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Was this remake necessary?

posted 6 years ago by Moonglum9 (10697)
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The original wasn't even good enough to warrant a remake at all, and the best thing about it - Slow-mo Ninja Mullet Boy was replaced in the remake by some dumb kid in a rabbit mask. Not to mention, the original was only made about 12 years earlier so it isn't as if there were huge advances in movie making technology.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Most pointless remake I can think of, and that's saying something.

[–] vilafire (607) a year ago

I’d argue Psycho is worse because it’s a shot for shot remake. Although I’d rather rewatch the Psycho remake if I had to choose.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I totally agree. They could have cut scenes from the original and inserted them into the remake, and I doubt anyone would have noticed it.

[–] heyteegs (1207) 2 years ago

I agree but I'm streaming it on IFC (again) so my guess is a decent profit was made by all involved. That would be the reason.