Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted February 19, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 19, 2021 Is there really that much name value in the Wrong Turn franchise to justify rebooting it? It just seems like such an odd franchise to reboot. They could've made the exact same film and just called it something different and nobody would've batted an eyelid. It's not like the lost in the woods genre is original to this series. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 19, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 19, 2021 9 minutes ago, Lorne Malvo said: Is there really that much name value in the Wrong Turn franchise to justify rebooting it? It just seems like such an odd franchise to reboot. They could've made the exact same film and just called it something different and nobody would've batted an eyelid. It's not like the lost in the woods genre is original to this series. Well that's the thing. The original was a minor box office success at best. The rest went straight to video, I think. Nobody outside of horror fans has heard of or cares about these films and neither should they because they're all shit, even the first two which are quite enjoyable. Quote
Paid Members Lorne Malvo Posted February 19, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 19, 2021 The second one is the one with Henry Rollins and the reality tv-show angle, isn't it? I've not seen it since it came out but remember thinking it was really fun, to be fair. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 19, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Lorne Malvo said: The second one is the one with Henry Rollins and the reality tv-show angle, isn't it? Yeah, it's a good laugh. The director, Joe Lynch, has since made Mayhem, which is great stuff. He also made Everly, which is an absolute disgrace. Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted February 19, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 19, 2021 They are very easy to watch. Some gore, unnecessary nudity and mutants. Winning. Quote
DavidB6937 Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 I've been surprised at how much I've enjoyed the sequels. Only really watched the first because I enjoy Eliza Dushku. I was tempted by the new one as the cast is pretty decent but sounds like it's a pass. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 19, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 19, 2021 Actually, it's a miracle the first one is even slightly enjoyable considering Eliza Dushku's presence. Quote
TomJones233 Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 Speaking of reboots/Remakes, The Cabin Fever remake is strange, isn't it? A remake of a movie not even 15 years old when it was reelased. Quote
DavidB6937 Posted February 19, 2021 Posted February 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, Devon Malcolm said: Actually, it's a miracle the first one is even slightly enjoyable considering Eliza Dushku's presence. I'd like to say I just enjoy staring at her for a while but I don't really want to come across too Whedon. Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 22, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 22, 2021 On 2/9/2021 at 4:20 PM, Boycie said: If anyone here is a Shudder subscriber then I would strongly recommend In Search of Darkness, a documentary on 80's Horror. At just over 4 hours, it covers a lot of ground. Dozens of films are covered, some well known, some not so much. Talking heads include John Carpenter, Stuart Gordon, Joe Dante and Larry Cohen. Not sure how or why but there's now a sequel to this doing the rounds. Just as lengthy but I'll be giving it a look this week. Quote
Paid Members chokeout Posted February 22, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 22, 2021 On 2/19/2021 at 12:30 AM, Devon Malcolm said: Well that's the thing. The original was a minor box office success at best. The rest went straight to video, I think. Nobody outside of horror fans has heard of or cares about these films and neither should they because they're all shit, even the first two which are quite enjoyable. Which one is it that has the weird blurred out wall of photos because they decided to use photos of real missing people, like idiots. That was a very odd moment when I watched it. Quote
Paid Members Chris B Posted February 22, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Devon Malcolm said: Not sure how or why but there's now a sequel to this doing the rounds. Just as lengthy but I'll be giving it a look this week. I'll be waiting for it to turn up on Shudder. It's ludicrously expensive when it's occasionally available on their site (and I couldn't easily watch it on my TV when I bought the last one). Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 23, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 23, 2021 I just started watching it.... ....and Chris Jericho is one of the talking heads Quote
Mr_Danger Posted February 23, 2021 Posted February 23, 2021 “Guys like me and Carpenter came up the hard way.....” Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted February 23, 2021 Paid Members Posted February 23, 2021 Needless to say he's no idea what he's talking about. Harping on about Mother's Day like it's a fucking Criterion release. Quote
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