) is a Mandinka warrior from Juffure in The Gambia, in West Africa. Kunta's family is loyal to the Mandinka king and are resistant to the Europeans. This, however, means the Kinte family faces the danger of reprisal from the rival Koro family, who trade African slaves for English guns.
Kunta is captured by the Koros, who sell him and other members of the Kinte family to white slave traders for two crates of guns. Despite an attempted mutiny by the slaves, he is transported across the Atlantic Ocean to the Colony of Virginia.

Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roots_(2016_miniseries))