Which horror movie remake is the best?

[Voorhees27]

I havent seen F13th yet, going Wednesday, but so far I have like TCM way more than the others.

High hopes for F13th though

I think I know your taste enough to know that you will like this one best when its done.

 

[King Darkness]

I think I know your taste enough to know that you will like this one best when its done.

I cant wait till Wednesday!

 

[Morbach]

Well,as I suspected,Friday The 13th is winning I'm glad about that. I love this damn movie!

 

[don_of_the_dead]

Went with TCM.

Friday the 13th was "meh" at best. Hills Have Eyes and Halloween were ok.

Howeven NONE of them come close to touching their originals.

 

[King Darkness]

Finally going to see F13 today!

 

[Voorhees27]

Finally going to see F13 today!

 

[King Darkness]

Saw F13th tonight and it has my vote, just slightly better than TCM.


Halloween was okay, but really did nothing at all for the franchise. Nothing. Was a stand alone remake that left me not wanting more, so kinda a failed attempt IMO.

Hills was just a cookie cutter horror, absolutely forgettable.

TCM was an excellent reboot. It added some freshness to a dead franchise, definitely left me wanting more Leatherface.

And the new Friday film worked just as well as the TCM reboot. Not only did it revive a modern horror icon but paid a lot of respect to the originals. And,like TCM, left me wanting more! If you can leave a film wanting more it is a total success IMO.

 

[sonolimy]

wheres dawn of the dead? far superior than they are

 

[Something Sexy]

wheres dawn of the dead? far superior than they are

I agree, where is the love for '04 Dawn of the Dead. While the original was obviously better, which is the case for all the remakes listed but I would put '04 Dawn of the Dead at the top, the TCM, Friday the 13th then Halloween.

 

[LChinoz]

None of them compare to the original, but I'd go with TCM.

 

[Chimera 1]

The problem with the Halloween movie was they didn't keep him a kid. The kid was much creepier than the adult. It would have been an incredible movie had they left Michael young. Once he grew up I was ready to leave. The clown mask was creepy as hell.
Haven't seen F13 yet. TCM was very good but more of the same. THHE was good and original to me because I didn't see the original. THHE 2 was unbelievably bad, I am not getting taken out by some mutant and i have combat training and a fully automatic weapon, not happening.
They need to remake some more horror movie classics.

 

[EVILFACE]

Halloween remake was horrible. Michael Myers was juts a big brute. He is supposed to be the spirit of evil, size matters not.

 

[Morbach]

Halloween remake was horrible. Michael Myers was juts a big brute. He is supposed to be the spirit of evil, size matters not.

mad respect for you saying that. I hate that damn movie and what he did with Myers' character.

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

I really liked the remakes of 'The Blob' and 'The Thing', even if the original 'The Thing' was a great picture already. A pity that those horror movies aren't in the poll.

 

[Morbach]

I really liked the remakes of 'The Blob' and 'The Thing', even if the original 'The Thing' was a great picture already. A pity that those horror movies aren't in the poll.

I would've added them but I was more focused on recent remakes. They are good movies though.

 

[Alice Adrenochrome]

I would've added them but I was more focused on recent remakes. They are good movies though.

Oh, I see. Yes, those two are indeed a bit out of line then. Now that you mention it... The Thing 1982, The Blob 1988! Damned, that's more than 20 years ago! Wow... Still, very good movies.

 

[CelticPredator]

Halloween remake was horrible. Michael Myers was juts a big brute. He is supposed to be the spirit of evil, size matters not.

Yep.

But I did actually go "woah" when he stood up.

But still....the film is pretty trashy. I liked the work print cut the best for some reason....but..the other versions got worse with each viewing.

 

[Morbach]

Glad to see F13 won and that tcm came in 2nd that's the order I was hoping

 

[winter]

Of the film's you listed, I think The Hills Have Eyes is the most memorable and holds up on repeated viewing, followed by Texas Chainsaw. Friday the 13 was pretty good, but at the end of the day it's just another Jason movie. Sort of like the newest Street Fighter game is good, but it's still just a fighting game. Rob Zombie's Halloween is a complete failure. My fav remake overall is John Carpenter's The Thing. Oh yeah, I also really enjoyed the remake of Dawn of the Dead.

 

[Something Sexy]

Of the film's you listed, I think The Hills Have Eyes is the most memorable and holds up on repeated viewing, followed by Texas Chainsaw. Friday the 13 was pretty good, but at the end of the day it's just another Jason movie. Sort of like the newest Street Fighter game is good, but it's still just a fighting game. Rob Zombie's Halloween is a complete failure. My fav remake overall is John Carpenter's The Thing. Oh yeah, I also really enjoyed the remake of Dawn of the Dead.

For me, '04 Dawn of the Dead I could watch over and over and over again, follwed by TCM and then the Hills. I will have to wait until the new Friday the 13th comes out before I can comment on if I can watch it over and over without a good month or two break. I love The Thing and I could definitely watch that a lot as well.