Michael Bay to remake more horror films! ARG!

[PTAhole]

Remaking Texas Chainsaw was bad enough, but now he's at it again with THREE more classics being remade!

Michael Bay To Remake More Horror Movies
Posted by Sean on October 9th, 2006
Filed under: Movies

It looks like Michael Bay is at it again, and his Platinum Dunes production company has just signed a 2 year deal with Universal Pictures with the intention of remaking even more classic horror movies! Oh goody! You know, I haven’t actually seen any of the remakes he has produced yet, not even the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake so I guess I can’t really complain. But it sounds like nothing is sacred to them as far as cult classics are concerned. In addition to the Friday the 13th remake that’s on the way, they are also talking about redoing Near Dark, The Hitcher and The Changeling.

While these may be ripe for remakes in the sense that general audiences probably haven’t seen many of them (I haven’t seen any of them myself), I do know that they are widely respected films in horror circles and this is sure to draw a lot of complaints from horror fanboys. Near Dark in particular is held by many to be the greatest vampire film ever made. Music video director Samuel Bayer will be taking on Near Dark, while (gasp!) another music video director by the name of Dave Meyers is slated to helm The Hitcher. No word on who they have in mind for The Changeling. Personally I’m most curious to find out what’s up with Bay’s rumoured remake of Hitchcock’s The Birds

Source: FilmJunk

This really pisses me off. Near Dark is so awesome, and now they're gonna fuck it up. At least we have the original.

[criterionmaster]

This is so stupid! I love Near Dark and Friday the 13th and I know Bay will ruin them. Even if the films are good, which they won't be, it could never be as good as the originals. That atmosphere can't be created nowadays. I may go throw up.

[PTAhole]

The atmosphere can be created, but it just hasn't in a long time. Hopfully someone will.

[criterionmaster]

I truly feel something like the atmosphere and feel/look of a film like Texas Chainsaw Massacre (or Near Dark, F13th, etc.) is impossible to create, in Hollywood at least. It would take some true creativity and guerilla filmmaking to make something like it ever again. I do hope it can be made. But I don't think anyone nowadays even have the balls to make a film like it.

[PTAhole]

Well, yeah, I doubt that it will be done in Hollywood (but you never know) I meant that an independent probably will, eventually.