Many movie fans don’t like the idea of the horror industry of film remaking all the horror classics like “Friday the 13th”, “Halloween”, “Texas Chainsaw”, “Hellraiser”, “Child’s Play”, etc. Why is Hollywood remaking so many great classics that we all once loved in the earlier days? Is Hollywood ruining classic movies that we grew up watching? Do you think it’s a bad idea that Hollywood is remaking all the horror flicks from the past?

My answer is no. Hollywood remaking horror flicks is a good idea and they aren’t ruining the originals at all. Why is Hollywood remaking older flicks? Is it for the money? Yes, part of it is. Is it because they needed an updated version of it? Yes, part of it is too. I don’t think it’s because the director of the remake has his own version of the movie and he’s just dying to get it off his chest.

The only reason I can think of why Hollywood is remaking every horror flick out there is because: 1) The classic franchises like “Friday the 13th” “Halloween”, “Child’s Play” are getting too old and there is no need for those films to continue in sequels anymore, they want to entertain die hard horror fans who loved those movies in the past…2) The big one is technology with film.

With all this technology with today’s films, they can make all the blood and gore, and gross out scenes more realistic looking. Back in the old days of horror films in the early 80’s and 90’s, we didn’t have computer effects called CGI back then. They also didn’t use these special high tech camera equipment and most horror films back in those days didn’t use real film locations, most of them used studio rooms.

This is why I feel Hollywood is remaking all the horror classics because of today’s technology in film making that they never got to use in the earlier days. Most horror films in the past were made low budget and I assure you that the directors who made those films probably visioned those films to be high budget but they couldn’t afford all that back in those days.

If these films don’t get remade at all, people would forget the horror icons that we all looked after: Jason, Michael Myers, Chucky, Freddy, etc. Keeping the franchises going without adding sequel after sequel is a good plan and that’s another reason for rebooting all the horror series. I mean why would there be a “Friday the 13th part 20:” or” A Nightmare On Elm St. Part 35″? It wouldn’t make sense if they kept the sequels going so Hollywood had no choice but to stop the sequels and restart the whole series over again with a whole new level.

On top of that, I look forward to seeing the “Friday the 13th” remake this Friday afternoon. I’m definitely seeing it as the film looks amazing and looks better than the original series. I hope it don’t dissapoint. I hate it when trailers make the movie look so amazing, then when you actually go see the movie, it sucks. I hope that won’t be the case with “Friday the 13th” remake, I’m sure it will be a good one. I’ll review it of course.

Just wanted to make a point that I’m not bothered by horror films getting remade, I find it fine with me. I enjoy seeing what they can do to the new versions. I don’t see how they are killing the original film at all.

Kev