Psycho (1960)
The Original:
Fey hotel owner kills female customer, director insinuates it’s because he’s the biggest mummy’s boy in cinematic history.
The Remake:
Macho hotel owner kills female customer, director insinuates it’s because he’s a bit of a wanker.
Despite the fact that it’s one of the most hated remakes ever made, we don’t actually mind this one.
Everyone bangs on about it being pointless, but it’s not strictly a shot-for-shot remake.
The opening scene shifts from a shocking gawp at Vivien Leigh in her bra to a glimpse of Viggo Mortenson’s tackle, for example – which is an example of why this flick was remade.
The original was accused of anti-homosexual undertones, the remake is a reply to that, with arguably anti-heterosexual undertones (This Norman masturbates when he’s looking at his Marion through a peep hole in a painting of a man about to rape a woman...).
We’re not saying it’s brilliant, just that it’s got more reason to exist than anything else on this list.
The Remake Remake:
We splice footage from the original Pyscho trailer, a 9 minute beast that sees Alfred wandering around the Bates Motel muttering about “terrible things,” with that bit from Good Will Hunting where Robin Williams repeats: “It’s not your fault, it’s not your fault.”
Then we send it to Van Sant.
Next: Star Wars
Comments
apbgreen
Jun 11th 2009, 13:49
Wow. Between this and '25 Movie Lines You Must Never Quote' I'd say you guys have some anger management issues. Also disturbed by your support of Van Sant's Psycho.
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SCQ47
Jun 11th 2009, 15:26
I agree with apbgreen. Any support of Van Sant's Psycho is intolerable. Hitchcock is still the greatest director of all time, the first true auteur of cinema. Van Sant is a hack and there is no excuse for touching the work of a director greater than you. Not to mention, the remake was unwatchable and had the worst casting imaginable. Van Sant clearly did not understand the subtext of the original because he is a shallow idiot.
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yosarian25
Jun 12th 2009, 2:44
look i like movies, movies are basically the core of my life. They are what i do. And thus i like total film. It gives me the most trusted reviews, and makes me laugh out loud month after month. It is by far my favourite mag, ever. But I really like the remake of godzilla. I always have and i probably always will. I came out when i first started to realise what blockbusters are. Maybe that's why i like it, personal reasons, it represents a stage in my development. However, when I watch it, even today i still find it a none stop thrill ride. I think it is as every bit as good as transformers 1 and the same type of film. To kind of quote your own mag quoting Megan Fox in this respect if you want to see plot go see something else.
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somewhatfrail
Jun 12th 2009, 15:18
I take it you guys have seen the great Nicolas Cage Watches The Wicker Man on Youtube? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QqgIzlmdBc Effing brilliant! :D
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