zombettie - 01 April 2008 11:11 AM
I definitely know that I will have to have my expectations in check when I see it. It screams ‘must be in the right mood to watch’.
Then again, as of late, I’ve dropped my standards for the simple fact that my curiosity has gotten the best of me. I’ve tentative plans to go see he Prom Night remake when it comes out. And I really did not enjoy the original (except for the sparkling glittery disco death suit the killer sported).
I must be getting senile in my old age, or something.
Page 30 of the latest Rue Morgue may change your mind on seeing Prom Night. Nelson McCormick directed Prom Night and is set to do the remake of The Stepfather.
‘Although seasoned horror fans may roll their eyes, McCormick defends the remake trend: “The best reason to remake a film is if it feels relevant and connects with people and matters and means something today. In the case of The Stepfather, I think it’s even more relevant today than when it came out. With some films that you admire so much, you can go to them and say, ‘Wouldn’t it be great to sort of update this and have today’s audience experience what I did when I saw this film?’”’
This man wins the D-Bag Award this week for saying such crap and believing it. There must be a butt-load more homicidal serial step-dad’s out there now than back in the 80’s for him to justify such a statement.