dsman71 wrote: Poorly made movie, I will stick to the 1933 version which blows this hunkajunk away and your tastes pretty much suck Adrian. Watch a real monster movie

Well, there is no need to be insulting or condescending.  

dsman71 wrote: KK 05 was junk..rewatch it & see if you really like it.

Just because you didn't like it, doesn't mean it was junk.  It is a very good movie.  You can tell how much Peter Jackson loved the subject matter and the reverence which he used to make the remake.  You will never convince me (or likely anyone else that liked the movie) that it was not a well made movie.

As much I thought King Kong would be awful and make no money whatsoever. I thought the film was very good. Highly underrated. I see no need to re-watch it or wait for the inevitable extended edition but it was 3hrs that I enjoyed.

Well it is a remake, not an exact scene for scene remake. Q was an updated version of The Flying Serpent from 1942 starring George Zucco. Q was a modern day(at that time) version of the Aztec bird legend. It was a loose remake where the new movie had no scenes relevant to the 1940s version, but it is still a re-touch. Sort of like how the 1976 Kong was remade where scenes were different/altered.
Q was a modern day look at the 1940s Flying Serpent, taken to new levels as Q was in a modern city eating people. There was a lot more gore & nudity whereas the Flying Serpent was black & white & clocks in around an hour. The premise is the same where a man summons the monster & it is a Quezacoatl Aztec Bird. You can also say the Alien was a modern day version of another movie It! The Terror from Beyond Space. Discussing these makes me want to pop em in my DVD playeer YUMMY movies !

Dave Brock wrote: What's "Q: The Winged Serpent" a re-make of?a movie of the same name made in the 1940's that also features Quetzalcoatl though from the rivew of the film from Jaboutu's Bad movie Diemesion I would not call Q:The winged surpent a remake.

My list of top 10 remakes(even though this doesnt mean they're better than the original (well the first 2 anyway)The others I havent seen &/or my list of remakes isnt large...
The Fly, the Blob, The Thing, Cape Fear, Walking Tall, The Bat Whispers, Batman, The Nutty Professor,Q the Winged Serpent, A Christmas Carol with George C Scott
My least favorites are the Fog, Texas Chainsaw Massacre,Dracula 1979, Willy Wonka(Charlie & the Chocolate Factory), Hercules with Lou Ferrigno, The Haunting, Red Dragon , all of those Arkoff movies that were remade in title only (AKA She Creature, the Spider)
I watch a lot of movies

Never seen this movie, but it's one that I've wanted to see for a long time. I'll probably end up buying this edition.

Stupid question Is there "new" deleted footage or the same-o same-o

The 1939 Wizard of Oz yes if you want to call it a remake.Red Dragon was a crummy remake of the movie Manhunter, which was bad already. Silence of the Lambs is the still the best of all these
Wizard of Oz from 1939 was a remake of several short & silent films that were inferior to the 1939 version. I really dont think it should count as a remake in the sense that it is not a modern or remotely recent update ala Red Dragon, The Blob, The Fly, Cape Fear, Superman even...as 1939 was many moons ago. I thought the Wiz sucked also...

Menus added...

Gabe Powers wrote: Tastes are fine man, and don't get me wrong, HHE '06 was the only one I listed that I think is a definite improvement on the original.

I just don't get this one at all.  I loved the original Hills Have Eyes.  But, the things you could get away in the 70s, are pretty stupid in a modern horror movie.  It's like these people had never seen a horror movie in their lives!  How many dumb decisions can you make in 90 minutes?

Man he looks fat.

The remake of Williard, thanks for reminding me, what a waste of 90+ minutes. That was god awful
The only thing I liked the Gabe liked was NOTLD the 90s version, although it cant compare to the original 1968 superior horror classic.
Sorry to disagree with you Tony, but KK 05 was a piece of poo..
Nothing like a woman that likes to go ice skating with a 50 foot ape and willingly wants to be in her hand. The SPFX were ok, just that the cast was miscast. Jack Black as Denham was plain wrong. And the girl playing Ann Darrow, I wish Kong dropped HER off the Empire State Building, she was totally awful as Ann. God what a lousy movie with unlikable characters..and stupid scenarios..Ooooh ,man, the more I think of it that whole movie stunk pee-yew...
We all have our tastes so sorry to disagree with you Tony & Gabe...

Hmm... that list is missing quite a lot of titles. Might add some to it when I have time... or at least it was when it was the Wikipedia list.

Willard was a low key movie, and not really worth 8 bucks to see in the theater, but I did enjoy it, especially Glover's performance.

And I have to agree with Matt pretty much exactly on HHE '06, even though I wish I could say I enjoyed the original.

I said "good" remakes, not great ones. Other than Maltese Falcon, which I always forget, I really can't think of one.

Unless you count original films that utilize existing work as a base, like Once Upon a Time in the West, The Big Lebowski, or the millions of 1984 based Sci-Fi films.

Gabe Powers wrote: Good remakes....
Dawn of the Dead, King Kong 05, NOLTD '90, Willard....Hills Have Eyes.....I'm running out here...

And for the record, I adored Freddy VS Jason, even if it was ass, Brock.

Ugh, Willard and the Hills Have Eyes remakes were pretty bad.

Add Ocean's Eleven to good remakes, along with the Maltese Falcon, the 1936 version of Show Boat, the 1954 version of A Star is Born, Sorcerer (a remake of the French film Wages of Fear) and the Big Lewbowski (which is basically a remake of The Big Sleep.)

dsman71 wrote:
Speaking of remakes, I thought the 2005 remake of King Kong was the biggest piece of c**p that I have seen in a long time. Bad as the Fog

I thought King Kong was a real great remake, probably the best one I have saw since the Dawn of the Dead remake. Also have to say that The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake was pretty good too, along with the Hills Have Eyes remake. Those are four remakes I wouldn't mind to watch.

The original TTCSM is NOT overrated. It's a great cult classic that had sucky sequels (just didn't see Leatherface yet, but all the other ones I saw). I'll see the prequel in theaters, looks interesting.

Bah, both the remakes of TCM & Fog were junk. I didnt watch the Amityville Horror remake. The Fog by Carpenter is a good movie, the original TCM is also really good but not for the squeamish. I cant recall which was worse as far as remakes TCM or the Fog, but here are 2 remakes I like better than the originals
The Blob
The Fly

Adrian wrote: There is no way the remake of TCM was as bad as the Fog remake.
True that. The Fog was a horrible mess. The thing that totally killed it, besides the incomprehensible and lame climax was the fact that they focused too much on the flashback story, which took out a lot of the mystery and humanized the ghosts too much. It was better with good ol' John Houseman telling the story around a campfire...

Darrell Judd wrote: One of the most over rated pieces of rubbish ever......

Seek help!  OR...just go watch "Freddy vs Jason".

Shocking.  Shocking to read.  I am so f**king shocked.
It's....shocking!  

I like this movie, but when I saw the remake I thought it was yet another peice of modern day horror c**pola remake, just as bad as the remake of the Fog. Having seen this, Ghost Ship, Fear.com, Hostel, The Fog and Wolf Creek, and the Cave in recent memory, all I can say is thank god there are classic films to fall back on.
Long Live Karloff & Lugosi ! Long Live the original versios of TCM, Halloween,Psycho,Dracula, King Kong, Frankenstein, Hammer  Horrors &  The Fog
The only recent films I liked were the Exorcism of Emily Rose, Exorcist the Beginning , Alone in the Dark

The Pioneer region one releases were all the same release with different packaging; they released it two different times, the second time was when the remake was released and that disc had the option of limited edition packaging. This set from Dark Sky is an all-new package, and, judging by some of their past releases, if you're a fan of the film I highly suspect that it'll be time to chuck Pioneer's measly single-layer release out the window in favor of this one.

A lot of people absolutely love this so I can appreciate that I am probably in the minority but I saw this a while ago on TV and I was either bored or laughing all the way through it. Hasnt this been double (triple) dipped?

one of the all time classics................seriously underrated for a low budget old movie

All this time I kept my pioneer DVD, one of a few movies I didnt double dip

DVDEmpire has it going for $22.90.  With tax, you're paying around $25 for it.  I would hold off on that.  Of course, I got the last SE for free when buying the Platinum Series New Line remake two years ago (haven't watched it yet).

-NJM

Great film and since I don't have this yet, this may be the way to go. I wonder how cheap it will really be? Quite a high SRP there...

I am taking a horror film course at USC this summer and one of my pre-course homework assignments was to watch this movie. I hate renting movies and saying as i'm an aspiring horror director, I figured I should own it anyway. After looking at a dozen Best Buys, and like fifty HMVs, I was still unable to find it (which is weird because when the remake came out on dvd, the original was everywhere). After wondering why everyone is sold out of the original TCM, it is now clear...they discontinued the disc that was out and are replacing it with this new special edition...that won't be released until two months after my course is over....looks like I have to bite the bullet and rent it.

ok I'm a little more interested now.

Already own a 2 disc set, so won`t be getting this one :D

I think that cover is awsome. It`ll look even better with the steel cover all shiny. Man, I`m excited and can`t wait to pick this up.

The arm on the cover looks photoshopped and fake!

They why post a comment on here slagging people off?

And here I was, like the naive idiot that I am, hoping that the special edition would include the same deluxe chainsaw packaging like the U.K. edition....

KIK AZZ COVER ART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CANT FREAKING WAIT MAN!!!!!

Hmmm... might get this. Sounds good.

The Dark Sky Films website is also mentioning steelbook packaging and a new 5.1 audio mix.  This is the first I've heard this news.

* Definitive 2-disc edition with all new extras in limited STEELBOOK packaging
* New 5.1 and 2.0 surround

I can't believe how many people on here are complaining about another release of TCM.  As a couple of people have pointed out, this will actually be the SECOND real release of this movie on Region 1 DVD.  The Pioneer disc was non-anamorphic and they dropped the ball on the transfer anyway, not using the corrected version from the laserdisc.  This will be the first time in the history of this movie that the film will be given an ANAMORPHIC transfer (excluding the Austrailian disc that had all sorts of bad interlacing issues).  Those who say the film should look GRITTY don't understand that this doesn't mean the film should look S**TTY.  A restored anamorphic picture should be the main reason to buy this release.  Add to that the excellent Shocking Truth documentary that is premiering for the first time in the US, and a new commentary that includes the late Robert Burns and Paul Partain, and purchasing this release is an absolute NO BRAINER.

I have the cover art for this Dark Sky Release.

Also, if you think this is "madness", don't buy this edition.  However, this will be better than the previous releases.  I'm keeping my Pioneer 'cause it's out of print and I happen to like this movie alot.

Dark Sky is a great company.  They currently brought us Magic on DVD & HENRY - a awesome transfer.  Quit complaining.

Dustin wrote: I just realized, if and when I buy this - it'll be the third edition of the film on DVD I own.  Wouldn't mind doing a comparison of the three transfers.  Should see quite a bit of difference, I'm assuming.

The first two are the exact same disc. This one should be a dramatic improvement.

I have the 30th edition...might pick this one up...little high on the SRP though

Alleeexxxx wrote: and the god awful screaming through out the last twenty minutes of movie.

I despair.

I loved the remake more than the original.  are Lee Ermey gave the remake a lot of personality.  I found the original boring with the annoying cripple and the god awful screaming through out the last twenty minutes of movie.

I'm hoping the prequel will be as entertaining.

Don't hate me.

P.S.  The Omen 2006 sucked.

i own the r2 2disc special edition so would this be worth double dipping for? is anyone else with the r2 se going to buy this?

Matt, would it be okay if I posted a link to the cover???

COVER ART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes

zombeaner wrote: Oh, and CHAINSAW is one word.
That's a common misconception; for the original film it is indeed 'Chain Saw', but each sequential film uses the compound 'Chainsaw'.

Love how some folks are so quick to point out the mistakes of others.

I like the german one thats shaped like an 18" chainsaw, though I haven't bought it...  Oh, and CHAINSAW is one word.

I don`t have this yet, so I`ll definately pick up this release when It arrives. To me, this film is the scariest and all around best horror film I`ve ever seen. The Michael Bay produced remake was utter trash.

Kaya Savas wrote: Original = Cult Horror Classic

Remake = Studio trash trying to cash in on the horror fad currently going on

Prequel = Studio decided that they could do even worse and still get a profit so they said "what the hell, let's do it"

Yes.

And am I not mistaken or is this not the technical fourth release?
Those previous being:

Original poster art cover

Shiny foil saw blade 30th anniversary

Ground chuck beef packaging

now this?

Madness.

ive never seen this but I love the remake and I'm definatly gonna c the prequel to the remake!

Dave, agree with you on the quality thing.  TCM s'pose to look gritty.

But don't count on a ticket to the prequel, aside from theatrically re-releasing it back in the 80's, I don't think New Line has much to do with the original.  They didn't jump on the TCM wagon until part three.

I'm sure that one will have a free ticket for the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning"----

It better not do!  No link is wanted.

Another release!
Do we really need HD transfers of a film like this?  This is rough ragged film making that's meant to look like the complete opposite of friggin HD!