tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post5215107415231347623..comments2024-02-18T08:45:16.295-08:00Comments on The Film Connoisseur: Original vs. Remake: Poltergeist (2015) vs. Poltergeist (1982)Franco Macabrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-54743667176446046172015-10-13T00:42:54.649-07:002015-10-13T00:42:54.649-07:00This one failed to grab where the first one had me...This one failed to grab where the first one had me by the balls the whole time...no spetacle.. no intensity..Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-63419378649334794332015-10-13T00:42:43.607-07:002015-10-13T00:42:43.607-07:00This one failed to grab where the first one had me...This one failed to grab where the first one had me by the balls the whole time...no spetacle.. no intensity..Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-40775843588983829612015-10-10T21:58:40.034-07:002015-10-10T21:58:40.034-07:00Like so many remakes, ala "Tron", they c...Like so many remakes, ala "Tron", they can kinda work so long as you can forget that there was an original masterpiece. If you the sort that are carried by CGI and special effects, the remakes work for you. But if you are the sort where story, and acting, and (in this case) a building sense of dread are important, the remakes just don't work.Kirby Wallacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-23430913329256339872015-09-21T07:19:25.246-07:002015-09-21T07:19:25.246-07:00Totally agree with you Hannover Fist, the first on...Totally agree with you Hannover Fist, the first one is still a better film. They couldnt improve on the special effects, or the horror, the original was way more intense. This one was just a bunch of bad cgi, without the gooey effects that made the original so cool. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-13236889240463797692015-09-18T15:52:21.233-07:002015-09-18T15:52:21.233-07:00Holy cow what this movie a HUGE disappointment! I ...Holy cow what this movie a HUGE disappointment! I was irritated right off the bat by the fact that the guy had no job and was telling the real estate agent that he had no job while they were looking at the house before they bought it. So how the hell do you qualify for a home loan when you have no job? Even his credit cards were being declined at the Hardware store for pete's sake! Then at the end of it all it shows them buying yet another house after the first one was trashed and left in a heaping pile on the ground. The Robbie impersonator in this film was a sniveling little chicken shit through the whole movie, even being scared of the tree in the front yard when it was still only a tree at the beginning. I can see them not wanting to make a scene for scene remake, but none of the scenes they remade were even close to the original and the scenes they did not remake were not replaced with something equally scary or cool. Most were replaced with... nothing at all! And don't get me started on Psudo-Carol Anne's closet. While looking at the house, the father attempted to open it and was unable. But then months later when they're all moved in, they STILL have no opened the closet, despite the girl living and sleeping in the room. They just completely disregarded using it at all until it came time to start having weird noises and stuff happening, and even then, no one tried to open it for a long time. Such a pile of crap. The only thing that gave me hope was that Ram Raimi was involved and he really disappointed me this time. Stick with the original. Even the special effects from 1982 blow this one out of the water. So much more realistic in my opinion. You just can't beat this classic. The remastered edition still holds up great compared to most current horror movies. <br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755442641387304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-36123607626938974852015-05-29T09:20:58.572-07:002015-05-29T09:20:58.572-07:00And if they do try, they should at least make sure...And if they do try, they should at least make sure they either improve or at least do something that is worthy of the original. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-26453031920817983972015-05-29T02:44:14.631-07:002015-05-29T02:44:14.631-07:00It's hard to do the "right" remake. ...It's hard to do the "right" remake. and studios shouldn't even try.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474551845661031816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-9193701392550204232015-05-28T06:54:24.716-07:002015-05-28T06:54:24.716-07:00You must! If you haven't seen David Cronenberg...You must! If you haven't seen David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) or John Carpenter's The Thing (1981)...boy are in for a treat! They are two of the best remakes ever made, I always use them as examples of what a good remake should be like. Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-81158833154339005122015-05-27T13:59:26.264-07:002015-05-27T13:59:26.264-07:00I saw night of the living dead also good...i have ...I saw night of the living dead also good...i have to try the fly and the thingAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734953052163054144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-2982184862832732872015-05-24T08:10:48.360-07:002015-05-24T08:10:48.360-07:00I also loved the Evil Dead remake Aida, but most o...I also loved the Evil Dead remake Aida, but most of the time remakes are deflated versions of the original<br /> Other good remakes I recommend: The Fly (1986),The Thing (1982) and Night of the Living Dead (1990).Franco Macabrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10994905312221715861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293273378239831747.post-54004910565365179262015-05-22T16:35:56.873-07:002015-05-22T16:35:56.873-07:00Originals sometimes win...for exampler i love the ...Originals sometimes win...for exampler i love the remake of evil dead so...it dependsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16734953052163054144noreply@blogger.com