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As most of the times, remakes only show pale versions of what originals are, and this one, unfortunately, makes no exceptions. I don't really understand why Hollywood has decided to remake all the classics, but this only shows the lack of imagination that screenwriters have nowadays. They do not invent, they only take a story that already exists and patch some changes here and there, and most of the time they remove the good stuff from the original and they patch the holes with details that are worth less (noting that I did not use the word "Worthless" because I am sure that they have put some time writing and that they probably have some producers breathing down their necks to come up with something quick to make money fast).

In the new take of A Nightmare On Elm Street, a lot of the good murders were removed. Nancy's boyfriend does not get pullet in his own bed (he gets slashed by Freddy right after Freddy gets pulled out of Nancy's dream... the bed scene is so much better!!). In Nightmare 2010 the wild boyfriend (his name is Rod in the original film) slits his throat in a restaurant (In the original he gets hung by Freddy... making it look like a suicide). In the new one, Nancy falls asleep in the bathtub, Freddy's hand comes out of the water and she gets awaken before he reaches her and that's it (in the original, the bath scene is about the same, except that when she gets awaken, she falls right back into sleep and then Freddy really comes for her dragging her down in the tub which becomes bottomless and nearly drowns her before she finally wakes up).

The list of changes goes on and on, and what is also a great disappointment is the fact that they lose their time (making us lose our time too) at trying to explain to us, by having Nancy and her boyfriend, investigating at who was Freddy Krueger when he was alive (It really was time consuming). In the original, Nancy has a two minute conversation with her mother that pretty much explains it all, giving the original movie time enough to have Nancy rig her house with a lot of booby traps for when she will pull Freddy out of her nightmare, and that was so cool... but, in the 2010 version, there is no such thing as a house with traps.

In the original one, Nancy's father is the lieutenant, one of the parents who put Freddy on fire years before, someone who controls the police and probably managed to protect all the other parents from being prosecuted for murder, by altering the evidences and clues of Freddy Krueger's murder. In the new one, Nancy does not have a father, and the character that comes closest to the father character, is a school principal... LOL

Bottom line, if someone asks you to go see Nightmare On Elm Street in theatres, might I suggest you to go to the videostore and rent something a whole lot more better instead... THE ORIGINAL ONE.

First of all I must congratulate Richard Donner for his impeccable talent at directing movies. He chilled us with The Omen (1976), he made us laugh with The Toy (circa 1983), he exited us with The Goonies (1985), he thrilled us with Lethal Weapon (1987, he made us believe a man could fly in Superman The Movie, and, finally, I don't know about you, but I really felt in awe with Superman II's Richard Donner cut.

I have been waiting for so long, and I am talking about years here, to finally see a more complete, more fulfilling version of Superman II, rather than the campy 1980s Richard Lester take. Now do not get me wrong, I also happened to really like Lester's version, but I find that Donner's is much more serious, strong bonded and darker. I do not want to spoil the fun for those of you who have not yet seen it, but the first 10 minutes of Donner's film really gives you a good taste at what the film is going to feel like. Finally we get to see the Marlon Brando footage with Chris Reeve. A true gem in the movie history of that genre. At some point, with the Brando and Reeves footage, it sort of gave a warm kinda feeling like Obi Wan / Luke Skywalker had in Star Wars.

Congratulations again to Mr Donner, and congratulations to all the other people like me, who have signed petitions to warner bros to have that cut released. A great moment in film history, and an even greater victory for all of us, including you Mr Donner, thank you very much.

Now this film was directed by horror-comedy great John Landis (American werewolf in London, Michael Jackson's Thriller Video). In this film, we follow the story of a beautiful and good willed "vampiress" who always decides that her preys will be criminals. That is her way of ridding society of "evil", bite them and then shoot them. But on the one given day she decided to have some "italian" for lunch by taking a bite out of the mob boss, she does a big boo-boo. Once bitten, she did not have time to finish him off. So the "Godfather" (now a vampire) decides to turn every one of his goons into a vampire mafia posse.

That film is quite entertaining due to the interaction between the vampire girl and the undercover cop she will get to meet and befriend. The cop wants to arrest her because he knows she's a killer, but then again she's a vampire and he fears her. She is as strong as 30 men, will not take any orders from him, she only wants to be friends with him and throughout the movie he will learn to trust her.

Now this may not be the motion picture of the year, but it really does contain a whole lot of very funny moments, such like when the mob boss develops this appetite for raw meat and delves into his lawyer's refrigerator lol, or decides that he wants to sleep in a meat freezer because it is quite comfortable and smells good too lol.

You wanna get a good laugh... rent this one out... you will not be disappointed at all

Coming to terms with one's sexual orientation can most of the time be quite hard, especially if you live in the 60s when people still thought of it as a mental illness or disease. This depicts the magical and wonderful story of Zack, the fourth son of a five children family.

Through the music of Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Charles Aznavour, Robert Charlebois etc, we follow him from his birth on Christmas 1960 until the 80s. Zack has always been close to his best friend (his own father), but at the age of 6, Zack did a very benign child thing that would make his father suspicious about his son's sexual orientation, and as Zack said in his mind when he saw his dad:" I can remember the snow melting on his face, the way he stared at me, and at that point, I knew I unwittingly wagered war with him..."

So throughout his life he will discover his own identity, struggle with his brothers' incomprehensions, try his best to please his now estranged father and deal with the fact that being the family's taboo is not that easy cope with. What is magical about this film is the way it can make you realize the pain felt by parents who discover they have a homosexual child is not due to homosexuality itself, but rather their own vanity and pride.

The acting is without a doubt sublime. They have put an array of excellent actors. The way Michel Côté plays Zack's father is absolutely stunning. Giving such a range of performances, I mean going from the living room singer at parties, to the loving father, the angry father, the depressed father, and at the end of the film (in the arms of his son), the sorry father.

In that film, there is a scene in a cathedral at a midnight mass, where Zack starts floating in the air while every church goers are singing Sympathy for the Devil from the Rolling Stones... Extatic!!

That movie is a must to see for anyone who wants to see what a true movie is made of. This definitely proves that, with a couple of millions worth of budget, you can definitely crush down some multi mega millions blockbusters. That French Canadian film will truly be worthy of an Oscar on the next coming Academy Awards.

Now I could go on and on about this film but I have to stop, you see, I am at the office right now and my day is over...

But one last thing about C.R.A.Z.Y., it definitely is one of the World's greatest films in a long long time...

That movie is the first one that I can remember seeing at the theater. I must have been a five y-o or something then, and the other day when I watched it on DVD, I could reminisce all those souvenirs that film brought me. Relive the innocent moments of the child's magic remote control, those fights between the sheriff and the marines, all those comedic punches and slaps in the faces...

The movie is also quite heart warming as well. I mean here, Bud Spencer is not only a fighter, he's someone who decides to take care of a stranded alien kid on earth. It is mainly a friendship story between an adult and a child that is sure to delight people of my generation.

I have seen boring films in my life, but I have to admit that I Spit On Your Grave aka Day Of The Woman really takes the take. Worst acting ever, and thank god, for most of the cast and crew, that was the first and last film they ever were involved in. Bore Bore Bore, that is a sure sleeping medicine.

Here are some spoilers... The story is quite simple. A city girl spends the summer in a country house by a lake to write her first novel peacefully. She gets graphically and violently gang raped by four bozos who then leave her for dead. A few days later, when she starts to get her "wits" back, she decides to take care of them one buy one... by cruising them lol... what a goof!!

Now you think that those bozos won't be stupid enough to fall for that, right??? Wrong!! She gets them one by one, and they all trust her, even though they know that some of their friends have disappeared "mysteriously"!

And if you are unlucky enough to see that film, pay attention to the ending when she gets to to eliminate her two last rapists... hilarious lol.

When I first saw that film, I was thrilled to see a motion picture that did not require much special effects to be captivating. The ensemble of the cast is quite convincing, especially for Nicole Kidman and Fionnula Flanagan as the mother and maid servant.

What I especially liked was the feeling of unsettlement caused by the fact the story took place in a mansion in Europe during WWII, the style of photography, the sound effects, the eeriness of the two maid servants and the gardener. The fact that the children suffer from a skin disease that prohibits them from strong light exposure darkens the essence of the film.

That film carries a flaw though. For those of you who have seen The Changeling, you will probably find the séance in both films are quite alike. The catch is The Changeling was released sometime around 1979 - 1980. When I watched The Others, it felt like watching The Changeling... only this time... seen from the "other side".

I must admit that, on the whole, I liked that movie enough to buy the two-disk DVD edition.

First of all, I would be lying if I said that this film thrilled me. I was disappointed to see that there were so many things that have changed, especially the most important aspect. That aspect was the "ghost curfew". Ghosts only attacked after midnight, and they disappeared after 1h00 am. Second of all, in the original version, Elizabeth and Nick meet for the first time on the road, and it is once they get to bed that they tell each other their names, whereas in the new one they are exes?

In the original, people who die on the Seagrass Boat are fishermen, in the new one they are partyers???

In the original, Stevie Wayne does not know Nick Castle and she deals with ghosts all by herself, in the new one she knows Nick personally and she joins them???

And please someone explain to me what was it is with Elizabeth at the end of the film! Since when has she been in cahoots with the dead!

The personal journal in the beginning was hidden within the walls of a church, not in a boathouse.

In the original, Elizabeth was not the daughter of the mayor, she was a hitchhiker heading towards Vancouver Canada.

The new film lacked the "coldness" the first one had. In the original, John Carpenter's eerie musical score brought a chilling tone to the film. That slow paced music, mixed with the sounds of buoys afar at sea and the ocean waves really gave quite a mood to the original. Something I find was missing with the remake.

In order for me to enjoy that film, I had to tell myself that I was not watching a remake of the original, but a movie that was "based" on another one. I think what also helped me enjoy that film was the fact that the story takes place in a seaside town, my kind of place to live, or at least retire in 2030 lol.

Finally, as I tell people, besides the 2350 differences, both the original and the new versions of The Fog are the same lol.

Ah what is there to say about this ground breaking motion picture? Only the best. I think we all know the story of that movie so I will probably not need to share much of it, but that film, for those who have not yet seen it, is quite remarkable for it's time. The special effects are amazing (for that time again), the musical score is divine (composed by Jerry Goldsmith), and the ensemble of the cast is terrific. This ghost story written and produced by Steven Spielberg is directed by Tobe Hooper, who was the director of the original macabre Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

A young couple with their three children live peacefully in their suburb house. Unbeknownst to them, not only do they live on top of a cemetery, but only the gravestones have been removed by the building contractors. And one one given night, the spirits of the dead arise, and decide to bring their little five-year-old Carol-Ann with them on the other side to their ghostly dimension. And now the parents have to get some help from mediums to get their daughter back.

This is the kind of movie that sometimes makes you wonder if there really is something in the after life.

Now there's an intelligent horror film for the thinking minds. I find Bill Paxton managed a tour-de-force in his directorial debut with this discomforting motion picture. With a cast of talented actors which bring such solid performances, this film is sure to satisfy the twisted-minded horror fans (such as I), and to chill the faint of heart.

HERE ARE SOME SPOILERS!!!

I mean imagine this, you live your normal kid life, you have a widowed father who loves you and takes care of all your needs, tucks you in bed, almost acts as your best friend and is always there for you. You'd think he is the perfect father. Well think again! Daddy's gone a little wacko overnight and now thirsts for a killing spree, for he believes he is given a "MISSION" from God to slay people (whom he thinks are possessed by demons). For Fenton, his father is a psycho, but for his little brother Adam, he's a superhero.

That film really has an intrigue to it all, once you start watching it, you totally get drawn into it. Is the father insane, are the victims innocent and picked at random, or is there something beneath it all, that lies deeper than meets the eye...