Time for Another Romero Remake?
And it's got nothing to do with 'Halloween 3'
We've already seen the remakes of Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead, plus there's another pair of Romero remakes (Day of the Dead and The Crazies) on the horizon... So what's left from the filmmaker's back catalog?
Apparently the legendary horror-maker wants to mount a remake of his 1972 thriller Season of the Witch (aka Hungry Wives). He told IGN Movies that he thinks the story could easily make sense these days: "I think it could be pertinent in a different way ... There are still women's issues and there are still jerky guys like [Joan Mitchell's] husband, still brutal - to say nothing of being insensitive, but actually brutal - so I'd like to remake it."
The director explains that his original movie isn't precisely what he'd hoped for, what with the tiny budget and all, but with horror remakes all the rage this decade, why not take Season of the Witch out for another spin?
In addition to the director's upcoming Diary of the Dead, Romero also has some hush-hush plans for a zombie-related comedy. Yep, a comedy.
Source: IGN Movies
Apparently the legendary horror-maker wants to mount a remake of his 1972 thriller Season of the Witch (aka Hungry Wives). He told IGN Movies that he thinks the story could easily make sense these days: "I think it could be pertinent in a different way ... There are still women's issues and there are still jerky guys like [Joan Mitchell's] husband, still brutal - to say nothing of being insensitive, but actually brutal - so I'd like to remake it."
The director explains that his original movie isn't precisely what he'd hoped for, what with the tiny budget and all, but with horror remakes all the rage this decade, why not take Season of the Witch out for another spin?
In addition to the director's upcoming Diary of the Dead, Romero also has some hush-hush plans for a zombie-related comedy. Yep, a comedy.
Source: IGN Movies
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on Aug 01 2007 08:32 AM I thought land of the dead was a comedy... (Reply to this) |
on Aug 01 2007 08:46 AM I'm all for it if he's in charge. Plus, that "zomcom"-could it be the long delayed Diamond Dead? (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 08:50 AM i saw one of the older ones(after i saw the new remake) and i don't get the big deal. i think it was Land, but i'm not real sure. the one with the zombie being held captive, ed or george or something. i didn't like it, so i don't really remember...sorry. it was slow...and really boring. and don't get me started on the acting, jesus. with all the hurrah romero gets for his past flix...i thought it pretty much sucked. but hearing horror "comedy"...is enticing. too many times they try to be scary and it comes off stupid. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 09:52 AM In reply to this comment (#1000750) That was Day of the Dead, and it was his worst by far. Watch the original Night of the Living Dead for some true classic zombie horror. (Reply to this) |
on Aug 01 2007 10:24 AM I hate all Romero movies except the original Dawn of the Dead. Yet I love the Zack Snyder remake more... (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 10:26 AM we already have zombie comedies : Shaun of the Dead and this year's Fido. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 01:21 PM Yeah. Shaun of the Dead was already made Romero. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 01 2007 02:25 PM thanks Precent, there's just too many of them with "dead" in it. i got confused. i'll check that one out though... (Reply to this) |
on Aug 01 2007 03:26 PM Il stick with shaun of the dead, Braindead and 28weeks later. Almost all other zombie films suck!!! I did like the dawn of the dead remake though. Oh, and that trailer for Resident evil 3, looks better than both the other R-E films put together. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 02 2007 12:00 AM I really liked the remakes of Land of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 02 2007 06:37 AM In reply to this comment (#1000750) Gimy, don't post on topics you're ill-equipped to add meaningful commentary to. (Reply to this) |
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on Aug 20 2007 04:40 AM I guess the problem most of you guys have with Romero's films is that you try and watch them as genre flicks. I don't think that works very well, because Romero's Dead series is so much different from the genre it has inspired, that it would be more useful to make two categories: Zombie films and Romero films. Zombie films usually follow the genre formular while Romero has always had a tendency to ingnore, or even purposely reverse generic elements. So if some of his films have a "slow" feeling, you can bet that this has been intended. The zombies in Romero's films are more likely made to make you think than to scare you. The DAWN remake is a great film, but it is rather a fast paced action movie than a "true" remake of DAWN (1978), which has a much deeper underlying meaning. I love both films, but for different reasons. (Reply to this) |
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on Sep 14 2007 01:38 AM In reply to this comment (#1056466) So philosiphizer, what is this DEEPER, UNDERLYING MESSAGE??? Consumerism? Materialism? Pretty ****ing obvious, Mr. Wizard. I doubt the "slow" pace of his movies is intended, but rather all he is capable of as a film maker. You try really hard to sound intellectual, don't you? (Reply to this) |
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