Thursday, April 19, 2007
Scraping the bottom ...
A couple of days ago, I asked my readers to ponder this question:
"What will Hollywood do when every movie in existence has been re-made?"
I'm pondering the same question, and I can only ask my readers to do likewise, upon learning that the 1980 horror crapfest Terror Train, starring scream-queen Jamie Lee Curtis, is scheduled for a re-do.
Hollywood's now officially scraping the bottom of the barrel:
"[Terror Train] will revolve around a group of American college athletes who find themselves on a dangerous train in Europe.
"The original thriller was helmed by Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies, 48 HRS) and setup the scenario that a failed fraternity prank sent one of their fellow students to a mental institute. Three years later they celebrate graduation by having a costume party on board a train, which allows for the killer to stalk and kill them off one-by-one using the costumes of the victims.
"David Copperfield [!] had a memorable appearance as a magician doing tricks to entertain the students (and became a prime suspect). The eventual twist reveal however is unlikely to be repeated as high-definition filming would render it easy to guess right from the start."
"What will Hollywood do when every movie in existence has been re-made?"
I'm pondering the same question, and I can only ask my readers to do likewise, upon learning that the 1980 horror crapfest Terror Train, starring scream-queen Jamie Lee Curtis, is scheduled for a re-do.
Hollywood's now officially scraping the bottom of the barrel:
"[Terror Train] will revolve around a group of American college athletes who find themselves on a dangerous train in Europe.
"The original thriller was helmed by Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies, 48 HRS) and setup the scenario that a failed fraternity prank sent one of their fellow students to a mental institute. Three years later they celebrate graduation by having a costume party on board a train, which allows for the killer to stalk and kill them off one-by-one using the costumes of the victims.
"David Copperfield [!] had a memorable appearance as a magician doing tricks to entertain the students (and became a prime suspect). The eventual twist reveal however is unlikely to be repeated as high-definition filming would render it easy to guess right from the start."
# posted by Joltin' Django @ Thursday, April 19, 2007 
