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TOP 5 horror movies that should never be remade!

alright we all know the remake game in horror has become the name of the game in the past 5 years. Good or bad they are going to continue this trend to cash in on the success of past great horror films in order to fill the gaps between the few decent movies that are being made. Here is my top 5 list, feel free to post yours....

1. The Evil Dead

Don't remake this, it just doesn't need to happen. Without Bruce Campbell and the charm of the old school filming it would be an abortion of a horror movie, ya I went there.

2. Nightmare on Elm Street

I know this is going to happen anyway but I just can't picture Freddy Krueger being played by anyone else except Robert Englund. It isn't like Jason or Myers when you can slap a mask on. Englund is Freddy IMO.

3. Pet Semetery

It's such a great late 80's horror movie when the slasher genre was hanging on for dear life. A remake of this movie with anyone else bedes Fred Gwynne playing Jud would be an abomination and nce Mr. Gwynne died in the 90's it can't happen. Unless we dig him up and use some sort of wiring system and that probably wouldn't work.......or would it?

4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Wait you mean it has been remade? Why in the blue hell would you do that? The original was shot like a snuff film. It was gritty, raw and many actually believed this happened in Texas. How do you recapture something that magical.....you don't!

and last but not least, el numero cinco....

#5. Scream

I know what your thinking, it's too soon to even think about remaking Scream? Well that is what I thought until I read many different reports on some popular horror tes claiming this was actually being thought about. Part 2 and 3 ade Scream was a brilliant foray into the who's done it horror of the mid to late 90's. It refresnced all the great horror films we loved and paid homage to many by the perfect script work and direction of Wes Craven. It captured lighting in a bottle when many had given up on the horror genre.

1. Halloween 2. Christine 3. Jaws 4. Terror Train 5. Phantasm

I agree with you 100%. Especially about Pet Sematary. Others for conderation include Near Dark (without Paxton a remake would be pointless anyhow), Phantasm (Angus is the Tall Man, and that's that), Rosemary's Baby (I really hope the remake doesn't happen), Re-Animator (Jeffrey Combs can't be replaced as Dr. Herbert West) ... hell the list goes on forever

great additions guys but I am going to have to squeeze another one in there! I am not sure how the hell I missed this but the Exorcist SHOULD NEVER BE REMADE! In fact I am pretty sure even Satan would agree with this, the Exorcist pulled off something that no other horror film has done. It literally scared the shit out of the country. Grown men were freaked out about this film and rightfully so. It is still disturbing to watch today and to say that this day in age when movies like Saw and so many other gore fests have all but made us numb to violence....

I REPEAT, DO NOT REMAKE THE EXORCIST!

I've gone off on the remake issue before and most of you will remember my rant...

I've gone off on the remake issue before and most of you will remember my rant...

yeah but you doing a 4 page rant pleading with the studios to remake Troll 2 shouldn't count!

great additions guys but I am going to have to squeeze another one in there! I am not sure how the hell I missed this but the Exorcist SHOULD NEVER BE REMADE! In fact I am pretty sure even Satan would agree with this, the Exorcist pulled off something that no other horror film has done. It literally scared the shit out of the country. Grown men were freaked out about this film and rightfully so. It is still disturbing to watch today and to say that this day in age when movies like Saw and so many other gore fests have all but made us numb to violence....

I REPEAT, DO NOT REMAKE THE EXORCIST!I thought about this one too. This is one that they could never pull off in a million years. There is no reason for it to be remade, and nce the movie is PERFECT the way it is, a remake of The Exorcist doesn't seem all that likely. You shouldn't mess with perfection, but it happens sometimes... so I don't know. Hopefully the remake wave ends soon.

By the way, this film alone made me sleep with the light on for YEARS.

They've already remade or are talking about remaking most of my favorite horror movies, so I really don't have many to list.

I also agree with you about The Exorcist.

It would be a real shame if they remade this movie.

There is absolutely no way in which they could improve it.

To this day, whenever I watch it I'm literally not right for weeks, which is why I've only watched it from beginning to end three times.

It's one of the few movies that actually scares and disturbs me to the core, a very rare thing indeed.

The only other one I can think of is Jaws.

Modern day special effects and a different cast would only hurt this clasc.

I'll keep my fingers crossed, but I'd be willing to bet that they'll both be remade sooner or later.

At the rate Hollywood's going, we'll probably see a remake of the first Saw by 2015.

great additions guys but I am going to have to squeeze another one in there! I am not sure how the hell I missed this but the Exorcist SHOULD NEVER BE REMADE! In fact I am pretty sure even Satan would agree with this, the Exorcist pulled off something that no other horror film has done. It literally scared the shit out of the country. Grown men were freaked out about this film and rightfully so. It is still disturbing to watch today and to say that this day in age when movies like Saw and so many other gore fests have all but made us numb to violence....

I REPEAT, DO NOT REMAKE THE EXORCIST!I thought about this one too. This is one that they could never pull off in a million years. There is no reason for it to be remade, and nce the movie is PERFECT the way it is, a remake of The Exorcist doesn't seem all that likely. You shouldn't mess with perfection, but it happens sometimes... so I don't know. Hopefully the remake wave ends soon.

By the way, this film alone made me sleep with the light on for YEARS. agreed Patrick! They shot half that movie in a meat freezer to pull off all those great bedroom scene moments. No way in hell they would have done that this day in age, CGI everything....blah!

Agreed, "PET SEMETARY" should not be remade.

There's just too many 'gold' moments in that film and remaking it would only ruin those.

They've already remade or are talking about remaking most of my favorite horror movies, so I really don't have many to list.

I also agree with you about The Exorcist.

It would be a real shame if they remade this movie.

There is absolutely no way in which they could improve it.

To this day, whenever I watch it I'm literally not right for weeks, which is why I've only watched it from beginning to end three times.

It's one of the few movies that actually scares and disturbs me to the core, a very rare thing indeed.

The only other one I can think of is Jaws.

Modern day special effects and a different cast would only hurt this clasc.

I'll keep my fingers crossed, but I'd be willing to bet that they'll both be remade sooner or later.

At the rate Hollywood's going, we'll probably see a remake of the first Saw by 2015.well said gummi! I know where you are coming from. Joel and I had a discuson about the whole fear aspect of horror movies these days. Whether they are just less scary or are we just desentized by all the horror movies we have seen. But when you think of the Exorcist it literally hits that horror nerve that we are all born with. It is still very disturbing to watch. I guess that would led me to believe they are just less "scary" these days. That is a whole new discuson right there.....

well said gummi! I know where you are coming from. Joel and I had a discuson about the whole fear aspect of horror movies these days. Whether they are just less scary or are we just desentized by all the horror movies we have seen. But when you think of the Exorcist it literally hits that horror nerve that we are all born with. It is still very disturbing to watch. I guess that would led me to believe they are just less "scary" these days. That is a whole new discuson right there.....

I would agree that movies these days are less "scary", purely because no one invests in the idea anymore. Think about it... all of the clascs were good because they began with a NEW and interesting idea that no one had ever seen before. They were exceptional in that way... and they were done right. These days it's like the genre is on auto-pilot, shoveling out these equally crappy movies that no one takes seriously. The horror world has definitely changed, and not for the better. If it's ever going to get back to the way it once was... they're going to have to show people something they've never seen before.

I thought about this one too. This is one that they could never pull off in a million years. There is no reason for it to be remade, and nce the movie is PERFECT the way it is, a remake of The Exorcist doesn't seem all that likely. You shouldn't mess with perfection, but it happens sometimes... so I don't know. Hopefully the remake wave ends soon.

By the way, this film alone made me sleep with the light on for YEARS.

Halloween is perfect but they remade that anyway....

Did Halloween need to be remade? No way.

However I didn't mind the remake and actually enjoyed it (please don't hate me).

However thinking about this further . . .

Can we name any Horror Movies that actually "NEED" to be remade?

Honestly, I think we can almost settle on the fact that the remakes are strictly for making money and no sense of art what so ever . . . . agree?

This isn't to say a remake isn't fun but the whole originality of the movie and the gamble that it might not make a dime doesn't apply to remakes.

Remakes (in the past decade) are pretty much a sure way to make your money back and then some on a relatively small budget.

well said gummi! I know where you are coming from. Joel and I had a discuson about the whole fear aspect of horror movies these days. Whether they are just less scary or are we just desentized by all the horror movies we have seen. But when you think of the Exorcist it literally hits that horror nerve that we are all born with. It is still very disturbing to watch. I guess that would led me to believe they are just less "scary" these days. That is a whole new discuson right there.....

I would agree that movies these days are less "scary", purely because no one invests in the idea anymore. Think about it... all of the clascs were good because they began with a NEW and interesting idea that no one had ever seen before. They were exceptional in that way... and they were done right. These days it's like the genre is on auto-pilot, shoveling out these equally crappy movies that no one takes seriously. The horror world has definitely changed, and not for the better. If it's ever going to get back to the way it once was... they're going to have to show people something they've never seen before.

well said myers31tkd! i agree with all that have said no movie needs to be remade but i will disagree with a few. i actually like the majority of remakes mply because everything new is just not very good. just my two cents.

Can we name any Horror Movies that actually "NEED" to be remade?

Honestly, I think we can almost settle on the fact that the remakes are strictly for making money and no sense of art what so ever . . . . agree?

This isn't to say a remake isn't fun but the whole originality of the movie and the gamble that it might not make a dime doesn't apply to remakes.

Remakes (in the past decade) are pretty much a sure way to make your money back and then some on a relatively small budget.

Good to see someone actually listened to ole Yukon

Can we name any Horror Movies that actually "NEED" to be remade?

Honestly, I think we can almost settle on the fact that the remakes are strictly for making money and no sense of art what so ever . . . . agree?

This isn't to say a remake isn't fun but the whole originality of the movie and the gamble that it might not make a dime doesn't apply to remakes.

Remakes (in the past decade) are pretty much a sure way to make your money back and then some on a relatively small budget.

Good to see someone actually listened to ole Yukon

Maybe thats the reason for all the remakes??? Lets just say that the Horror Movie industry is hurting because we the Fans arnt buying into there same old crap and as Joel and Lee had said, A remake is a sure way to make back the Money on a relativly small budget??? When I t down and think about it, I can't recall any movies that Are not horror, that they are doing remakes on... Correct me if I am wrong here, but It seems to me that, thats all they are remaking is the Horror stuff... And it's all the famous Iconic Slashers that they are remaking... It just rubs me, that they are just trying to regain money because they are hurting and they know now what the fans are really interested in...

Now, on another note... I have herd more good things about Rob Zombie's HalloweeN remake on here then I have for any other remake... Could this be, mpley because he shot the film Raw, Gritty and disturbing??? It's not what I would call 80's, but never the less still on the same track of formula...One more thing... How can they ever make a good 'ol fashion Slasher horror film, by shooting it with Modern state of the art equiptment? I think if they want to bring the Fans back Full force it's going to require Alot more atention to what films came from and how they were shot... I feel by eliminating the CGI, and all the Hi-Definition shit, and just going back to the good old ways of Cameras and Film; Once they came up with a few New ideas and plots - Whatever Not... Just maybe then we may see a change???

Maybe I am blowing this way off, like I normally tend to do, but this is just how I see things in my mind and I happen to agree with alot of you, BUT.... "Lee is going to threaten me" I still would LOVE to see a remake of Jaws!!!--Ryan

I don't think "Jaws" and "remake" should even be in the same sentence.

Correct me if I am wrong here, but It seems to me that, thats all they are remaking is the Horror stuff...

The James Bond remake of Cano Royal, 3:10 to Yuma Western, The Day the Earth Stood Still (upcoming), War of the Worlds . . .however I agree, the horror genre has gone overboard

Correct me if I am wrong here, but It seems to me that, thats all they are remaking is the Horror stuff...

The James Bond remake of Cano Royal, 3:10 to Yuma Western, The Day the Earth Stood Still (upcoming), War of the Worlds . . .however I agree, the horror genre has gone overboard

War Of The Worlds, is actually more on the Horror de of things to me... It caused ALOT of suicides back in the 50's when people herd the advertisments across the radios and they thought it was a real invaon... I have never seen this remake, but IMO it's safe to write it off on the Sc-Fi / Horror de of the ship...

Now the others, yeh I can see the point, but as you still agreed, the fact of the matter is mply, Horror has SOOOOOO many Remakes and especially more now then ever before! --Ryan

On a de note, maybe Trick 'r Treat will be the shot in the arm that the genre needs.

If they ever decide to release it that is.

It was being discussed over at MM.net yesterday.

I'm really looking forward to this one, check out a review here: http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/film/1411/review.

I'm crosng my fingers for Trick R' Treat but trying not to get my hopes too high.

We've also been talking about it here in our movie news & rumors section. http://horrorbid.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=634

I'm crosng my fingers for Trick R' Treat but trying not to get my hopes too high.

We've also been talking about it here in our movie news & rumors section. http://horrorbid.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=634

I hope this movie does happen but it seems like it is getting overlooked by the studios for some reason. Everything I have seen or read about it looks great.

I don't think "Jaws" and "remake" should even be in the same sentence.

Sorry Ryan I have to agree...there's a few good shark movies out not that I remember what any of them are called as apposed to remaking this one and killing it.

I also agree the exorcist and pet cemetery should be left alone...they're perfect just the way they are...lol :)

theres already too many that should have never been remade so bacally that list is pointless im sorry to say

Now to completely derail this thread...

Last month I watched 2001 Maniacs on FearNet.

Not a horrible movie... but it was pretty bad.

Last week I finally caught the original 2000 Maniacs on TCM.

This has got to be one of the rare occaons that I have to say that the remake was better than the original and that's not saying much.

I'm still waiting for someone to take on the task of creating a PAZZUZU bust. That right there would be the ultimate piece to have. There are plenty of REGAN'S out there. Why not the demon it's self?

Something to think about.

Agreed about The Exorcist, Pet Cemetery, Jaws, etc etc... But, some movies that are having a reboot Like TCM - The Beginning, The Exorcist (this where Merrin "meets" Pazuzu) and many others, are really junk. Maybe not TCM, but the others surely. It seems to me that the producers are without any ideas about new horror movies, so they did that shit... In my opinion, remakes and reboots are the worst thing that could happen to clascs movies...

no movie should ever be remade, unless it completely sucked at the box office the first time, or if it was an ok movie but could be made better. Like King Kong, the first one had a stop animation Kong, good movie but they made it better in the 80's. They should have left it at that. They didnt need the new one. I'm seriously thinking about boycotting the nightmare remake if Robert Englund isnt freddy. At least until it comes out on video. But back to the topic they shouldnt remake Childs Play. I cant imagine anyone else doing the voice of chucky except Brad Douriff.

Me either. I can't conceive anyone but Curtis being Laura, beacuse this I refuse the Zombies' Halloween too... It's hard to find good remakes, like Fly that's an excelent remake, or Dracula, etc etc. Anyway, remakes always are not welcome for the fans...

Nightmare on elm street shouldn't ever be remade.

They should instead do prequels.

Lets see Freddy before he was burned.

How about a story of him being beaten as a child and then makes him a child killler.

Know what I mean???

am i the only one that likes re-makes here?

Nightmare on elm street shouldn't ever be remade.

They should instead do prequels.

Lets see Freddy before he was burned.

How about a story of him being beaten as a child and then makes him a child killler.

Know what I mean???

my feelings exactally

am i the only one that likes re-makes here?

That's quite posble.

I mean I like a few here and there, (The Thing, The Magnificent Seven, The Fly, Ocean's Eleven, A Fistful of Dollars, etc.) but the VAST MAJORITY of them suck dong.

Nightmare on elm street shouldn't ever be remade.

They should instead do prequels.

Lets see Freddy before he was burned.

How about a story of him being beaten as a child and then makes him a child killler.

Know what I mean???

Agreed about Freddy, as long as they didn't show Freddy molesting childs or being molested, or beaten by his parents... If he's a man who kills on dreams, he might be satanist or a damn druged...

But I can't agreed with Myers story. If it was real, the world was full of kids killing his systers and friends, or living on sanitariuns...