The Wolf Man: remake!

[urgeok]

the nice thing about the 2 examples given (the thing, and the fly)
is that they were two movies that made excellent use of special effects without sacrificing the integrity of the story.

That mummy film and the van helsing travesty did nothing but show off a big misspent budget and introduce a bunch of forgettable and unlikeable characters. (not to mention the most laughable dracula i can personally remember)

[The STE]

The Thing wasn't a remake of The Thing From Another World, it was another adaptation of Who Goes There. Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory wasn't a remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, it was another adaptation of the book.


I have faith in this one for the time being, since it has a good writer

[persuasian70]

I have to agree that The Mummy and Van Helsing were not remakes. Like An American Werewolf in London and The Howling were not a remakes of The Wolfman; and Interview With A Vampire and The Hunger are not remakes of Dracula. Although if you read the synopsis on Netflix for The Mummy(1999), it does say it's a remake, so who knows.

I have to agree that Van Helsing was terrible. The actor that played Dracula was a joke. Also what was up with the automatic crossbow, we couldn't make a weapon like in this time and age. As much as I liked Hugh Jackman in the X-Men series and Kate Beckinsdale in Underworld, I was totally disappointed with them in this dreg.

I must disagree with you on The Mummy. It was not a horror movie, and it never tried to be. It was an action adventure with lots of humor and terrific action. I thought Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have wonderful chemistry. The supporting actors, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, also do a wonderful job, especially Kevin J O'Connor as the rat Beni. Arnold Vosloo was also well cast as Imhotep. It was never meant to be an Oscar winner. It was meant to be a fun movie, and I can honestly say I had fun watching it. A guilty pleasure I suppose.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by persuasian70

I must disagree with you on The Mummy. It was not a horror movie, and it never tried to be. It was an action adventure with lots of humor and terrific action. I thought Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz have wonderful chemistry. The supporting actors, John Hannah, Oded Fehr, also do a wonderful job, especially Kevin J O'Connor as the rat Beni. Arnold Vosloo was also well cast as Imhotep. It was never meant to be an Oscar winner. It was meant to be a fun movie, and I can honestly say I had fun watching it. A guilty pleasure I suppose.

i've always liked vosloo - i thought he was the only thing that movie had going for it ..

i didnt find there was any chemistry at all with the other leads with was my biggest problem with the movie ..
fraser can be good .. but as a support - not a lead.. he just doesnt have the charisma. I want to like him but he just doesnt have the edge .. he's sort of a poor mans tim robbins.

i just found it to be another film where they attempted 95% action throughout the film, frantically paced so there was no developement of the characters .. just action and reaction ..