Post by DancesWithWerewolves on Nov 7, 2004 0:55:42 GMT -5
10. The Blob - I hated the original with Steve. Sorry to fans, but even as a comedy, I couldn't laugh at it. This film manages to be more vile, with some sick sense of humor, as well as a pretty cool theatre scene in which the blob attacks the audience. Shawnee Smith may become a Riply rip-off as the movie goes on, and there are some seriously dated FX, I feel this is one that's looking for rediscovery and didn't deserve to be the flop that it was.
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula - Beautiful, lucious, and over-the-top adaption of Dracula, this time starring Gary Oldman as the count. Great score, Make-up, direction, and even Keanu manages not to be as annoying as he usually is. But it's Oldman's show, through and through.
8. Night Of The Living Dead - Tom Savini directed this unecesarry, yet satisfying remake with some of the most realistic zombie FX ever created. Barbara is a much stronger character than the paperweight she was in the original, and Tony Todd is great. The ending doesn't hold up to the original, but still nothing to b1tch about either.
7. Cape Fear - Some people actually voted this amongst the worst remakes ever? Did they see a different version than I did? I thought DeNiro was great eating scenery in this bad boy adaption, helmed by Martin Scorcesee.
6. The Twilight Zone - An anthology that remakes the old black and white episodes and modernizes them. Each episode is directed by different directors, and while most are a waste of time, the gremlin on the wing starring John Lithgow, directed by George Miller, is what makes this movie great. I still love that segment. It's creepy, dynamic, and tense. And it's John Lithgow at his best.
5. Nospheratu - Klaus Kinski stars in this somber remake. Full of mood and atmosphere that makes the original proud. Slow at times, but astonishingly worth it.
4. Dawn Of The Dead - Earns points by completely surprising me. This is really more of a new story than a remake, but it's well scripted, great FX, brillian use of Disturb's "Sickness" song revisioned in a Sinatra style singing, and manages to be incredibly suspensful...especially the opening sequence.
3. The Horror Of Dracula - In my opinion, it was Christopher Lee that plays the best Dracula in this bright, bloody adaption. Arguably the best film under Hammer's collection.
2. The Thing - While a disappointment when it came out, it is now being appreciated as first rate in the genre. Carpenter continues to show us his skill in building up shocks, and does the unthinkable by showing us the creature...designed by Rob Bottin. The ending is still classic and I'm glad they never really made a sequel...though the Xbox game is pretty good too.
1. The Fly - Jeff Goldblum's best film still, and is my fave from Cronenburg. This gross, violent, and disturbing film is a vast contrast to the campy original. Goldblum is effective (still don't know how he didn't get nominated for this one) and we sympathise with him as he doesn't sympathise with himself...he embraces this "gift." The arm wrestling scene is steal a seat squirmer to this day, and Howard Shore's brilliant score is the icing on this cake.
9. Bram Stoker's Dracula - Beautiful, lucious, and over-the-top adaption of Dracula, this time starring Gary Oldman as the count. Great score, Make-up, direction, and even Keanu manages not to be as annoying as he usually is. But it's Oldman's show, through and through.
8. Night Of The Living Dead - Tom Savini directed this unecesarry, yet satisfying remake with some of the most realistic zombie FX ever created. Barbara is a much stronger character than the paperweight she was in the original, and Tony Todd is great. The ending doesn't hold up to the original, but still nothing to b1tch about either.
7. Cape Fear - Some people actually voted this amongst the worst remakes ever? Did they see a different version than I did? I thought DeNiro was great eating scenery in this bad boy adaption, helmed by Martin Scorcesee.
6. The Twilight Zone - An anthology that remakes the old black and white episodes and modernizes them. Each episode is directed by different directors, and while most are a waste of time, the gremlin on the wing starring John Lithgow, directed by George Miller, is what makes this movie great. I still love that segment. It's creepy, dynamic, and tense. And it's John Lithgow at his best.
5. Nospheratu - Klaus Kinski stars in this somber remake. Full of mood and atmosphere that makes the original proud. Slow at times, but astonishingly worth it.
4. Dawn Of The Dead - Earns points by completely surprising me. This is really more of a new story than a remake, but it's well scripted, great FX, brillian use of Disturb's "Sickness" song revisioned in a Sinatra style singing, and manages to be incredibly suspensful...especially the opening sequence.
3. The Horror Of Dracula - In my opinion, it was Christopher Lee that plays the best Dracula in this bright, bloody adaption. Arguably the best film under Hammer's collection.
2. The Thing - While a disappointment when it came out, it is now being appreciated as first rate in the genre. Carpenter continues to show us his skill in building up shocks, and does the unthinkable by showing us the creature...designed by Rob Bottin. The ending is still classic and I'm glad they never really made a sequel...though the Xbox game is pretty good too.
1. The Fly - Jeff Goldblum's best film still, and is my fave from Cronenburg. This gross, violent, and disturbing film is a vast contrast to the campy original. Goldblum is effective (still don't know how he didn't get nominated for this one) and we sympathise with him as he doesn't sympathise with himself...he embraces this "gift." The arm wrestling scene is steal a seat squirmer to this day, and Howard Shore's brilliant score is the icing on this cake.
