*faints*
I knew the Hollywood movie cash machine would churn out a buck on this title eventually. I also know the John Carpenter version was a remake itself, but it was almost flawless. What's worse is this new version will be a clone of that magnificent 1982 version that stared Kurt Russel. What scares me most of all is that it's being directed by a guy that I've never heard of. Why couldn't it be done by Christopher Nolan (Inception, Memento, recent Batman's) or Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, Black Swan)?!
Now to give it some credit, the poster doesn't look too shabby. It pays homage to the 82' version pretty well. I read from some different sources online that it's supposed to show some of the events before the Carpenter version. Unfortunately it will change a few of the facts around thus making it more of a remake than a prequel. That already pisses me off. So this uppity creative team thinks they're idea is better yet they're still going to stand on John's shoulders? Besides, how are you going to top Kurt Russel. He was freaking cool as hell in this flick. Hollywood has a history of whoring out every classic title for a quick buck and filling it with young and beautiful performers that could be out acted by porn stars. Needless to say, I'm quite troubled. I'll see it because I just gotta know if it's worthy but I will keep my hopes at an all time low. If that's even possible for my favorite movie. *sigh*
You gotta be kidding me. I just checked out the trailer - they basically swapped Kurt Russell for a chick. What made the first one so great is that it was a dude flick. Fuck Hollywood. Fuck them in their stupid asses! Here's the trailer:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKjErC2JLQc