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Old 07-15-2007, 11:09 AM
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Watching it with an open mind will certainly be different.
Just pretend, for a moment, that John Carpenter's Halloween does not exist. And that Rob Zombie has made his own film. Watch it from Zombie's view. Then the comparisons can begin.
I am sure Zombie will do much justice to Halloween, much more than the others have been doing to the recent remakes.
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Carpenter told me (I never get tired of saying that) that he gave Rob his blessing and told him to "make it his own."
Have you ever asked JC what he thinks of the franchise beyond his films? I'd be extremely interested in hearing what he thinks of Halloween 3-Resurrection.




Regarding remakes in general, I just wish they would stop remaking films that can not be improved upon. Psycho, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Hills Have Eyes, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween... The originals of those are already spectacular so there's no need to remake them. There's a Pirahna remake in the works... That's something I support because there's plenty of room to improve on the original there. *shrug*

All that being said, I still have found all of the remakes listed above to be entertaining & enjoyable films, just unneccesarily remade. (With the exception of the Psycho remake, which I did not find enjoyable or entertaining. Shot for shot? Come on! What's the fuckin' point?)
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Old 07-16-2007, 06:26 AM
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This is the perfect example of a remake I actually DON'T mind. Something that takes some inspiration from the original but changes it enough to really become it's own film. I hate when a remakes try to be exactly like the original myself, but if somebody puts a new spin on a familiar story I kind of dig em'.

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Have you ever asked JC what he thinks of the franchise beyond his films? I'd be extremely interested in hearing what he thinks of Halloween 3-Resurrection.
When we get together it's more like..."how are the repairs going on the house?" or "Seen anything cool lately?" We don't really get into fan-gab.
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Old 07-16-2007, 09:53 AM
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When we get together it's more like..."how are the repairs going on the house?" or "Seen anything cool lately?" We don't really get into fan-gab.
Ah, gotcha. You burn 1 with him yet?
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Old 07-16-2007, 10:57 AM
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Ah, gotcha. You burn 1 with him yet?
nope, but we're having dinner tomorrow. we'll see:D
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Old 07-17-2007, 06:49 AM
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nope, but we're having dinner tomorrow. we'll see:D

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Any new updates on Damned? Still in production? Is there a release date yet?
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Old 07-17-2007, 07:00 AM
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Any new updates on Damned? Still in production? Is there a release date yet?
Hope to have an update for you shortly. It got derailed, but should be back on track before long.
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Old 07-17-2007, 07:08 AM
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Cool. I'm still waiting for Mammoth to replay on Sci Fi or release on DVD. Have you heard anything about whether that'll get released on DVD any time soon? Or don't they really keep you posted on that sort of thing?
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