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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Just chiming in with my .02 cents(I&#039;m a cheap bastard).</p><p>While I&#039;d rather Hollywood produce more original works, I&#039;m a realist.&nbsp; I truly don&#039;t mind them making the remakes, because I don&#039;t believe that the remake necessarily takes the place of an original, creative idea.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think remakes detract from the original either.&nbsp; For example, how many people checked out the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre after having heard of the remake.&nbsp; Perhaps I&#039;m an optimist, but I&#039;m guessing that the original has at least two or three more new fans, based upon the awareness the remake brought with it.</p><p>Ultimately....the sad truth is that the average movie goer really doesn&#039;t care about the originals anymore.&nbsp; They may not know they even exist.&nbsp; The suits know it...we know it.&nbsp; It&#039;s just too easy to cast the newest WB stars, film a remake, and expose a new generation of filmgoers to the story.&nbsp; </p><p>To me, there are no sacred cows.&nbsp; They can film whatever they like.&nbsp; The original will still be there. </p><p>As far as Clash Of The Titans;</p><p>I enjoyed the movie for what it was, but even then I knew just how mythologically inaccurate it was.</p><p>1:&nbsp; Titans ruled the earth and the heavens before the gods.&nbsp; Chronos swallowed all of his children, until his wife tricked him into swallowing a boulder rather then her son, Zeus.&nbsp; Zeus killed Chronos, releasing all of his brothers and sisters.</p><p>2:&nbsp; Medusa was a gorgon.&nbsp; One of three.&nbsp; She was human once and very beautiful until the gods, jealous of the three cursed Medusa and her two sisters.</p><p>3:&nbsp; Perseus had winged sandals.&nbsp; It was Bellerephon who rode Pegasus...in fact, I don&#039;t think Perseus was involved in the Medusa story at all.&nbsp; If I recall correctly, it was actually Bellerophon who while flying casually past killed the Kraken with Medusa&#039;s head and saved the girl..not Perseus.</p><p>There were other inaccuricies, but I don&#039;t recall them off hand, and my knowledge of Greek mythology is a bit rusty, but all in all, Clash Of The Titans was wildly inaccurate.</p><p>But I was a nerd, and I would guess the general public either didn&#039;t know or didn&#039;t care.</p><p>As far as a remake?&nbsp; No, thanks.&nbsp; Though I wouldn&#039;t object if Hollywood mined the old greek legends for more stories.&nbsp; I enjoyed Clash Of The Titans.&nbsp; Good cheesy fun.&nbsp; Plus Harry Harryhausen....</p><p>Doby Doby:&nbsp; I actually agree with you.&nbsp; The original TCM did nothing for me really.&nbsp; It was good, but I think way overblown.&nbsp; Of course we&#039;re in the minority here, most true horror fans really dig the original and I will admit it was a ground breaking movie, but I can&#039;t say I&#039;m a real fan.&nbsp; Sure, the remake looked glossy in comparison, and because of that, lost some of the grit and perhaps realism of the original....but....one of the two Jessicas in a stained tank top....R. Lee Ermey...good times, my friend.</p><p>As far as The Omen and Amityville Horror remakes, I have yet to see them, I have no real desire to do so, so I can&#039;t speak to them.&nbsp; You&#039;re on your own there Dobe Dobe..good luck.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/img/smilies/wink.png" width="15" height="15" alt="wink" /><br />Edited to add my controversial thoughts concerning the original TCM and to show solidarity with Doby Doby.&nbsp; So he&#039;s not all alone out there.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The shitty quality of film used in the original is a good thing. It&#039;s like your watching someone&#039;s home movie they made during their average day. <br />It gives it a more &quot;real&quot; and shocking feel to it.<br />I like the original better than any of the sequels or remake</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I like the original TCM far more than the remake.&nbsp; The remake has this glossy, sleek (though very yellow and brown) look to it.&nbsp; And the original is far more grity and dirty.&nbsp; Far better atmosphere.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>The original is just really boring. I&#039;m not trying to take anything away from it, but it bores the crap out of me. The remake is exciting, fast-paced, and still has that punch in the gut.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Well everyone has the right to like whatever they want.&nbsp; I just personally cant see how you can like the TCM remake more than the original.&nbsp; The original in 1974 is a classic, and its also one of my top favorite films of all time.&nbsp; Having them remake it is almost a disgrace IMO.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 23:23:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<div class="quotebox"><cite>Goon wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Obviously you have never seen The Fog or When A Stranger Calls.. or Amittyville Horror, The Omen. Those films were cinematic garbage. Even if you did &quot;like&quot; it. They were very poorly done. In one way or another.. MTV edits, acting, poor scripts, rushed out for a certain release..</p></blockquote></div><p>I liked The Amityville Horror and The Omen remakes. I also like the originals. I think the TCM remake is a lot better than the original too.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 19:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I admire Peter Jackson and all for films such as Bad Taste, Dead Alive, Meet the Feebles, and The Frighteners.&nbsp; But to me films like the LOTR series and king kong made him, i guess &quot;sell out&quot; which doesnt really work in the film industry.&nbsp; I dont know, i prefer his older stuff.</p><p>As for TCM...down right hated it</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
			<link>http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2555#p2555</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>I love the Kong remake.&nbsp; The remake of TCM....half and half.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Haha yea.&nbsp; I hated the king kong remake, way to dragged out...extremely boring, fell asleep in theatres, no joke.&nbsp; I know some people who loved the TCM remake and hated the original because it was to boring... Ok what the fuck?&nbsp; And people who dont know jason vorhees but know when the words friday the 13th come up...what the fuck?&nbsp; People who claim to love horror and favorite movies are Red Eye?&nbsp; I love halloween...wes craven did such a great job on it (actual quote) or Land of the Dead was awesome!&nbsp; &quot;Wasnt it by Wes Craven?&quot;&nbsp; People NEED to see the originals way before the remakes, I&#039;d even say the same for Hills even though the remake was WAY better.&nbsp; I even know people who have seen the Omen remake and had no idea there was an original...five bux said if they saw the original they&#039;d like the remake better.&nbsp; It really pisses me off a lot of the times as well and I&#039;m sick of it... Thats why I&#039;m with the slogan, &quot;Say No to Remakes!&quot;...lacks originality which IMO is key in filmaking</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
			<link>http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2552#p2552</link>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, KK is one of the most iconic films of all time, like Godzilla...its a fantasy film that crosses all genre borders to be a classic in anyone&#039;s book.&nbsp; And there are so many references to it.&nbsp; Sky Captain has quiet a few.</p><p>I remember I handed my teacher a VHS copy of the original and said here&#039;s the original for a movie day and he popped it in.&nbsp; Folks were like &#039;what the hell is this crappy film?&nbsp; Whats so great about it?&#039;&nbsp; I loved (and still do) the original Kong when it came on AMC Saturday Morning Movie.&nbsp; I guess you have to see it at a younger age to really enjoy its full power.</p><p>But, like you said...no excuse for not hearing of any of the originals.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Thats something that I just can&#039;t believe.. I mean King Kong.. Come on I thought EVERYONE knew about King Kong. Its possibly one of the biggest films ever.. Thats something that I would have to see to even believe. I mean to me thats like a hardcore horror fan saying they have never heard of Jason Voorhees.. Its just something so beyond ridiculous that it just doesn&#039;t register..</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 01:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I have to agree with Goon I am not against good remakes as long as they approach the film fresh and if the film was crap...make it better.&nbsp; *cough*The*cough*Keep*cough*....sorry...had a cough there. <img src="http://www.horror-movies.ca/Forum/img/smilies/tongue.png" width="15" height="15" alt="tongue" /></p><p>I know a lot of folks who think that TCM was a real event...kinda funny in a way.&nbsp; The most horrifying thing for me though was the fact all but myself, two other movie fans and the teachers at my high school thought that King Kong &#039;05 was an original film.&nbsp; They didn&#039;t know about the original, nor the Jeff Bridges remake.&nbsp; This was confirmed when I stormed into school the next day after skipping class, eyes still wide with wonder gushing over the film and the battle at the end with Kong dying.&nbsp; SO many folks told me I ruined it....they never knew it was a remake and the planes attacking Kong in the trailer on the Empire State building...it never registered he might die.&nbsp; One girl thought he would be knocked out cold and transported home.&nbsp; *She&#039;s blonde:P*</p><p>My biggest annoyance is that people watch the remakes and then the originals and say how crappy they are.&nbsp; &#039;No cute girls, no big action scenes&#039; and the like.&nbsp; Gawd, annoys the hell outta me.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:51:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I have to agree as well Goon.&nbsp; I was trying to get at that, but I couldnt find the right words.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>Very well put Goon.</p>]]></description>
			<author><![CDATA[dummy@example.com (thegoldensimatar)]]></author>
			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Re: Remakes]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[<p>I agree with Goon too, good one.</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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