tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post4106896800154955694..comments2024-03-12T12:38:23.542-04:00Comments on The Kind of Face You Hate: Quizmaster Go*bill r.http://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-62670009402832223942011-06-06T10:07:22.331-04:002011-06-06T10:07:22.331-04:00John - I thought about mentioning THE FOG, actuall...John - I thought about mentioning THE FOG, actually, which you are completely correct about. The only reason I didn't is that, even though I've seen both versions, I'm not overly familiar with either. I like Carpenter's film, but it's never meant too much to me, and the remake was one of those movies I was half-paying attention to even at the beginning, and then less attention as it wore on.<br /><br />THE WICKER MAN remake does have that "the fuck???" quality to it, but you try mentioning that title in conversation -- even among a lot of serious movie fans (of a certain age, anyhow) and they're going to initially assume you're talking about the remake. And the original is one of my favorite movies, so yes, I'm a little pissed off about that.<br /><br />And thank you for liking other answers, too.<br /><br />Peter - You just like those because they're of ladies!bill r.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17748572205731857892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-82685836130892058002011-06-05T21:18:20.386-04:002011-06-05T21:18:20.386-04:00I like the illustrations for #16 and #32.I like the illustrations for #16 and #32.Peter Nellhaushttp://www.coffeecoffeeandmorecoffee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-30988889531861537492011-06-05T06:38:39.191-04:002011-06-05T06:38:39.191-04:00...And I enjoyed the rest of your comments, as wel......And I enjoyed the rest of your comments, as well.Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2856547151523423474.post-14020041660271504182011-06-05T06:35:05.370-04:002011-06-05T06:35:05.370-04:00As recent remakes go, I don't mind The Wicker ...As recent remakes go, I don't mind The Wicker Man all that much, because of its occasional unintentional (?) hilarity, thanks to the casting of Nic Cage, which is almost enough to turn any movie into an accidental spoof these days. If he'd played his part like an older (but just as dumb) H.I. from Raising Arizona, the movie would only have been ten times better.<br /><br />The ones that really annoy me aren't the most obviously inept ones, like anything with Rob Zombie's "name" attached to it. Like the worst movies from any era, those will be deservedly forgotten before future audiences are even aware of them. The worst remakes, to me, are the ones that, like too many recent ones, take a good to great, or at very least effective movie to begin with and turn it into something totally mediocre & forgettable, but something that is competently enough handled (by today's standards) to displace the original for audiences of today, with their automatic loathing for anything old-looking or "dated".<br /><br />In horror movie terms, then, for me remakes come no worse than The Fog, which strips the original of all its strong stylistic touches, the ominous atmosphere, the powerful sense of menace, that make the original memorable, as well as its strong cast of mostly older adults. The result is something that looks like it was made to order for Nickelodeon, with feeble "scares" that would seem weak to even the most overprotective parents.<br /><br />A remake like this serves not just as a bad movie, but as an indicator of just about everything that's wrong with movies today. It suggests that not only do a lot of the people hired to make horror movies these days not know how to make a movie, but that apparently the geniuses who put these things together figure that, instead of actually being scared and thrilled and maybe even made to think a little, teenage audiences (who really are the only ones being considered in whatever passes for a decision-making process among the bean counters) want nothing so much as the chance to gaze at the giant faces of today's hottest young stars shot in extreme closeup for as long as possible.<br /><br />Hell, those original movies probably failed because they were too dang slow, and scary to boot! And who wants to watch a buncha old folks farting around? Right, kids?<br /><br />I agree about The Crazies, though. Probably because it was made to a slightly higher standard than the current crop of horror remakes, even I didn't really mind it that much, to begin with. And I was never that fond of the original, admittedly. But you did a good job of punching holes in its shiny new surface awhile back, and pointing out some of the overlooked strengths of the original at the same time.Johnnoreply@blogger.com