Seeing the old man struggling to get the blob off of his hand genuinely scared me as a kid. The way he so genuinely is terrified that he can't get it off hit me deeper than any jumpscare because of how real he sounded.
He was apparently offered the role of big boss in metal gear solid 3 and ended up turning it down for an unstated reason. Really makes you wonder what could have been if he was the voice for a character based on Snake Plissken in a roundabout way.
Glad to see The Blob get some sort of recognition. It's a great flick that was filmed in my hometown. I was there on the sidelines as they were filming it.
The KING you’re sitting down at dinner and your son yells, “Halloween 2009 is the best horror movie re-“ BANG HAMMER! Over his head giving him a concussion
same for me, nothing scared my pants of as a kid as that movie. now I just cant enough of Rob Bottins awsome effects. Even though John sent him to the hospital he delivered the best.
I'm glad to hear James liked The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) also. My friends and I really enjoyed it when we watched it in theaters. I was surprised people didn't like it
I remember the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake being an okay horror film, but I judge it harshly because it wasn't an original film made for less than $300,000 in 1974. They had an extra 30 years and $10 million more dollars to come up with something better and didn't. I don't hate it, but it is somewhat disappointing. These remakes get a lot more money to play with it and they don't do anything original with it.
no the 1956 version is the best. The 78 version is not that good. It doesn't have the mystery and the sinister tone of the 56 version. The alien dog at the end of the 78 version was a WTF moment.
I agree, however it is more of a horror/sci-fi hybrid. It is definitely a product of its time thought. Pure 70's sci fi cheesy greatness. It may not have as good as the original, but it's still a classic in its own right. Just rewatched it, and i still love it to this day.
Big Guy617 I actually like the 1978 version better. It put the invasion on a much grander scale. Instead of being a small town, it’s the city of San Francisco. And there’s no “Government mobilizing to try to stop the invasion” scene at the end. Instead we get one of the main characters seeing Donald Sutherland’s character and expressing her relief that he made it out of the city, and he turns around and starts screaming, revealing that he is taken over by the aliens. Awesome scene. And I have no idea what you are talking about with the alien dog. I don’t remember that scene in the movie at all. But then again, it has been a long time since I’ve watched it, so I may have forgotten something.
I'm so glad that you put the Hammer films as number one! Even the latter day films like Captain Kronos (ok; not a remake, but still) are refreshing takes on vampire films... but the one thing that the three Hammer flims mentioned have in common are the director: Terrence Fisher. I can't quite understand why he's not celebrated more - it was his vision, after all, that contributed to the success of these (and subsequent Frankenstein and Dracula's; not to mention Curse of the Werewolf and The Gorgon)... All hail the Fisher King!
The Omega Man should be on this list. Not exactly 'horror' but it definitely has it's place in vampire/zombie history. It's also technically a remake of The Last Man on Earth
Among all these remakes, The Thing (1982) is among my favorite movies ever and I kinda liked the Fly (1986). I'm really interested in Blob (1988) because it seems a really great movie. Now thanx to your video I'm curious about House Of Wax (1953) and the Hammer movies!
My top 5 horror remakes: 1-The Thing (82) 2-Nosferatu (79) 3-The Fly (86) 4-Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (31,original version is from 1920) 5-Invasion of the body snatchers (76)
The Fly and The Thing (the 80's versions) have some of the most gruesome and well made special effects I've ever seen. It's funny how movies made 30-35 years ago can look so visually superior to what's being made today.
+The Boss Stage1 Compared to 90% of modern horror films, IT barely had any. Whilst not absolutely fantastic, I thought it was still pretty decent. Far better than the original.
IMO the last good Horror remakes were Let the Right One In , Fright Night and the Crazies which came out during 2010-2011. Since then yeh IT seems to be the only good horror remake.
IT sucks, well, every scene with pennywise sucks, the child actors are amazing, but literally every "scary" scene begins and ends the same way, *slooooooow build with quiet music.......LOUD NOISE BOO HAUNTED HOUSE*
Solid picks all around. The Thing is my all-time best horror movie. The paranoia + the unforgettable effects are simply the perfect combination. Also, love the way you framed your N1, haha.
Amazing list of films. Although I do think that The Ring (2002) is a better film than The Grudge (2004), the remake of The Grudge actually made the story easier to understand than Ju-On: The Grudge.
Friday the 13th (2009) deserves mention, but I can see James counting that as a sequel rather than a remake. The basic story could fit into the the originals. It was one of the few remakes/reboots that captures the feeling of the originals.
The only thing that sucks about PG-13 horror movies is that much of the time they were originally R rated and had the content, but were slashed up or pussyfied down to PG-13 to get a wider audience. That more than anything is why I believe people hate it when a horror movie is released as PG-13.
Sam Raimi himself said that Evil Dead 2 is a Re-Imagining of The Evil Dead, Raimi had a bigger budget which enabled him to make Evil Dead the way he Originally wanted to but couldn't afford. Evil Dead (2013) was more of a Remake.
This video mad me realize that Tom savini acted in dusk till dawn and many other Robert Rodriguez films and other classics thank you James your doing God’s work
Have to give a shout out to the fantastic credits theme of The Blob, "Brave New Love". Made me go out and grab the Alien album immediately after I saw it!
I watched The Grudge when I was WAY too young for it (about 10 years old) and I've regretted it ever since because it scared me so bad, I now refuse to watch it even as an adult.
Glad to see the Blob get some cred - underappreciated and very entertaining! My personal taste; did not like any "dead" sequels, but liked remake of D o t D. Body Snatchers could use an honorable mention.
I alwys thought that in the original night of the living dead, Barbara was supossed to be in shock or something, never saw it as a stereotype, myself. But the remake certainly kicks ass.
I will say The Thing definitely deserved it's spot on this list. Of all the horror movies I've seen, that one left the most lasting impression for A: the amazingly disgusting physical special effects (still better than any CGI I've seen thus far), and B: the paranoid, "trust no one" suspense that consumed the entire film. Just the thought that the creature could be literally anyone, even your own house pets, and what it did to it's victims left a lasting impression on me. lol Others have spooked me for an evening or two as well for sure, but The Thing is one I always remember the most.
Eh, it's your list, but I think Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) deserves, at the very least, an honorable mention. People think Keanu Reeve's awkward performance cripples the whole movie, but it really doesn't. He's not even the main character, and the creators, who admitted they just chose him for star-power (or something like that), knew this, hence their casting decision. It sucks how people let this overshadow how fucking AWESOME Gary Oldman is as Dracula, goofy makeup and all (I also hate how that's the only other thing people bring up about this movie), and Anthony Hopkins as Van Helsing. I especially love how every character is either a little crazy or downright INSANE. Definitely an underrated movie, but again, this is your list. Do what you want. :)
I completely agree with the grudge I watch horror movies all the time and I’m hardly ever scared by the but the grudge was actually very unnerving and got me pretty paranoid which is why I love it so much
The way Michael Myers was treated by Buster Rhymes is unforgivable. They sold out a classic horror icon to some 3rd rate one-hit wonder rapper that no one even remembers. The 90's/Early 2000's were sad and sick.
DooM Guy 83 I can tell your white, and you clearly don’t know shit about hip hop. Love how you use One hit wonder as an insult and then have Mc hammer in your playlist. Gtfo with this garbage
I certainly agree about The Thing & The Blob, light years away from the dated originals. Steve McQueen always seemed far to ancient as a student in the original, & surprised you think it was the superior movie.
The only movies that ever really scared me, are 'The Exorcist' and 'Dawn of the Dead' from 2004. I also have a special place in my heart for the 1990 'Night of the Living Dead' as well.
The Grudge scared me so bad when I was 12 that I have never been scared of another movie since then. I used to actually get scared of movies, but ever since that night NOTHING scares me in the slightest. It scared the scare out of me.
finally someone else who agrees that the 2009 Friday film WASN'T all that bad. Probably treated its series second best to Halloween for fleshing out Jason more as a threat with more brutality than before. His more intelligent mind made me like him almost as much as I liked Kane Hodder's Part 7 Jason.
There's plenty of fresh ideas, it's just that Hollywood won't give directors creative freedom anymore. They don't take risks anymore instead they capitalize on old ideas that is guaranteed to make money.
Watched this all the way through thinking that The Thing was bound to be number one. Disappointed to see it at number 2 until I saw your number one pick! Perfect!
Are you kidding? It's awful. It's trying to be a more faithful book adaptation, but completely ruins the original characters, making them unlikable, Mina is the worst case.The whole movie is trying too hard to be hip with sex scenes, swearing and the whole "grim and edgy" approach. Oh, and Keeanu Reeves acts like a tree, and he is the lead!
Now That's a classic you hardly hear about anymore. Yeah the blob has never been really remade again & the 1980's version is the last person we got of The blob. But the one remake we never got is 1972 the son of The blob. Son of The blob was never even remade in the 80s.
Me and my friend has always thought the Texas Chainsaw remake was amazing! I think it's so good I'd put it up there with the original. great cast, great acting, excellent directing and locations. It is so underrated.
"Who Goes There?" is a fucking great story; I reread it every few years. As such, _The Thing_ demolishes _The Thing From Another World_ for me, though some things still make me laugh in the former (like how it doesn't even bother trying to explain why a research station in the Antarctic would be armed to the teeth with flamethrowers). Still, that's gotta be one of the best horror remakes. With The Fly, the original was pretty clearly the better movie and is the one to see, but the remake had better body horror and (obviously) better special effects.
nice shoutout to IT in the description. my Top 10 would be: 1. The Ring 2. The Thing (1982) 3. IT (2017) 4. The Mummy (1999) 5. The Fly (1986) 6. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) 7. The Grudge 8. Funny Games (2007) 9. Last House on the Left (2009) 10. Evil Dead (2013)
But did you know that the prequel to the thing was filmed with live action animatronics and practical effects.. Then the studio execs decided it would be better to replace them all in post with CGI? 😔
James: Nowadays, the film industry has run out of fresh ideas. Also James: Here's my top 10 Frankenstein movies from October 1968. But I agree, especially early 2000s horror was indeed terrible...
The Night of the Living Dead remake was more colorful and better quality, but it lacked what made the original creepy in my opinion. Also, the Harry character was a jerk. While Harry in the original was angry a lot, he at least showed some genuine concern and even helped out on occasion. Harry in the remake is just an asshole.
I'd like to see a crossover between the Thing and the Blob. Both are gruesome body mass aliens that absorb their victims. The only difference is The Thing can take the form of something after eating it, while The Blob just eats its victims only to grow bigger and more powerful. That would be an interesting fight
Where the hell is Invasion of the Body Snatchers on this list!? Even the 90s Body Snatchers is a great remake but the 1978 remake with the allstar cast that included Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, and Donald Sutherland is not only a terrifying thriller of sci fi horro, an amazing display of practical effects but also the epitome of improving on the original film. Absolute travesty that its not on this list. Even if it is a subjective list.
John Carpenter's The Thing technically isn't a remake of The Thing From Another World mainly because the plot and characters from both movies are different. Plus John Carpenter's The Thing is a more faithful adaptation of the novella Who Goes There? but John Carpenter's The Thing is a great movie nonetheless
"BANG"; HAMMER! Excellent choice for the number 1 slot. My two personal favorite Hammer films were "Curse Of Frankenstein" and "Curse Of The Werewolf". "BANG"!🤪
The Grudge was one of my favorite horror movies, I was addicted to watching it as it scared me like no other horror movie did. I don’t know what it is about it that is so effective
I'm shocked, but happy, to hear you actually liked the 2007 Halloween remake. I wasn't expecting it on the list at all. The original is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I thought the later sequels after 4 were awful. Like you said, at least the remake made Michael badass again and less of joke.
The Angry Video Game Nerd has been making RU-vid and the internet a better place for over a decade now. I'd place The Blob and The Thing on my list of top 10 horror movie remakes.
I know this video is 5 years old, but that doesn't really make a difference for what I'm about to say, as I feel a strong sense of disappointment that Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) is nowhere to be seen. Seriously, Halloween could have been kept off this list entirely if that had been placed on the list. For me I would put it either between House of Wax (1953) and John Carpenter's The Thing or above Carpenter's The Thing.
