Best Horror Movie Remakes
Hollywood loves remaking old movies. I could list countless of remade films, including upcoming ones such as Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Wolf Man. Some of Hollywood’s update on classic films end up being better than the original, some are just a great, and others, unfortunately taint the image of the original. What follows is a list of the top five best horror remakes…
The Best
5. The Hitcher
This 2007 update of the 1986 original plays out more like an action horror, but there’s some great stuff in here. The movie doesn’t take too long to get to the point of the movie and Sean Bean is pretty menacing as the hitchhiker, John Ryder. The usual mayhem ensues with murder and torment being left behind Ryder’s trail and there’s a pretty tense scene involving a big rig and a tied up character. The film’s high point though, is the chase scene set to Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer”, six minutes of pure adrenaline.
4. Willard
Crispin Glover is at his creepy best playing the titular character in this “re-imagining” of the 1971 film.Willard is a lonely man sharing a mansion with his mother and a nest of rats, which he befriends and uses to exact his revenge against his tormenting boss. That’s when the fun really starts. More suspenseful than frightening, Willard is that quiet strange little horror film that evokes a chill through suspense instead of blood and guts. Make sure to check out the elevator scene.
3. The Hills Have Eyes
While Wes Craven’s 1977 version was graphic and violent on its own, the 2006 remake takes things a step farther. Brutal and disturbing are just two words to describe this story of a family targeted by a group of mutants when their car breaks down in the middle of the desert. Although the attacks on the family are vicious, the retribution from the survivors at the end is well deserved. Not recommended for the faint of heart or for those easily offended.
2. Dawn of the Dead
So what if the zombies in this remake can run? All it does is intensify the situation the survivors are in when they become stranded in the mall. Like the 1979 original, this remake dishes out the gore goods; unlike the original, the tension is heavier and the threat seems much more severe than before. Look out for cameos from a few of actors of the original.
1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The 1974 version is a classic horror film and perhaps shouldn’t have been touched. Well, it was and now a new audience has been introduced to Leatherface and his clan. The brutality seems to remain but it feels much worse than before. The infamous sledgehammer scene is present but set up in a different way that lingers with you after the scene is over, and don’t get me started with the painful demise of the Morgan character; nobody should ever have to go out that way. This one is intense.
