Scanners remake

[Hellbilly]

From creature-corner.com:

Artisan is going to remake David Cronenberg’s ‘Scanners’, to bring the concept of the film to “new audiences”.
Artisan has announced that instead of running with a ‘Scanners’ television series, they’ve agreed – with the rights holders Pierre David and Rene Malo – that a full-blown remake is in order with “amped-up paranoia” and new FX. Though a creative team hasn’t been brought in, Clark Peterson (‘The Watcher’, ‘Wishmaster’) is set to produce.

Can nobody stop this remake-madness???

[rhett]

I couldn't bear to watch the head exploding sequence done in CGI, it would be a travesty! :(

[Cydeous]

I guess that Artisan can't think of any original ideas so they have to rape classic films. What a bunch of idiots. There is no respect for good filmmaking anymore.

[Erg0n]

Originally posted by Cydeous
There is no respect for good filmmaking anymore.

There is, check out the indie films at your local film festivals or something. Hollywood is crap, and only care for the $$$.

[Cydeous]

Originally posted by Erg0n


There is, check out the indie films at your local film festivals or something. Hollywood is crap, and only care for the $$$.

You are 100% right!

[KillerCannabis]

Great. Another remake. I think I'd die if someone actually came up with an ORIGINAL idea. Thats how so many horror films came to be "classics". How many great horror films can you think of that were remakes of a great film? Only one comes to mind....... Savini's "Night of the Living Dead". And no one can out do that.

[Mark Relford]

Originally posted by rhett
I couldn't bear to watch the head exploding sequence done in CGI, it would be a travesty! :(

Ain't that the truth...
Old school gore effects were the best. CGI couldn't touch that type of artistry. Hell, they can't even make a drop of blood look realistic.:rolleyes:

As for this remake business, nothing's sacred. The "horror classicks" will stand the test of time and their lifeless remakes will dust away on a shelf.
THE THING, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS '78, & THE FLY are good examples of remakes that work.

[Snoffy]

You can't make Scanners any better than it already is. The Idea of Revok being played by anyone else but Michael Ironside is appalling. :(

Some CGI works in context with on screen death though, IMHO the decapitations in sleepy hollow were superb.
Saying that Stan Winstons exploding head is a work of pure abatoir artistry and those meaty chunks Just wouldn't be as real.

Shit, just shot down my own point.:D

[evilgreek]

True... SCANNERS certainly don't need a remake. As someone stated earlier in the thread, why don't they come up with an original idea... I'm really waiting for a new breakthrough in the horror business... I thought that JEEPERS CREEPERS should be the beginning of something new... but no, of course not. Until something radical happens I'll stick to my 70's giallos...

[mutleyhyde]

Not a fan of the remakes, no sir.

[SaviniFan]

THE THING, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS '78, & THE FLY are good examples of remakes that work.

I must agree with those 3 movies being great remakes aside from Savini's NotLD.

[DVD Connoisseur]

Originally posted by Snoffy
Saying that Stan Winstons exploding head is a work of pure abatoir artistry and those meaty chunks Just wouldn't be as real.


Stan Winston, to the best of my knowledge, wasn't involved in Scanners. Sorry to be picky!:o

[DefJeff]

Originally posted by evilgreek
Until something radical happens I'll stick to my 70's giallos...

ha, ill stick with them even after something radical happens

movies just dont get better then those

[DVD Connoisseur]

Originally posted by DefJeff


ha, ill stick with them even after something radical happens

movies just dont get better then those

Agreed. It's difficult to envisage a thriller coming along thesedays that would rival the finer examples from the golden era of the giallo....

I'm apprehensive at the thought of a Scanners remake. The original had a unique atmosphere and should be left as an example of a low-budget classic.

[SaviniFan]

Didn't Craig Reardon do the makeup for Scanners?

[aoiookami]

why is everyone so opposed to remakes?? I dont mind them at all. They dont take away from the value of the original in any way...the original will always be there for you to enjoy, unchanged...the existence of a remake dosent make the original any worse (unless the remake turns out great, maybe thats what ppl are afriad of??) and what if the remake turns out to be good? I really love NoTLD 90', and I still have the original to go back and visit too! Even if the remake sucks total ass, who cares? just dont see it. plus that makes the original even better.... so whats the big deal?

take care

[DVD Connoisseur]

...remakes as it's seen as an easy option for studios to reproduce previous successes rather than attempt to produce something new and innovative. There's also the fact that people care about their favourite films and don't want the memories of these movies slighted by inferior remakes.

I see many remakes as just a waste of talent. I'd rather watch new tales than go over old ground....

[Mark Relford]

Originally posted by DVD Connoisseur
...remakes as it's seen as an easy option for studios to reproduce previous successes rather than attempt to produce something new and innovative. There's also the fact that people care about their favourite films and don't want the memories of these movies slighted by inferior remakes.

I see many remakes as just a waste of talent. I'd rather watch new tales than go over old ground....

I agree with you 100%. Bad remakes suck my brain dry.;):D

[Cydeous]

I like to watch something original sometimes. It seems that all of the old classics are being re-done. I still haven't watched the "Psycho" re-make because I heard that it was shot-for-shot. Where's the challenge in that?

[Black_Mandarin]

From the producer of Watcher and Wishmaster- Say no more, pretty much the "This will be lackluster crap" stamp.

To answer aoiookami's question. Its simply that more often than not, a remake is just proof of cowardly producers. Instead of taking a chance on a new idea and discovering the next Sam Raimi or Peter Jackson by supporting a filmmaker/writers original idea, they play it safe by remaking something (already pretty much perfect like Scanners and Chainsaw) or doing pointless sequels like Halloween and Friday 13th, digging the franchises into the ground. Meanwhile, new or old talent sits around on top of fine original ideas that will never see the light of day because producers have no imagination and would rather adapt a Stephen King Novel, remake the Haunting, or do another video game movie.

[KillerCannabis]

Ok, well, I forgot about The Fly, The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers '78, and maybe a few others, but aside from those, remakes blow. And why Scanners? It seems like such an odd choice.

[aoiookami]

I agree with everyone's responces completely. I would much rather see a completely new movie, or a sequel rather than a remake. ...but still, I dont hate remakes and will still watch them :) infact one of my favorite movies of all time, Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust is a remake. thanks for you thoughts

take care

[Andrew]

I completely agree with aoiookami. As I said in another post that's too long to re-write (it was in one of those remake posts, TCM mabye), re-makes do absolutely nothing bad. They don't taint your vision of the original, that's just crazy. That's like saying because you hated HALLOWEEEN: RESSURECTION (I haven't seen it yet, just an example), you now have different feelings about Carpenter's original. Uh, no, sorry, that's not how my personal feelings towards movies work. If there's a remake, hey, atleast I know the subject matter will be interesting. Plus there's the oh-so-slight chance that it'll be good! Why not give it a shot? Considering the lack of horror in the market, I'd much rather watch a remake than nothing at all. I'd rather watch something I'm interested in rather than something I'm not interested in, even if the finished result isn't the best thing in the world.

[napalm68]

Originally posted by SaviniFan
Didn't Craig Reardon do the makeup for Scanners?
Dick Smith did, I believe.