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That movie is one of the many reasons why I think that Gus Van Sant should be shot in the face.

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I have a hard time considering remakes in either a "Best" or "Worst" category. I consider a remake either "Good," "OK," or "Just unnecessary."

Definitions:

• Good = As good as or better than the original. Either adds or improves on the original movie.
• OK = Not bad. Not great, but not bad.
• Just unnecessary = Does nothing to improve upon the original movie and is something that I can live without.

Good

• The Grudge - Better than the original. Shimizu had a chance to edit and improve upon his iconic masterpiece
• My Bloody Valentine 3D - An absolute blast. Uses a new vehicle to create an homage to not only the original but 80s slashers in general
• Quarantine - Better than the original. There. I said it. Almost shot for shot EXACTLY like the original, but what gives it the edge is that I liked the ending better
• House on Haunted Hill - GREAT remake. Still love the original, but I thoroughly enjoy watching the remake as well. Definitely took it up an notch with special effects; did more than the original could do
• Wizard of Gore - Better than the original. Then again, I'm not a huge HGL fan, but this is definitey a must-see for horror lovers
• Willard - I like this movie probably more than I should. Not sure why, but I am a huge fan

OK

• Thirteen Ghosts - Good remake. Creepy ghosts. Weak story, but interesting to watch
• House of Wax - I think this is a successful movie; creepy and well-done
• Black Christmas - Does not even come CLOSE to the original, but in terms of a home invasion flick, it's not that bad
• Halloween - I'm not a fan, but I understand what Zombie was trying to do. At least he tried to add someting to it, though I tend to lean this one toward "Unnecessary" because of how much I adore the original
• Dawn of the Dead - I think that this movie starts out REALLY strong but then peters out. Wish it kept its energy throughout

Unnecessary

• Friday the 13th - Absolutely unnecessary.
• King Kong (sorry Ferox)
• Godzilla
• Planet of the Apes
• The Wickerman
• Psycho
• The Hitcher
• The Haunting
• The Fog - Now this was just a bad movie. Period.

Notes:

• I do not consider The Thing to be a remake; I consider it to be another adaptation of Who Goes There?
• I have seen the remake of The Ring and hated it; then again, I haven't seen the original, so it's possible that I might just hate the original too - I will reserve my judgement on this one until I have seen the original
• I need to watch Cronenberg's The Fly :o
• I need to see the TCM remake

A one added to the number equals sequel. Clearly so!

Its definally a pet hate of mine - I love the original so much is prolly part of it and the way everything was very over the top (or hyper real) like the fireworks scene or Cady smoking in the cinema. If it wasn't a remake of one of my favourite films I might have liked it more.

I did like how Cady looked - his character was sorta a mix of the original and his character from Night of the Hunter (the 'religious' diatribes etc).

I do think Mitchum's speech in the original about letting his wife 'work' her way home is really chilling.

...and it's a disgrace for the genre that nobody in reality dared to do that yet! [:D]

A movie with a plot hole or even a bad/weak ending may needs a 'remake' but a good movie or a popular one amongst its target audience doesn't need to be remade. So in that point more or less all remakes so far came out were actually unnecessary. But who cares? still remakes of popular, acclaimed or successful old school and foreign horror films are being made or in progress to be come out as a 'secure' money making venture and we also see them eventually to 'judge' how pointless/bad or 'surprisingly good' the effort was.

Anyway, according to Chrono's classification/definition my list would be...

The Grudge - Okay.
My Bloody Valentine 3D - Okay, I think the original is the better one.
humm, I love [REC.] ..I watched Quarantine once with a solid disrespect from the very beginning of the movie..I guess I need to give it a watch again.
House on Haunted Hill - Okay.
Wizard of Gore - Haven't seen the original yet, but as a movie it's an interesting one.
Willard - GOOD. Haven't seen the original but love this version anyway.

Thirteen Ghosts - Okay.
House of Wax - As a modern horror film it's okay but definitely needed a different title for sure. As a remake of Price's version...it's a disgrace.
...Agree.
Halloween - Very daring! As a Rob Zombie film, it's a masterpiece! But as a remake of 78's slasher sensation it's surely unnecessary.
Dawn of the Dead - Same as House of Wax. It'd better if it had a different title...like Mall of the Dead or something like that.:)

Friday the 13th - Unnecessary but 'stupendous'!
King Kong - Good.
Godzilla - Okay.
Planet of the Apes - Haven't fully seen neither the original nor the remake. With due respect to Zero, I need to say that personally I hate monkey people.
The Wickerman - Utterly unnecessary.
Psycho - It was a serious Sin. Crime of the century.
The Hitcher - Poor effort resulting unnecessary.
The Haunting - Utterly unnecessary.
The Fog - Unnecessary.

The Thing - Same as Willard. One of the greatest for all time.
The Ring - Okay.
The Fly - Liked the original more. Only one reason is enough...the original has Vincent Price...the remake doesn't.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - My guilty pleasure. An absolute blast for me. 3 years ago..this is the movie that made me become a regular horror movie viewer. Dragged me into the genre. Pretty grateful to it.
The Hills have eyes - Good.
Mirrors - Unnecessary.
Uninvited (A Tale of two sisters remake) - Okay.
When A Stranger Calls - Lame effort. Unnecessary.
2001 Maniacs - Haven't seen the original yet, but as a film I enjoyed it.

Haven't seen many remakes (or many movies in general compared to you lot), but the one that sticks out like a sore thumb is Psycho (1998). It's more that a remake - it's the same movie, but without that charm. Any way, a waste of film.

best:

Dawn Of The Dead
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Fly
Black Christmas (barely lol)


worst:

Halloween
The Ring
The Grudge
Prom Night

Dan

LMAO - I agree on that COMPLETELY. I thought that the movie definitely lost steam as soon as they got into the mall. Which is a pity because I thought the beginning of the movie was so strong.

You kids have been smoking way too much hippie lettuce... The Dawn of the Dead remake is one of the BEST zombie flicks ever and the events in the mall are crucial to the story/character development. Plus, I felt the entire mall sequence added a sense of reality to the concept of a zombie apocalypse.... even epic catastrophes will have down time.

Best Remakes:
Night of the Living Dead (1990 Savini)
Dawn of the Dead (2004 Snyder)
The Grudge (2004)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Evil Dead II (1987.. I consider it a re-make and not a sequel)
The Thing (1982)


Worst Remakes:
Shutter (2008)
Pulse (2006)
Friday the 13th (2009)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Dark Water (2005)
The Haunting (1999)
The Wicker Man (2006)

My favorite remakes:
The Last House on the Left (this is a remake I believe, though never saw the orignal but thought this movie was really good, is this a horror though?)
Halloween 1/2 (Don't care what anyone says I found Zombies Halloweens much more enjoyable than any of the older ones)

Remakes I didn't like
The Grudge
The Ring
The Omen
Never saw the originals just know I don't like the remakes.

Eagerly Anticipating:
A Nightmare on Elm Street (The original is one of my 3 favorite horror movies as of right now so I'm hoping that don't butcher it)

Then what's your basis for comparison? For all you know, they could be the most EPIC remakes ever...

Set the bong down "SirSmokesALot" and think before you post.