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Black Christmas & the Remake!
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Opinions? Just seen it for the first time. I'm a huge fan of the original, so I thought I'd check it out.
It really shows how different the slasher franchise is; the original wasn't about the gore, or having model-type actresses. Not saying the girls weren't attractive, they were, but they felt more like real people in the original, the remake felt like a horror set in the Playboy Mansion.
The original was so unsettling; no scary music in the death scenes, it was quiet. The fact we knew nothing about Billy added to the terror in my opinion.
That being said, I don't hate the remake. It's not as bad as people make out. I just think had they made this movie and changed the killer's name it would have stood up better. I did get tired of seeing eye balls being ripped out though. Something I enjoyed was the differences the girls had, they all came from different backgrounds; Claire never knowing her sister; Dana hating hers; one of them had similarities to that of an alcoholic; one of them had a rich father and so on.
What's your opinion on both movies?
It really shows how different the slasher franchise is; the original wasn't about the gore, or having model-type actresses. Not saying the girls weren't attractive, they were, but they felt more like real people in the original, the remake felt like a horror set in the Playboy Mansion.
The original was so unsettling; no scary music in the death scenes, it was quiet. The fact we knew nothing about Billy added to the terror in my opinion.
That being said, I don't hate the remake. It's not as bad as people make out. I just think had they made this movie and changed the killer's name it would have stood up better. I did get tired of seeing eye balls being ripped out though. Something I enjoyed was the differences the girls had, they all came from different backgrounds; Claire never knowing her sister; Dana hating hers; one of them had similarities to that of an alcoholic; one of them had a rich father and so on.
What's your opinion on both movies?
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The remake is watchable but not comparable in my eyes to the original.
As a slasher I think it did well, we had eye gouging, head smashing and ever a bit of cannibalism. I enjoyed it because I didn't over think it.