Most wanted remake is.......
 

although not a fan of remakes or as the industry valles them reimagining or rebooting, I was curious. Sure, I know it's a little like reprinting the Mona Lisa in that it is simply recreating something already established by someone else, but, with today's technology, what would many of us horror fans like to see re presented?

Personally, for me:
Curse of the Demon
Legend of Hell House (more like the book than the film though)
Call of Cthulhu (the Andrew Leman short)

I think a remake of Gremlins would be cool if they kept it dark and did some of the things from the original script that they didn't use.

There is actually a 1979 version of 'Casting the Runes' made for TV - it's low budget but still enjoyable though no where near as good as Night of the Demon.

I dunno if a big budget, CGI Monster version of COC would do the story justice. I love the 2005 version of the film, even if it's budget lets it down a little at the end.

Again, I love the original Legend of Hell House though it was a pity that they boiled down the history of Hell House to a couple of lines by Roddy McDowell's character (though they were great lines). Richard Matheson the author of the novel also wrote the screen play, so I wonder what the reasons he had for changes he made from the book. Did he consider his material too explicit for the screen?

Talking of Richard Matheson, a remake of I am Legend that is closer to the source material would be interesting.

I'd like to see Videodrome updated somehow. VHS tapes are ancient history. It would have to be by Cronenberg, of course, or perhaps his son.

I don't think much could be done to top Curse of the Demon. The best thing you could do is get rid of the goofy monster close-ups that were added later against Tourneur's edit. That would basically make it into a perfect movie.

I mentioned before that one movie that would benefit from a higher budget is The Stone Tapes. Great screenplay, great performances, but kind of a shoddy BBC production. It could be redone better. Along those lines, I think the Quatermass movies would benefit tremendously from a bigger budget. They are effects heavy movies made in a time when there wasn't much energy put into visual effects. The ideas, characters, and dialogue are still golden though. Also I would love to see what some sharp young director could do with the Dr. Mabuse series, I think that has potential to be completely badass. One more thing, I think the Blob could be made into a pretty menacing monster. It was always treated in a campy manner, but it could be a real nightmare in the hands of competent film makers. For a taste of how the Blob could be truly horrifying, check out this old episode of the radio play 'Lights Out'. Take that play, and give it to some serious film makers with a 50 mill budget and that could potentially be amazing.

One more thing, if a remake of Legend of Hell House were to be done, it would need to be done by someone who knows when to use restraint, you would could end up having another 'The Haunting' remake, a grossly inappropriate approach to that material. I think some of the Japanese horror film makers would be a better match than most American directors, perhaps with the exception of someone like Ti West. The Japanese seem to have inherited the Val Lewton tradition of restraint and suggestion to build tension, as opposed to vapid attempts to shock with grotesque images and sudden loud noises.

Good Call on The Stone Tapes...
I'm a big fan of the fan of the Quatermass movies - I do think they they were already done pretty effectively, maybe I am more forgiving of old effects though. I think Quatermass and the Pit (the film) look particulary effective (though I prefer some aspects of the Tv Series).

As a kid I loved The Quatermass Conclusion but it is a bit of a mess. There are some good ideas there - I would have loved to see them better executed.

Did you see the 2005 BBC remake of The Quatermass Experiment? It wasn't bad though it lacked something (maybe Jason Flemyng as the Professor).

I would welcome a remake of the classic It,not the Stephen King version but the Herbert J. Leder one starring Roddy McDowall.

Didn't see that 2005 Quatermass. I'll have to look into it.

Another movie I always thought was an idea that deserved better treatment was Cronenburg's Shivers. I heard something about someone attempting to remake that, but I don't know anything else about that project. I think the material should have had a lot more sexual explicitness than Cronenburg was able to give it back in '75. You could launch an entire subgenre of 'body horror' from that movie, 'sexual horror'. Think of how much sexual insecurity people have as it is, and how easy it would be to exploit that insecurity for the purpose of horror. 'Shivers' was a great idea in that direction, but the execution was flawed, ironically due in part to the film maker's own inhibitions, in my opinion.

Love this. Lots of great observations and suggestions.

I've only seen one Qutermass film and being a fan of Hammer and Amicus stuff this was fine by me and agree as far as visuals go it stands the test of time. I was unaware there was a TV series?! No I need to search it out.

I Am Legend has always been a favorite book but I still enjoy Omega Man and Last Man on Earth despite the liberties taken. Heck, a remake of Duel with all the petrol fueled films in the last several years could work. Capitalize on the trend.

Cronenberg. The guy that finally received a lifetime achievement award up here in Canada. The man has an unusually destitute vision of horror. Touches on something we all fear which is the corruption of our flesh. Rabid would be another good one. I still like Videodrome though, the lower level of technology seems to work, it would feel a bit like Ringu replacing the tape with a DVD. Less organic technology. The more tactile the experience the more it strikes home for me. Like the idea of someone finding an old cassette tape, listening to family Christmases and birthday stuff, then at the end a hiss and the sound of someone being killed. Knowing the tape was reused and forgotten. Hmmmm a script idea.

Gremlins. Interesting idea. Would introduce the franchise to a whole new generation.

Just thought the TV movie "The Norliss Tapes" would have the potential to launch a series of supernatural investigations a la Supernatural.

Oooooh. Spectre!

I would love to see a remake of both "THE GATE" 1987 and "THE LOST BOYS" 1987.
GREMLINS would be awesome, Villain. Also "THE RESURRECTED AKA SHATTERBRAIN" 1991.

Jack Frost - The Killer Snowman

I would really like to see a Gremlins remake as well. Have to think about more, honestly for the most part remakes aren't that great. As most of the time the new movies aren't even the same.

I don't know how they would rationalize The Gate nowadays. The premise was based on 'scary hidden messages' in heavy metal through backmasking. The problem is no one takes heavy metal seriously anymore, at least for shock value. The music genre burned out its shock value long ago.

Almost all the remakes have been pale imitations of the original and reminded me of the old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".
NIGHT OF THE DEMON or LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE might be considered, but as posted none of the pointless CGI and "Hip" dialogue which has sunk so many remakes, like THE HAUNTING and HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL.

The Quatermass Experiment, Quatermass II, and Quatermass and the Pit were all TV shows first. Unfortunately, most of the The Quatermass Experiment episodes are lost.

I wouldn't mind seeing a GOOD Toxic Avenger remake.
With just make-up and fake blood. No CGI. Let the people from Feast do the work.
The guy that plays Leonard in The Big Bang Theory could play the janitor geek.
He's kinda scrawny and has a bit of a whiny voice.

The Hunger [1983]. It's really the ending - which wildly differs from the book's - that needs re-working. I'm not sure why they changed it to begin with and in such a forced, confused manner. It's a real blight on the whole film.

Hmmm.... Generally speaking, I don't see the point of remakes, that is, near frame by frame redos... but reinterpretations of past films... those can be quite good.

Generally, you want films that were great ideas, but the films were not done well.

I think a modern Creature of the Black Lagoon has a lot of room to make a great film. I have yet to see a very modern, even futuristic, Frankenstein done well. I think The Killer Shrews could be a big budget blast. A remake of Day of the Triffids could be quite good.

There have been 2 mini-series made of it - a really good one made in 1981 and a terrible one in 2009.

I would love to see a remake of the movie IT

If you mean the Stephen King one, there's a remake in the works.
Gonna be a long movie or mini-series.

I would like this remade too.And as you said Ferox,the 2009 version was dreadful.

One movie which could be amazing with a good production is Rene Leloux's Gandahar. That is one crazy ass movie visually, but a bit hampered by lower budget animation. give it Dreamworks or Pixar caliber animation and that would be one hell of a movie, an absolute mind-bending reality trip.

I don't know if it needs to be a whole new re-make, I'd be happy with a re-editing of Jeepers Creepers 1 with the original pre-cut budget for the Creeper.

My heart really went out to Mr Salva when I listened to his director commentary. You can hear how disappointed he was with the end result of all the cuts that were made during production. ::sad::

His descriptions of his original vision are really cool. I hope someday, he can bring those descriptions to life.

CHUD. A remake in the vein of the 2004 Dawn of the Dead. Shit, have James Gunn write it. He unintentionally made a remake of Night of the Creeps with Slither, and that movie kicked major ass.

I have to agree, the premise of CHUD is certainly worth revisiting. There are a lot of different angles you could take with that material, and it could be made with more finesse and more polish than the original. However, the original had a good balance of horror, comedy, and social consciousness, and you can't really tip the scales too far in one of those aspects without losing a lot of the others.

I figured you would want a remake of Spawn ::big grin::

I guess I should of read this one before posting in sequels thread.

I'd like to see:
Gremlins
Critters
Tremors
A pumpkin head.

Also IT sounds good too, maybe change it where the end isn't just a giant alien spider thing.

Yeah like maybe the ending of the book

ha......that gif never gets old ::smile::

No it doesn't. Makes me laugh like a lunatic every time!

I am actually curious to see the upcoming Poltergeist remake... even though I absolutely love the original. Of course, I also suspect I will be very disappointed when I actually see it...

THEY LIVE. I love the concept... So eerie and poignant... I'd love to see an updated version.

this question has been asked before and my answer is the same

RAWHEAD REX

and I'm sure Clive Barker would agree with me

http://www.clivebarker.com/images/movie/raw/rhr7.jpg

:danger: NO :danger:

::smile::

Oh, they can do a remake but it will never BE MORE AWESOME!!!!! ( in my humble opinion)

Oh..I agree....nothing can compare to it's wonderful cheesiness...Just would love to see what they could do with the story today with a mix of practical and CGI effects.

it would have to be good CGI...Not Asylum movie CGI

Yeah, he's brilliant is our Rawhead Rex. Could have been a rockstar with that name and face! ::wink::