The Decade Of Remakes [Friday the 13th, Child's Play, Hellraiser, and The Poltergeist]

Platinum Dunes has officially announced that they are planning on releasing the remake of 'Friday the 13th' film on February 13th 2009. This means that the film will be out just in time for next Valentine's Day. The film is a remake to try and reboot the old film franchise. Jason Vorheese's costume is said to already be equipped with the infamous Hockey mask and his outfit is said to be more green for an eerie aquatic look for his tragic drowning he suffered. The company, Platinum Dunes, is the same company that did the remakes of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amittyville Horror, The Hitcher, and so on. The script is being penned by the writer of the remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This means that the film should be in good hands.

A remake of Chucky is now underway as well. I'm guessing the 2000's is just the time for remakes. The film is being recreated by the original creator. Why the same man would go back and try to remake his own movie is beyond me. I guess he just ran out of ideas for sequels, of course after Seed Of Chucky, someone had to put a stop to it. So to continue on for the money, they are remaking Child's' Play. Lets hope they go back to their scary roots and not lean towards stupid comedy so much.

A remake of Hellraiser is underway as well. Just like Childs Play, it is being reinvented by its own creator. Clive Barker, a brilliant writer who created Hellraiser, is going to make a remake of his own original. The difference between the Hellraier remake and the Childs Play remake is that i trust Barker. I think he will allow Pinhead to instill the fear in us once again. I don't think Childs Play will put that fear in us again like it once did. But i do believe that since Barker is taking over again, Hellraiser will once again chill us to our horror loved bones.

Since this is the decade of remakes, i've come to find out that they are remaking Steven Speilburg and Tobe Hoopers classic ghost film The Poltergeist. The classic movie is getting a remake just like every other old movie tha0t made us jump. So what will they remake next? I dont know...Another remake? But look out for a new Poltergeist as well.