Great Howling Piranhas! MORE Remakes!
Filed under: Horror, Remakes and Sequels
While chatting with iFMagazine about his entry in the Masters of Horror series (Homecoming), movie geek hero guy Joe Dante dropped word that a remake of his The Howling is almost certainly getting underway. The veteran filmmaker also expresses some confusion as to why people might want to remake his Piranha -- but as far as I know ... that remake is already in production!Frankly the idea of a Howling remake is pretty darn silly, especially when you think back and remember how much of the movie had to do with those silly "new age group communes" that were all the rage in the late '70s. But hey, why let logic get in the way of the exploitation of a groovy title like "THE HOWLING"?
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7-13-2006 @ 12:46PM
MosquitoControl said...
I'd love a new Pirahna.
I've lost all faith in Joe Dante, though. I loved Pirahna. I loved Gremlins - both of them.
But Homecoming was so awful it kind of killed my opinion of him.
In the interview he brags about it not being subtle, but that was the problem. Being subtle is artful. Hitting people over the head isn't. Right down to his idiotic little gun-control scene, trying to prove keys don't work. Be artful, dammit, I respect your opinion just be artful!
And the complete lack of death was a bit annoying.
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7-13-2006 @ 1:42PM
thegrizzle said...
The very thought of a new Pirahna film making swimming it's way into theatres makes me smile a big toothy smile. I just can't get enough of man vs. nature movies
(the edge, razorback, etc) and due to a late night viewing of Pirahna at a very young age, I've always had a fond spot for those little fishies. It's just too bad that Jimmy James Cameron's not on board for another one:-)
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7-13-2006 @ 1:44PM
thegrizzle said...
The very thought of a new Pirahna film swimming it's way into theatres makes me smile a big toothy smile. I just can't get enough of man vs. nature movies (the edge, razorback, etc) and due to a late night viewing of Pirahna at a very young age, I've always had a
soft spot for those little fishies. It's just too bad that Jimmy James Cameron's not on board for another one:-)
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7-13-2006 @ 11:27PM
jerry said...
Gremlins remake would be terrific.
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