Fright Night Remake Video Review released!!!

In all honesty, I haven’t seen them all. Last House and I Spit are still sitting on the shelf.

But I CAN say that Nightmare on Elm Street was a huge disappointment. The Fog was probably one of the worst remakes ever made. The Night of the Demons remake was a huge letdown. The original Tenney classic from the mid 80s is one of my favourite horror flicks of all time. Friday the 13th wasn’t that bad but as a Friday fan I felt the violence wasn’t at the level a Friday should be at. I realize I sound like a troll but Jason is supposed to OVER kill not just kill. Perhaps they’re waiting for the sequel remakes to up his brutality. What i did like about Friday was how they introduced elements from the first four original movies into the script. I thought that was a good touch.

And, of course the Zombie Halloweens were a let down as well. I think humanizing Michael Myers was a huge mistake. An interesting idea but….the one thing that made Halloween great was NOT knowing what happened to Michael when he was a kid. Not knowing what evil took over him. Not knowing if he was still a man or something unstoppable. Sometimes, NOT knowing is much better. The new H2 really bothered me because Zombie turned Loomis into a completely unlikeable piece of shit. Thats no way to treat a hero.

So thats my take 😉 Welcome to the site!!!

Thanks for the insight- so far I can’t say that I’ve seen a good remake of a classic horror film. It seems that improving the special effects or adding more depth to the characters just doesn’t work. I agree about the Zombie Halloween films though I only saw the original- interesting idea but just didn’t work and his directing was painfully predictable and lacked any suspense. I miss the days when a horror film was built around suspense and anticipation and surprise, though its really old school I still love the old Universal Dracula and Frankenstein films and of course King Kong is personal favourite- I remember watching those as a child and being both amazed and terrified by what I was seeing. Out of curiosity- are you a fan of the Paranormal Activity films?