Remakes

In 2007, Rob Zombie won the ire of a multitude of horror fans in his revision of Halloween; a remake so sorely received that its release temporarily lowered the Rotten Tomatoes ‘Tomatometer’ of the 1978 original. Despite the groans and gnashing of teeth from critics and fans alike, the film was a success in one critical junction – it made money. Nothing buried underneath the dirt of so much cash ever stays dead for long. Now, two years later we bear witness to the aftermath of this financial success in Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2 - God help us all!

Back in the dark ages of 1972, an unknown director wrote and released a picture that managed to nauseate audiences worldwide with sadistic violence and horrifically uncomfortable scenes of humiliation and pain. Inspired by the atrocities of the Vietnam War, this film sought to shake up movie goers by portraying the true face of senseless violence; mean, pointless, and indifferent.

This film was called The Last House on the Left.

A Tale of Two Sisters crowned the crest of the titanic wave of Korean horror films that have gushed from the country in recent years. It is top notch horror; top notch beauty; immaculate in its music, in aesthetic design, and is thematically rich with powerful subtexts of sibling love, bitter revenge, and deep regret. It is a complex film that doesn't necessarily reveal all of its secrets upon the first viewing; a clever assembly of ghosts, insanity, and twisting red herrings.

The Uninvited, the US remake, had its work cut out for it to even entertain redoing such a masterful film; it fails.