I Spit On Your Grave (2010 remake)

[Gojirosan]

I am curious.

Although the original was an exploitation flick, I think (I know many disagree) that it was a very serious minded exploitation flick that rises above itself into something quite amazing.

Given this and the distasteful nature of the material, what will post-MTV Hollywood do to it? The poster for the remake is very low-brow with a tagline repulsive to anyone who has seen the original ("It's Date Night").



Will the slug slime of Hollywood make this even more exploitative, with none of the power of the original? Will the whole can of worms be opened again?

I am curious.

[Peter Neal]

As far as I can remember from an interview, Meir Zarchi was in no rush to sell the remake rights a few years back, still looking out for the "right" party to take on his flick for the redux treatment.
So, until the first reviews come in, I remain optimistic that the new version will retain the essence of what made the original into a powerful and memorable controversial movie experience.

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by Gojirosan

Will the slug slime of Hollywood make this even more exploitative, with none of the power of the original?

More than likely. I expect it to be unimaginative tripe as most modern remakes are.

I'd like filmmakers to come up with something original for a change. Can't be that difficult really.

[Anth]

Of all the remakes I have heard of this is the most daft.

You can see they are trying to cash on on Hostel with this.

I can't even think how they would want to take the story any further, there is nothing new to add to this story as it was pretty basic in the original, its just going to be a cheap cash in load of trash.

Why not remake something good and fun like Re-animator.

[Daemonia]

Originally Posted by vincenzo

I'd like filmmakers to come up with something original for a change. Can't be that difficult really.

Haven't they discovered those strange places called 'libraries'? They're full of original material. Oh, sorry, I forgot that most Hollywood execs are illiterate or won't read anything if there's no pictures. (It's true - I was recently advised to get my script turned into a graphic novel, as execs are more likely to read it if there's pictures. I kid you not.)

This remake is even more pointless than most of the other remakes. This will probably just be cheap, lowest common-denominator, generic horror with none of the philosophy or attitude of the original. I'm not really a fan of rape/revenge movies, but I really felt that ISOYG was striving to convey the full horror of rape, which prior to seeing the film I'd never really given much thought to. So I guess that shows the power of the film to the uninitiated - and it made me think. Not many exploitation movies have made me do that - and it's also one of the few films to actually give me nightmares, it had a real impact on my psyche. If I disliked the notion of rape before seeing the film, then I positively loathed it after seeing it. Like I say, it made me pay attention to something I'd never really given much thought to.

[Peter Neal]

This might belong in a seperate thread, but I seriously don't get this overwhelming (old-school-fan) hositility against the current wave of genre remakes- at all.
First off: Nobody has erased our cherished originals from the planet; they don't get exchanged with the remakes, which we can either choose to watch- or not.
I don't like most modern action films, still I hardly feel the need to complain about them whenever a new "Transformers" etc is announced.
I must have also lived in a completely different dimension or time-zone over the course of the last 20 years, as I can't seriously recall mainstream Hollywood producing any more "original" horror movies in the past prior to the "remake wave".
Standalone original new horror flicks and sequels to new horror are still made, as in the years before (and certainly after)- but many fans seem rather interested in moaming about remakes they're most likely not to watch anyway instead of checking out more of the "new stuff"- probably because it's "too modern"...

Just my two cents.

I'm still curious about the "I spit..." remake and expect something remotely stronger (also thematically) than the "Last House" redux, which I also enjoyed.

[Daemonia]

As I've said earlier, I'm not against remakes and I've enjoyed a fair few of them - my issue is with the sheer volume of remakes we've been seeing over the past few years. I'd just like the occasional original film to come out of Hollywood.

As for erasing the original, of course it doesn't, thankfully! However, I have noticed a disturbing trend on other film forums, where the younger element truly do consider the originals of these films redundant in the wake of the remakes. So that's definitely not a good thing.

[vincenzo]

Additionally I don't get the overwhelming pleasure some people get in seeing these old classics remade. Do they really think the original versions are so in need of remaking and if so why? I can only put it down to a sense of disappointment with the original version, and the (somewhat peculiar) view that they can be remade better. Something many true genre fans will rightly disagree with.

The view that new versions are a 'rethink' rather than a 'remake' is equally bizarre. I haven't seen one 'rethink' that has been 'rethought' better than the original. 'Cash-in' or 'rip-off' would be far more apt descriptions and I for one think genre fans deserve better than that.

Personally I would sooner see new ideas being explored, rather than old ones badly recycled.

[Daemonia]

Also, why remake a film when you can do a sequel. Not only are you returning to the source and having your own go at it, but you can also tell a new, fresh story. For instance, A Nightmare on Elm Street is really all about Freddy and the dreamworld he inhabits. Why not do a new take on that, take the best of what's gone before and deliver a fresh, new instalment. Why go back and remake the first one? We know the story, why tell it again? If I want that story again, I'll re-watch the original - I don't need another identical film.

[Gigantor]

I can smell the stench of it already and not in a good way,They should of done a sequel rather than remaking it.I use the term Remake loosely as I can't see them making it to close the original film at all .The one silver lining in with most remakes as i said before is atleast we usually get a decent DVD release of the original film but i don;t think that will be the case with this one.