Scanners remake

Hellbilly · 07-15-2002, 06:48 PM

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 · 07-15-2002, 06:51 PM

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

Cydeous · 07-15-2002, 08:27 PM

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 · 07-15-2002, 08:40 PM

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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 · 07-16-2002, 01:52 AM

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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 · 07-16-2002, 02:20 AM

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 · 07-16-2002, 06:58 AM

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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.

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.

07-16-2002, 12:26 PM

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.

07-16-2002, 02:58 PM

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 · 07-17-2002, 07:34 AM

Not a fan of the remakes, no sir.

SaviniFan · 07-17-2002, 08:15 PM

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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 · 07-17-2002, 08:43 PM

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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!

DefJeff · 07-17-2002, 09:10 PM

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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 · 07-17-2002, 09:43 PM

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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 · 07-17-2002, 10:08 PM

Didn't Craig Reardon do the makeup for Scanners?

07-15-2002, 06:48 PM	#1
Hellbilly Water-squirting greatness Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Franconia Posts: 13,677	Scanners remake 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??? __________________ "Common sense turns me on"

07-15-2002, 06:51 PM	#2
rhett Moderator Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Canada Posts: 8,882	I couldn't bear to watch the head exploding sequence done in CGI, it would be a travesty! __________________ "It's a good scream...it's a good scream..."

07-17-2002, 07:34 AM	#10
mutleyhyde Fuck it. Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,904	Not a fan of the remakes, no sir. __________________ "When I go to confession, I don't offer God small sins - petty squables, jealousies - I offer him sins worth forgiving!" M. Hyde Movies seen; 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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SaviniFan I Have A Fetish Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: On the cutting room floor. Posts: 5,456	Didn't Craig Reardon do the makeup for Scanners? __________________ Exercise. Eat right. Die anyway. PS3 Gamer Tag: SaviniFan Steam Gamer Tag: ToastyBuffoon My DVD Profiler

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07-15-2002, 08:27 PM	#3
Cydeous Axxon N Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: La Casa Maledetta Posts: 1,197	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.

07-16-2002, 02:20 AM	#6
KillerCannabis Slow, Deep & Hard Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: So Cal Posts: 5,606	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.

07-16-2002, 12:26 PM	#8
Snoffy Guest Posts: n/a	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.

07-16-2002, 02:58 PM	#9
evilgreek Guest Posts: n/a	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...