05-15-2010, 11:34 PM
jackie will never rank up to robert's iconic stat as freddy but its a good start for some people who may not even know who freddy is...i way i see horror remakes is a way of letting today's younger generations experience first hand yesterday's iconic characters/films and reborn them to anew.....lets put it this way, some people have never even heard of that guy with the knife but when they see a guy who is dress as michael they mistakenly call him jason?( i can vouch for some people who has dressed as michael in the past for halloween and is mistaken for jason). the point is that if it wasn't for rob zombie remaking halloween, today's young generation will not know or even hear of the legendary that guy with the knife......the same goes for other horror remakes.......there will never be another mike, jason, freddy etc as their iconic status is embedded in history which i guess is the reason why hollywood decides to bring them back and remake them....some people may prefer the remakes over the original because original lacks blood, gore, etc and has aged over time to the point where some people who don't like classic cinema forget that remakes lack the heart from the original......however in my opinion remakes is a great introduction for younger audiences to get to know their horror films and later on in life if they get the chance to watch the originals and compare them to the remake then they will know first hand that the original will always be classics....