Sony are thinking about doing a remake of Candyman. I have to say that this is one remake I'll NEVER see. Same with The Monster Squad remake. There is just no need for them. Candyman was only made in 1992 so its only like 15 years old. What the hell happened to Candyman 4? They should make a sequel instead of a remake.
I can kind of expect it with Foreign films - The Host gave us Cloverfield, ILS gave us The Strangers, now Rec has given us Quarantine. But yeah remakes should be at least 30 years old. 80s movies don't need to be remade and 90s movies sure as hell don't need remakes.
I look forward to a remake. Good modern story.........good villain, movie does kind of drag though. I'd like to see it remade with better pacing, more backstory for Candyman. Todd does have to reprise the role though.........
Wow The Host was vastly different to Cloverfield... only similar thing was a monster attacking a city(and in The Host we more or less knew how the monster came about). And films have done that way before The Host did. Influenced by The Host I can believe though.
I adore The Host, and didn't think much of Cloverfield, but it's not close to a remake at all. There is a Host remake coming, unless they have decided to put a can on it because Cloverfield came out. Let's hope.
The Host sequel is on the way though from Korea.
I give you The Strangers, someone on here told me it was really similar, I have yet to see it though. Ils I have, great French film, almost looks like Eden Lake will be influenced by it.
Last edited by MildPossession on Aug 17th, 2008 at 03:42 PM
The original Candyman was good and I've always liked Tony Todd's work. But yet another remake with a plot not unlike the original. If this is actuallt gonna be done I hope Tony Todd has a cameo appearance.
When The Strangers IMDB page first came online, it WAS a ILS remake. But I think something happened in the deal process and the producers of ILS wouldn't let Bertino remake it. (I haven't seen The Strangers and haven't been reading up on it cause I want to see it) But I think Bertino has just remade it anyway. An unofficial remake. I guess I'll find out at the end of The Strangers!!
Eden Lake and While She Was Out look VERY similar.
People should just stop watching these pathetic remakes so no more get made. I seriously am starting to hate the horror genre because of what hollywood is doing to it.
Mildpossession If you were talking to me about anti horror remakes. Your gonna hear more coz we all have to putup with anything you say
Anyone dumb enough to watch one of these f**king remakes deserves to be ripped off. America sucks for mainstream horror films but there are people out there who will lap up everything these 'filmmakers shite out'
You don't have to come into the repeat topics if you hate certain films so much, it's quite simple you know.
Someone who likes to watch remakes doesn't mean they are dumb, I watch remakes(most of the time for free) and I'm far from dumb thank you, and I would think the same for most on here.
What I find dumb is judging a film completely without watching it.
We know you don't like remakes, so you don't have to go on and on about it. It's not going to stop people watching remakes.
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