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By Patrick Luce Sep 2, 2008, 11:20 GMT


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JimSep 2nd, 2008 - 12:34:11

For godsakes, why? This is as bad an idea as the remake of Psycho.

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Patrick L.Sep 2nd, 2008 - 13:12:03

I have to agree with you. There is NO reason to remake this film. The first one is still good, and it still holds up.

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JohnnyFestivalSep 2nd, 2008 - 13:38:37

Geez, really?

This will be some overdone Hollywood remake, let it be, it was a fun 70's flick.

Please do not waste your time. You guys will lose big money on this 'idea'. Here is a better idea, why not make something original?

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BtotheASep 2nd, 2008 - 13:46:52

I agree, what a stupid idea. If you really can't come up with something new, and you feel you must cash in on the 'brand' of a classic, please just don't remake the old movie... update the franchise.

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retrogalSep 2nd, 2008 - 14:40:44

I gotta agree with the other posts. To my thinking, better special effects don't necessarily make a better film. What made it so good--and hold up so well was the cast, the director, the location, etc. You can't reproduce that with a bigger budget and more technology.
Oh, and FYI--also what made this film so well-done was inadvertant. It seemed to take on a life of it's own during the filming and continued on even after filming--it's known as the 'Poltergeist Curse'. For instance, the scene in which the little boy was being strangled by the clown and looked so horrified--it was really happening due to a prop malfunction, and the scene with all of the corpses in the pool--well, they were real corpses.
Sooo....part of what made this film what it was cannot ever be duplicated (thankfully!) but it did make for one creepy experience! Let a classic remain a classic.

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David CuellarSep 3rd, 2008 - 19:02:27

I think that remaking the movie would be a good idea! The original movie was good , but there could have been better effects. They shouldn't have stopped making the movies after the third movie . If you do remake the movies don't make it dumb , like the remake of ' Willy Wonka .' Overall I really support your idea of making a remake movie .

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