Another Remake.."April Fool's"

04-21-2007, 04:56 PM

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Today Bloody-Disgusting received word that The Butcher Brothers - those crazy dudes behind After Dark and Lionsgate's The Hamiltons - will make their studio feature debut with a remake of April Fool's Day. The Butcher Bros. will also be penning the remake with either Columbia Tristar or Paramount Pictures distributing.

In the film a group of eight college friends gather together at an island mansion belonging to heiress Muffy St. John to celebrate their final year of school. They soon discover that each has a hidden secret from their past which is revealed, and soon after, they turn up dead. Yet, are they really dead? Or is it just part of some very real and cruel April Fool's jokes? The hostess, Muffy, is the only one who apparently knows what's going on. But then again, is it really her doing the killing?

I think this is wonderful news as I would easily count this as a remake that warrants a remake. With the ending that took place in the original film, most horror fans were pretty pissed off. So my advice to The Butcher Brothers... change it up!

satans-sadists · 04-21-2007, 05:10 PM

Hardly surprising. I don't really care for the original film. A radically different ending would definitely be welcome here.

baggio · 04-21-2007, 07:02 PM

Worst news ever. And someone tell the guy who posted that info on Bloody that just because he didn't like the movie, why would you give away any secrets to the film. Or maybe he was just upset that the ending fooled him.

Some people I guess don't like originality.

Katatonia · 04-21-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by baggio

Worst news ever. And someone tell the guy who posted that info on Bloody that just because he didn't like the movie, why would you give away any secrets to the film. Or maybe he was just upset that the ending fooled him.

Some people I guess don't like originality.

Amen to that.

If it's as bad as The Hamiltons was, the remake is in dire trouble.

Korngold · 04-21-2007, 10:21 PM

Maybe we could see a special edition dvd of the original when this hits theaters...

Wait. I just remembered Paramount owns the rights to the original. Nevermind.

bwana the clown · 04-21-2007, 11:08 PM

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I think this is wonderful news as I would easily count this as a remake that warrants a remake.

This guy loves remakes!

Erick H. · 04-22-2007, 09:21 AM

I find people tend to really be mixed in their reactions to the first film,but it seems to have grown more popular over time.I saw it when it was new and found it refreshing,others hated it.I saw the Butcher Brothers film THE HAMILTONS at the horrorfest,VERY low budget,but also fairly interesting,they show promise.If they HAVE to remake it(and I'm anti remake),I hope they do change it up considerably,make it their own.For good or bad,I'd rather see somebody try to take a fresh approach rather than just churn out a pitiful rehash.

04-22-2007, 09:59 PM

Ugh. Remake a GOOD slasher plz...

Matt89 · 04-22-2007, 11:24 PM

Why would you want them to remake a GOOD slasher? Doesn't that almost defeat the purpose of a remake? Remaking something bad would give them the chance to improve upon where they went wrong with the original. (sadly, this still doesn't happen most of the time.) I'd like them to really STOP remakes, but if they just HAVE to do it, why not remake a BAD slasher? One that probably SHOULD be remade.

If you remake a good slasher, why would you mess with something that's good to begin with? Gives justice to the phrase, "if it's not broke, don't fix it."

~Matt

04-23-2007, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by baggio

Worst news ever. And someone tell the guy who posted that info on Bloody that just because he didn't like the movie, why would you give away any secrets to the film. Or maybe he was just upset that the ending fooled him.

Some people I guess don't like originality.

I've seen a couple of articles about upcoming remakes that have done the same thing. I hate that.

04-23-2007, 12:17 PM

Man. The original April Fool's Day is a classic. I'm not looking forward to a remake. Although I hope, as was mentioned already, that maybe - just maybe! - an SE of the original will be released as the remake is released.

And I have to laugh a little at people who "feel cheated" by the original's ending...with a title like April Fool's Day, what more could you expect? I think it's a nice change from the countless other slashers that are already out there.

04-23-2007, 01:15 PM

The title "April Fool's Day" is pretty generic... the remake probably won't have anything at all to do with the original.

04-23-2007, 01:19 PM

I'll bet that the cursed scum will destroy the wonderful ending of the original in their, ahem, "reimagining". Here's to hoping that this does as much business as the remakes of "The Fog" or "The Hitcher".

Still, as with all the remake slime, there is also one tiny hope - that the outbreak of this disease will also bring about a cure, namely a special edition of the real film.

baggio · 04-23-2007, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanPC

The title "April Fool's Day" is pretty generic... the remake probably won't have anything at all to do with the original.

Hopefully that will be true.

mclay18 · 04-23-2007, 11:40 PM

*rips out hair*

Not ANOTHER remake!

04-21-2007, 10:21 PM	#5
Korngold Stalker Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 377	Maybe we could see a special edition dvd of the original when this hits theaters... Wait. I just remembered Paramount owns the rights to the original. Nevermind. __________________ My DVDs

04-22-2007, 11:24 PM	#9
Matt89 HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Toronto Posts: 4,002	Why would you want them to remake a GOOD slasher? Doesn't that almost defeat the purpose of a remake? Remaking something bad would give them the chance to improve upon where they went wrong with the original. (sadly, this still doesn't happen most of the time.) I'd like them to really STOP remakes, but if they just HAVE to do it, why not remake a BAD slasher? One that probably SHOULD be remade. If you remake a good slasher, why would you mess with something that's good to begin with? Gives justice to the phrase, "if it's not broke, don't fix it." ~Matt __________________ "If a man can bridge the gap between life and death ... I mean, if he can live on after his death, then maybe he was a great man." - James Dean

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04-21-2007, 05:10 PM	#2
satans-sadists Humanitarian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 4,867	Hardly surprising. I don't really care for the original film. A radically different ending would definitely be welcome here.

04-21-2007, 07:02 PM	#3
baggio HackMaster Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,787	Worst news ever. And someone tell the guy who posted that info on Bloody that just because he didn't like the movie, why would you give away any secrets to the film. Or maybe he was just upset that the ending fooled him. Some people I guess don't like originality.

04-22-2007, 09:21 AM	#7
Erick H. HackMaster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 7,440	I find people tend to really be mixed in their reactions to the first film,but it seems to have grown more popular over time.I saw it when it was new and found it refreshing,others hated it.I saw the Butcher Brothers film THE HAMILTONS at the horrorfest,VERY low budget,but also fairly interesting,they show promise.If they HAVE to remake it(and I'm anti remake),I hope they do change it up considerably,make it their own.For good or bad,I'd rather see somebody try to take a fresh approach rather than just churn out a pitiful rehash.

04-22-2007, 09:59 PM	#8
latenite Guest Posts: n/a	Ugh. Remake a GOOD slasher plz...

04-23-2007, 12:17 PM	#11
SliceOfHorse Guest Posts: n/a	Man. The original April Fool's Day is a classic. I'm not looking forward to a remake. Although I hope, as was mentioned already, that maybe - just maybe! - an SE of the original will be released as the remake is released. And I have to laugh a little at people who "feel cheated" by the original's ending...with a title like April Fool's Day, what more could you expect? I think it's a nice change from the countless other slashers that are already out there.

04-23-2007, 01:15 PM	#12
RyanPC Guest Posts: n/a	The title "April Fool's Day" is pretty generic... the remake probably won't have anything at all to do with the original.

04-23-2007, 01:19 PM	#13
MrVess Guest Posts: n/a	I'll bet that the cursed scum will destroy the wonderful ending of the original in their, ahem, "reimagining". Here's to hoping that this does as much business as the remakes of "The Fog" or "The Hitcher". Still, as with all the remake slime, there is also one tiny hope - that the outbreak of this disease will also bring about a cure, namely a special edition of the real film.

04-23-2007, 11:40 PM	#15
mclay18 Stalker Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 498	rips out hair Not ANOTHER remake!