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Most Remembered Slasher Remake
Topic Started: Sep 19 2014, 10:13 PM (217 Views)
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I enjoyed the MBV remake a lot, although - I still prefer the original as it's one of my favourite slashers. Halloween I like also, and BC. Minus the "Yellow Bastard" love child. But the TCM remake is the first one that usually comes to mind.

My most remembered scene, however is the sleeping bag meets Mr. Fire scene from the F13th remake.
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Ten years from now, when none of those movies are still fresh in our memory, I'd say that the Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Halloween remakes will be among the most remembered. TCM helped start the horror remake craze in general (not just with slashers), starred Jessica Biel at the height of her "it girl" fame, and is still remembered as being among the best of the bunch. The Halloween remake, meanwhile, is to this day extremely divisive among fans of that series, with some people loving Rob Zombie's "white trash" take on the story and others thinking he disgraced the original. Either way, people are still arguing about it (as we can see right here in this thread), and will likely still be arguing about it for years to come. Other films will likely still have cult followings years from now, but I believe that those two will be the ones that people point to as being among the main emblems of the slasher remake boom.

If we're stretching the definition of "slasher", then it's likely that the remakes of The Hills Have Eyes, Piranha, and The Last House on the Left will also be remembered quite nicely, and not just for their connections to the originals. If we're going just by IMDb scores, then the remake of Last House, for instance, is already viewed as the superior film by a wide margin, while both versions of The Hills Have Eyes seem to be remembered very well.

The remakes of Prom Night, The Fog, When a Stranger Calls, and A Nightmare on Elm Street will also be remembered, of course, albeit more as examples of how not to remake classic horror films.
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Sep 20 2014, 01:10 AM
The only one I'd say is remembered on this list is ANOES for being so bad :rip:

I don't think the white trash style makes RZH/2 remembered because it's generally just Rob Zombie's style.
if were talking bad remakes then April Fools Day is at the top of the list


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Most remembered? Hmm, let's see.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre definitely is, if only for kicking off the whole slasher-remake-craze. Plus, it starred a pre-has-been Jessica Biel and, overall, is probably the most liked of the bunch. Not to mention Platinum Dunes is a go-to for horror fans thinking of remakes.

RZH is remembered for the white trash angle to it and, in general, how controversial and polarizing it was. Not necessarily a compliment, but nooooo way will that one be forgotten anytime soon. I wouldn't say it will be remembered too fondly either.

I think the fact Friday the 13th was remade WILL be remembered, but the movie itself won't be. It's simply too forgettable and generic, even by Friday standards (and there are some generic Fridays)

ANOES will definitely be remembered due to it starting Rooney Mara's career. It will NOT be remembered fondly and will undoubtedly be brought up when it comes to how to NOT remake a movie. People fucking hated that.


Wow, just realized that I listed the remakes of the big 4 slashers. Not intentional, but those are the only ones which will be remembered by the GP
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I really think the TCM remake and the Halloween remake are remembered the most. They're both really good remakes and no matter the hate that Rob Zombie gets for Halloween they are both really good movies if you look closely at the story.
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Sep 25 2014, 03:13 AM
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Sep 20 2014, 01:10 AM
The only one I'd say is remembered on this list is ANOES for being so bad :rip:

I don't think the white trash style makes RZH/2 remembered because it's generally just Rob Zombie's style.
if were talking bad remakes then April Fools Day is at the top of the list
The remake of April Fool's Day may have been bad, but I doubt it will be remembered as a bad movie the way that the remakes of, say, Prom Night and A Nightmare on Elm Street will be, for one simple reason: it went direct-to-video. It's only slasher fans who know the April Fool's Day remake exists, while the Prom Night and Nightmare remakes got wide theatrical releases that had everybody saying "God, what a piece of shit that movie was." For comparison's sake, we all know how badly Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare sucked, even if we never saw it or weren't alive when it came out, but who remembers Woodchipper Massacre? The latter was undoubtedly a worse movie, but it was made for a song and shuffled off to the video rental market where it vanished without a trace.
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Sep 26 2014, 06:57 AM
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Sep 25 2014, 03:13 AM
TheCheetahwings
Sep 20 2014, 01:10 AM
The only one I'd say is remembered on this list is ANOES for being so bad :rip:

I don't think the white trash style makes RZH/2 remembered because it's generally just Rob Zombie's style.
if were talking bad remakes then April Fools Day is at the top of the list
The remake of April Fool's Day may have been bad, but I doubt it will be remembered as a bad movie the way that the remakes of, say, Prom Night and A Nightmare on Elm Street will be, for one simple reason: it went direct-to-video. It's only slasher fans who know the April Fool's Day remake exists, while the Prom Night and Nightmare remakes got wide theatrical releases that had everybody saying "God, what a piece of shit that movie was." For comparison's sake, we all know how badly Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare sucked, even if we never saw it or weren't alive when it came out, but who remembers Woodchipper Massacre? The latter was undoubtedly a worse movie, but it was made for a song and shuffled off to the video rental market where it vanished without a trace.
This is pretty accurate. I've seen April Fool's Day and even I rarely remember it, whereas ANOES is infamous even to the general public for being atrocious. And for starting Rooney's career.

Prom Night seems to be remembered well amongst horror fans, but i don't think the general public (aka non-horror-fans) even know the film exists. So.. Kind of? Same goes for The Fog. Black Christmas is also pretty infamous in horror circles, though o don't think it's quite as awful as made out to be.

I did forget House of Wax in terms of more mildly remembered horror remakes, purely because of the marketing highlighting Paris Hilton dying a grisly death. Not huge, but it does come up from time to time like Paris herself now.

If we step outside of slashers only:
I also forgot to list The Ring, for starting the trend of remaking Asian horror for American audiences and being incredibly well received. The Grudge qualifies too, though too a lesser extent. The lead actresses of both (Naomi Watts and Sarah Michelle Gellar) also help in regards to being remembered.

In terms of most forgotten... Poltergeist is basically leading the pack. It's not even been out a month and it's been forgotten. It's so generic and lifeless, even in the trailers. And we already have a remembered Poultergeist remake (Insidious)
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