Top 10: Remakes #1

Last Updated on July 28, 2021

Written By Serena Whitney:


I never thought I would
see the day when there were enough good remakes to comment on, let
alone make a whole top ten list about them. I’ve got to be honest with you,
I’m not the biggest fan of this whole new remake craze.

I’m more for movies with
original thought and creativity. Unfortunately these days, those movies are
hard to come by. The only reason why I’m doing this top ten is because the
horror genre is the genre that has been the most successful at remaking cult
or classic hit movies.

Sure, us horror buffs have
been outraged by some remakes, (*cough* The Fog and When A
Stranger Calls *cough*) but there has been a few remakes that have done
the original film justice or even surpassed the horror viewer’s
expectations. Here is my list of horror remakes that I think deserve a
little recognition, because let’s face it, they don’t all stink!

“WARNING – SPOILERS AHEAD”

10. HOUSE OF WAX

Alright, I know I’m going to get
in a lot of sh*t for putting this one in my top ten, but I liked this movie, and
I’m not scared to admit it. Think about it. Is there any of you that have been
truly frightened by the original House of Wax with Vincent Price? Now it
may not have been the best horror film out there, but considering the original
film was yawn-worthy, I think this remake did a good job with updating the
story, plus you get the coolest death of America’s most hated debutant. That’s
gotta count for something.

9. DRACULA

It’s very rare these days to see
a horror film got nominated for Oscars, let alone a horror remake. Back in
1992, Francis Ford Coppola directed this visually stunning remake that earned
four Academy Award Nominations. Aside from Keanu Reeve’s god awful acting
skills in this film, there were not many flaws in this classic horror film, and
it was a very successful adaptation.

8. NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD

Even
though Tom Savini publicly apologized for remaking this classic Romero film
at the first annual Festival of Fear, I still thought it was pretty well
done. Can you really go wrong with gore, zombies, Tony Todd and Bill
Moseley? I loved how they made Barbara into a heroine in this version
instead of the making her the stupid, catatonic mess she was in the
original. Sure, it’s nowhere as good as the original, but it’s not bad
either.

7. THE RING

I really enjoyed The Ring,
but I really hated the whole Japanese remake craze it caused, because in my
opinion, The Ring was the only scary Japanese remake. (Is it just me, or
have most of them dealt with the same “paranormal” premise?”) Audiences were
introduced to the ghostly girl, Samara, and were scared sh*tless with the
infamous “crawling out the television” scene. As much as I liked this film, I
will not be running to the theatres if they (or when they) decide to make
another needless sequel. The Ring 2 was enough.

6. TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

I find that people either
love or hate this 2003 remake. I personally liked it more on the second and
third viewing. It was then I was able to appreciate Marcus Nispel’s stylish
directing debut. Sure, it’s not as scary as Tobe Hooper’s cult classic, (Did
we really need the whole “Leatherface having a skin disease” thing?) but it
wasn’t the piece of crap Roger Ebert made it out to be either.

STAY TUNED FOR PART 2 OF THIS LIST!
COMING SOON!