Comments on: Horror Roundtable - Week Four

By: David Zuzelo

David Zuzelo — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:46:58 +0000

Holy Crow… I am thrilled to see some much Hennenlove. 3 mentions in such a short space of time is amazing. Someone forward this to Showtime!

By: CrzyDJM

CrzyDJM — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 18:44:57 +0000

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems odd that he’s remaking his own movie…Just seems weird to me….I’ll see it though, don’t get me wrong!

I’d like to see the original first though…

By: Jay C.

Jay C. — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:05:03 +0000

Evil Dead 2 was basically a remake of Evil Dead 1.

By: David Z

David Z — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 22:54:39 +0000

Which movie is Henenlotter remaking? And yeah..ED2 is a remake of 1 and weren’t they toying with remaking it AGAIN with Raimi producing. Well, as long as it is good and not a strict remake I’d watch that.

By: GlowStormLion

GlowStormLion — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 09:36:21 +0000

I must say that Rod Lott fellow is brilliant! ;-)

Also, are any of you guys up for link swapping? If so, hit me up and I will. Maybe we could start passing traffic around, yanno?

By: Red Hawk

Red Hawk — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 10:29:51 +0000

Sorry I didn’t get a chance to post this week, had a lot on my plate, as it were. My recommendation for the Masters of Horror series would be Takashi Shimizu, writer/director of the Ju-On/Grudge series, as well as my favorite of the Tomie series. I’d like to see what he can do on the show, as I’ve seen he can handle more than just croaking ghosts.

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 02:25:32 +0000

I was surprised by the mutliple mentions of Henenlotter, myself.

I’m not positive, but I think Crazy DJM may have been referring to my mention of Bob Clark remaking his own Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things, not any of Henenlotter’s work. In an interview Bob Clark said that Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things was the only one of his horror films he would even consider remaking, since the other two turned out remarkably well.

And anyway, Hitchcock remade his own The Man Who Knew Too Much, and if it was good enough for the Master, I imagine it’s alright for anyone to do the same.

By: CrzyDJM

CrzyDJM — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 18:31:00 +0000

Thanks Steve….I actually WAS talking about Bob Clark…

Not a knock on the guy by any means, just seems odd…

And I’ve gotta go with Jay C on Evil Dead, once again not a knock though ’cause that’s probably my FAV horror series of all time…

By: Buck

Buck — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 13:38:39 +0000

It’s good to see all the Rob Zombie love going on! His movies kick my ass, even with the small flaws in the first one.

Henenlotter is a great choice as well. I still think of Basketcase and smile an evil smile.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:02:58 +0000

“His movies kick my ass, even with the small flaws in the first one.”

I would substitute “small” for “unbearable”, all of which made The Devil’s Rejects such a pleasant surprise.

I’m surprised Eli Roth didn’t make the cut. He was on my short list.

By: Bob Ignizio

Bob Ignizio — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 08:46:43 +0000

Interesting responses. I couldn’t agree more about Mick Garris being the most unworth, as several respondents chose. Personally, before they die, I’d like to see Jess Franco or Jean Rollin get a shot at something like this, though. Both of them have truly unique styles. Rollin definitely has the better batting average, but when you’ve cranked out around 200 flicks like Franco has it’s hard to maintain high standards. Still, when he has a decent budget and a script he feels passionate about, I think he does a great job. Hennelotter, Clark, Zombie, and Lewis are all good picks as well.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 04:59:37 +0000

I was surprised more directors from outside North America didn’t make our informal list. In the most recent Rue Morgue, Garris states that he is in negotiations with three overseas directors for the next season of Masters of Horror. I hope he pulls it off.