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Originally Posted by Sculpt
And obviously, why remake Black Christmas? The only answer is for the producers to make money (off the name) and for crew/actors to work.
And damnitall, if you're going to be lame enough to "remake" Black Christmas, then take advantage of the opportunity to re-imagine it into something different
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When it comes to cinematic quality, there is no reason to remake Black Christmas because the original still holds up.
That said, one of the (unintentional) qualities of the original is that it talked about a then groundbreaking subject, not in the least because it was right after Roe v Wade. So in that light, you can perfectly see where the 2019 remake comes from and, as you said, you can add something.
But the first thing to do is make an entertaining piece of cinema. I remember one review calling it "a script written by Lisa Simpson". Not to diss Lisa, but I can how that does not keep you on the edge of your seat.