Moderators Astro Hollywood Posted October 28, 2011 Moderators Posted October 28, 2011 Oh yeah, The Hills Have Eyes slipped my mind for some reason. That's the other pretty great remake to have come out of the post-TCM remake fad. Even the sequel's quite fun, although it goes the route of "This time let's do it with marines, like Aliens!" It goes without saying that the Friday the 13th and Elm Street remakes were garbage. Friday the 13th is particularly dull, although the franchise it came from is shit to begin with. Jason's a horror icon, sure, but the films are shitty, shitty, shitty. The remake of 2001 Maniacs is also pretty fun, in its b-grade way, and has Robert Englund and Lin Shaye hamming it up like fucking crazy, which is always great. Quote
cobra_gordo Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) It goes without saying that the Friday the 13th and Elm Street remakes were garbage. Friday the 13th is particularly dull, although the franchise it came from is shit to begin with. Jason's a horror icon, sure, but the films are shitty, shitty, shitty. That's the thing that always confused me about Friday the 13th. Everybody knows Jason, everybody knows the mask and the machete but he isn't even in the first fucking film. I quite enjoyed the remake, I just took it onface value, I did like the prologue scene wheren he slashes the kids achiles tendon, that was fun. Again though the best part about the original was the ending-she's drifting along on the boat, everybody takes their hands from over their eyes and relaxes and it's all peacful and serene and then BOOM a big suckerpunch ending. The imigary of her being dragged out of that boat is definately in the same league to me as the Texas Chainsaw ending, just not as celebrated. Talking about remakes the Dawn of The Dead remake with Ving Rhames in it is cracking. I also really liked The Last House On The Left remake. Nothing comes close to The Thing though, that movie is incredible. Edited October 28, 2011 by cobra_gordo Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 (edited) What the fucking hell is going on here?! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zpm8k9b10k Woyzeck - agreed about Friday The 13th. They're all awful (aside from Part VIII, of course) and it is almost certainly one of the worst franchises of any kind of films of all time. In fact, the original is probably one of the worst of the series because it's so po-faced and played seriously. Might do a horror franchise thread soon. Edited October 28, 2011 by Gladstone Small Quote
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 I LOVE the Friday The 13th films. If you look at them as comedies then Friday The 13th Part 5 is the funniest fucking film of all time. Jason Goes To Hell and Jason X are just shite though. Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 I've only seen the one where he beats a girl in a sleeping bag to death with another girl in a sleeping bag. Genius. Quote
Paid Members chokeout Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 I have a soft spot for the Friday 13th films. The first one ripped so much off from Halloween but has some cracking steady cam stuff in it. Saying that they just ran out of ideas, jumped the shark more times than any other franchise (Copycat killer, Jason is a devil Parasite, having Mahatten in the title of a film and setting the majority of it on a boat in Canada, letting Crispin Glover dance) Im pretty sure its common knowledge that the last shot from Friday 13th (Jason out the water) was actually filmed by Wes Craven (and the chase scene in Nightmare on Elm Street was filmed by Sean S Cunnigham) and stuck on the end of the film. Good call on Dawn Of The Dead, massive fan of the original and the remake is a cracker Quote
Paid Members Devon Malcolm Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 That better not be slagging off of Jason Takes Manhattan I see in there, chokeout Quote
Paid Members chokeout Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 That better not be slagging off of Jason Takes Manhattan I see in there, chokeout I could never hate a film where someone gets their head punched clean off Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 That better not be slagging off of Jason Takes Manhattan I see in there, chokeout I could never hate a film where someone gets their head punched clean off When I first saw this, many years ago it was cut to buggery. Thankfully now we can see the effects as was originally intended. Quote
Jimmy_kahoona Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 My daughter and i have a movie night on a thursday where we sit and watch the films i used to watch when I was around her age (14) I got around to telling her about freddie krueger and jason Voorhees and we watched a few of the deaths on youtube funny thing is when you take these killings out of context they`re pretty shite. So once I can be bothered we`ll watch the entire nightmare & friday series followed by the excellent freddie vs jason to finish. I certainly dont mind currupting her fraggile mind with 80s and 90s crap (most have certainly dated and knowing the full extent of censorship back then compared to now i really wonder what all the fuss was about!) but i certainly wouldn`t allow her to watch some of the heavier stuff (saw, hostel or any other gore film) thats kicking around now. Quote
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted October 28, 2011 Posted October 28, 2011 love the friday the 13th films, spent last halloween weekend watching all 11 films back to back. didnt like the remake though, same with elm street's remake, had high hopes for that but it was god awful. tempted to do a freddy marathon this weekend, that or watch some of the horror films in my collection that i havent seen yet like the hills have eyes and halloween Quote
Paid Members CuckedByMenry Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 I have a soft spot for the Friday 13th films. The first one ripped so much off from Halloween but has some cracking steady cam stuff in it. Saying that they just ran out of ideas, jumped the shark more times than any other franchise (Copycat killer, Jason is a devil Parasite, having Mahatten in the title of a film and setting the majority of it on a boat in Canada, letting Crispin Glover dance) How dare you. Quote
Paid Members FLips Posted October 28, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 28, 2011 There's something about Crispin Glover that is just proper off. It's the whole reason I enjoy his work Quote
Blueknowzit Posted October 29, 2011 Posted October 29, 2011 I'm 38 and have not seen the original texas chansaw, i don't like horror films they scare me, so i avoid them Quote
Paid Members Thunderplex Posted October 29, 2011 Paid Members Posted October 29, 2011 In 1991 thay had an all nighter in the cinema on Deansgate in Manchester (It's now a bar called moon over water) Friday 13th parts 1 through 6. Fantatsic to see them all on the big screen for the first time. Classic night. Quote
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