The Funhouse remake

[GL]

We all know the plot, no need to repeat, but info straight from the mouth of Eli Roth:

I’m talking with Universal about that one,” Roth reveals. “THE FUNHOUSE is a movie where the first half is brilliant — they set up these great characters — and then they pay off none of them. You have Marco the Magician sawing his daughter in half, the brothers who run the carnival and the funhouse setting. And then it’s all about this weird mutant thing. It should be about the kids getting killed in horrible ways, put in different contraptions in the funhouse and the final girl being strapped into the ride and sent into the tunnels to be confronted by terrifying tableaux of her dead friends. A smart remake could be so much fun. Kill the kids in fabulous ways and continually reuse the bodies by making them freaks in the freak museum, sew their eyes shut, waxworks… That’s the stuff I want to do in a remake of THE FUNHOUSE.”

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[bobbygory]

So is Roth putting the original up? Kinda odd paragraph right there, anyhoo I think he can handle a remake of this, we will get a hot cast and gore. Sounds like a damn good plan, and the film can be improved in my eyes.

[vexer]

Yeah, hell the remake has pretty much nowhere to go but up!

[GL]

Yeah, agree with Vex here. Not a fan of the original, so this one should be better. Though, the fact that Roth is doing it has me worried, the man sucks dredfully.

[bobbygory]

I have hope that he will be fine here, his directing in Hostel 2 really skyrocketed. And have you seen the Thanksgiving trailer, if he can make a film like that this will kick ass.

[vexer]

I don't think he sucks at all so I hav econfidence that this iflm will kick ass with him behind it, if the guy who directed the Fog remake was behind this film on the other hand, then i'd be worried!

[bobbygory]

If this was the same Roth when he made Cabin fever, yes I would be pissed. But it's not, the guy has come far. Though he is overrated and he is always put with the great horror masters which is pushing it way to far.

[WahlbergCasket]

a piece of shit directing an old classic? jeez what a concept. It just gets worse

[WahlbergCasket]

my post was harsh, haha. But seriously, if they remake this can't they get somebody good behind the camera?

[vexer]

Roth is good, and besides would you rather have a guy whose claim to fame was directing some other half-assed remake like Nelson Mccormack? And Funhouse sure as hell ain't no classic! Not by a light year!

[WahlbergCasket]

to some it is, maybe not you. It's not a 5/5 for me so classic might be a strong word.

[vexer]

Well I think this is Hooper's weakest film by far, so IMO a ramke can only improve the film.

[bobbygory]

THIS IS NOT A CLASSIC.

Just a goof film, how come if a film is old people rush to call it a classic, but if it is newer they are harsher on it, why?

Anyway this will be fine, Roth has talent.

[WahlbergCasket]

people call new movies classics too, but they haven't stood the test of time yet....pretty simple.

[bobbygory]

Well just because a film is old does not mean classic, people get that in there head sometimes.