... and yet another Pet Peeve: Remakes.

FRAKKING HELL. Those pinheads in Hollystupid are up to it yet again. They are forcing another pointless and needless remake upon the stupid and moronic masses: Near Dark. Now for all of you that have yet to see this film... well why haven't you. One of the few classic vampire films to come out of Hollywood. Most great vampire films are either indy films or European (Jean Rollin and that ilk... okay only some of them are good but they are cool at least). The film that had a little feud with Rice since she said it stole from "Interview...", but she was mistaken and look what a dud the film version of Interview was. A hip vampire road movie. Is there a down side to that? Those of you of a certain age that missed it, well I forgive you, that tripe of "Lost Boys" stole it's glory and audience. Two vampire movies over a single summer just didn't fly. I am not saying any thing here that has not been said before but what teen boy had a poster of Rob Lowe on their wall? Was lost boys actually closeted boys? "not that there is any thing wrong with that".... oh yea, back to "Near Dark". Lance Henrikson when he was actually scary (his other great film is Dead Man). Bill Paxton rules in this film. He is horrifying and his bad boy's evil is seductive and repulsive at the same time. Creepy kid (the least said about that the better for Near Dark virgins). Sexy female vampires (gotta have sexy female vampires). There is not a mis-step in this film. One of those films that just got overlooked. The studio should re-release instead of remaking. That has not been one remake that was either "great" or needed of a classic horror film. They have mostly sucked. We all suck for going to them and supporting this stupidity. Quit supporting this crap and maybe we get some new horror films. Gotta stop Michael Bay from doing this frakking crap. Go see Near Dark. The dvd is easy to come by. Bill Paxton needs to make another horror film (on either side of the lense ...see his great "Fraility").

Note to aspiring directors that might be doing a remake. If you are going to do it. Don't. But if you have to then completely re-imagine it. Change almost everything. Make it your film. If you need an example then watch the two versions of "The Thing". The first was creepy but after Carpenter remade it then "yikes" super frakking creepy. Do this.

Oh! I like the Rob Zombie remake of Halloween. I guess it is an exception to my rule and I guess I am supporting that/this crap. What happens in the directors cut of Zombie's Halloween? Should I buy it?