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First poster for MANIAC starring Elijah Wood

Frantic Monkey — Sun, 20 May 2012 01:16:18 +0000

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Here’s the first poster (lo-res only at the moment) for the upcoming horror remake Maniac starring Elijah Wood has arrived just ahead of the films premiere at Cannes.

Frank (wood), a victim of child abuse, owns a mannequin store, and is sought out by an artist named Anna (Nora Arnezeder) for help with her upcoming exhibition. Soon, scalping mannequins stirs Frank’s inner demons, unleashing a scornful serial killer who wants skin, not plastic.

Maniac is due to premiere at Cannes on May 26th so it won’t be long until some reviews start trickling out.

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN continues with the moody posters

Frantic Monkey — Tue, 15 May 2012 04:48:51 +0000

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Two new poster for The Amazing Spider-Man have been released and they continue with the moody look of the others.

The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Martin Sheen) and Aunt May (Sally Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets.

As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr Curt Connors (Rhys Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.

I’m still not sure how I feel about this film because even though they’re trying to sell the audience that it’s not a reboot/remake, everything I’ve seen so far certainly points in that direction.

I don’t see how another origin story can help this franchise even if they’re trying to introduce Andrew Garfield as the new Spider-Man and Emma Stone as a better Gwen Stacy. Still, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t at least interested in how Garfield does because whilst I thought Tobey McGuire was good when I saw the original, I began to dislike him more and more as the franchise went along. Also, after watching The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus I think Garfield will do well with Spider-Man’s quippy dialogue much better than McGuire did.

I guess we’ll all know how the film turned out one way or the other come July 3rd.

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365 Day Unseen Movie Marathon – Day 60 – LET ME IN (2010)

Frantic Monkey — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:02:36 +0000

365 Day Unseen Movie Marathon – Day 60 – LET ME IN (2010) HollywoodHubbub

Title: Let Me In

Directed by: Matt Reeves

Written by: Matt Reeves and John Ajvide Lindqvist (novel and screenplay Lat den ratte komma in)

Initial Flickchart position: #195 of 1374 overall. My #10 film, of 71, from the year 2010.

What It’s About:
A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian.

General Comments:
I still consider it to be a completely unnecessary remake, but seen as how it’s an almost scene for scene copy, is in English, and stars probably my favourite up and coming actress in Chloe Moretz, I think that it’s a damn good film. I find all remakes to be pointless exercises because they’re never any better than the original and really amount to a cash grab by the studios. Still, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Chloe Moretz gave really good performances, and I was pleasantly surprised that they kept Abby as a boy, although from memory they don’t seem to have delved as deep into that aspect as they did in the original Lat den ratte komma in.

Watch Let Me In because it’s a surprisingly good remake starring the fantastically awesome Chloe Moretz.

Rating: 8/10

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At least Matt Reeves’ name isn’t on this LET ME IN poster

Frantic Monkey — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:05:03 +0000

At least Matt Reeves’ name isn’t on this LET ME IN poster HollywoodHubbub

Despite the pretty decent trailer for Let Me In which came out the other day I’m still not convinced that it’s a worthwhile remake or that it’ll be any good. And I’m a HUGE fan of Chloe Moretz. It’s just been such a short time since the original Swedish film came out, and it was so damn good, that I can’t see the point in remaking it. Are audiences so lazy and narrow-minded that they won’t watch a film with subtitles? I’m starting to think that’s the case what with this remake and the upcoming remake of the amazing The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. God Hollywood sickens me sometimes. Come up with something original why don’t you.

Anyway, here’s that latest poster for Let Me In and it’s the first one to not feature Matt Reeves’ name or the fact that he directed Cloverfield in massive type. Just a nice subtle image. I love the bare foot footprints.

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KARATE KID makes $18.8M, no end in sight for remakes

Frantic Monkey — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:47:38 +0000

KARATE KID makes $18.8M, no end in sight for remakes HollywoodHubbub

I’m disappointed. Disappointed and angry. The Karate Kid made $18.8 million on Friday in the US with a weekend estimate of over $50 million now predicted.

I was really hoping that both The Karate Kid and The A-Team would bomb this weekend and it would give Hollywood pause to think about the whole remake business model they’ve been using. Unfortunately, all the hillbilly retards that Hollywood generally caters to went to see The Karate Kid this weekend which means that Hollywood will continue riding the remake train and update/reboot more of my childhood favourites for no good reason. And why wouldn’t they? If all the morons in society gladly spend their money on remakes the studios will be happy to not have to take chances on original films.

Quickly off the top of my head they’ve already remade Halloween, Friday 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and The Karate Kid, all of which are favourites of mine. But there’s also a whole host of remakes at various stages of development, including:

Fright Night
Overboard
Akira
American Pie
Arthur
Drop Dead Fred
Escape From New York
Flash Gordon
Fletch
Flight of the Navigator
Highlander
Let The Right One In
Sunset Boulevard

I’m all for remaking a film if the original is shit, but none of the films I’ve mentioned are. Except for Overboard. What’s the point of remaking a film when the original is good? It’s a cash grab by studios who are unable or unwilling to develop original projects and the trend is fueled by audiences who are willing to accept remakes. At some point the studios are going to run out of films they can remake and then they’ll be forced to develop original stuff. Why can’t they do that now and save all of us from having limited options when we go to see a movie.

I want new films in the cinema. If I want to watch Halloween I’ll watch the 1978 original. If I want to watch The Karate Kid I’ll watch the original with the awesome Ralph Macchio. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with these films or any of the other ones which are getting the remake treatment. The only way this remake trend will come to an end in the foreseeable future is if audiences don’t go and see them. Hollywood responds to the bottom line. If a certain type of film doesn’t make money then that type of film won’t get made any more.

I urge anyone and everyone to boycott remakes and see something original instead. Go see Winter’s Bone.

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CLASH OF THE TITANS trailer

Frantic Monkey — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:25:36 +0000

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Not bad, but not that good either. I think Prince of Persia looks better and has better talent attached. I guess we’ll all find out in the new year.

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A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET poster

Frantic Monkey — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:57:58 +0000

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET poster HollywoodHubbub

Here’s the new poster for the upcoming remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street.

It’s pretty cool, but what can you tell from a poster? I pretty much hate all remakes, but especially remakes of horror classics. I’ll see this one when it comes out, but I’d bet my left nut that it’s gonna be shit compared to the original.

(source = IGN)

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Three posters for MELROSE PLACE

Frantic Monkey — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 22:33:35 +0000

Three posters for MELROSE PLACE HollywoodHubbub

Here are the three new posters for The CW’s reboot of Melrose Place.

I never watched the original and I think I’m a little too old (31), a little too male, and a little to straight to be watching this when it airs in September.

(source = The Hollywood Reporter)

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Canadian poster for HALLOWEEN II

Frantic Monkey — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:32:18 +0000

Canadian poster for HALLOWEEN II HollywoodHubbub

I’m still hugely disappointed that this is being made, but when a studio starts to think that something’s a good idea they stick to that line of thinking. Remaking a John Carpenter film isn’t a good idea, especially Halloween, and that will be proven for the second time when Halloween II is released on 28th August.

Anyway, here’s the Canadian poster for Rob Zombie’s hack attempt at remaking a horror classic.

(source = IMP Awards)

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New HALLOWEEN 2 poster

Frantic Monkey — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:06:44 +0000

New HALLOWEEN 2 poster HollywoodHubbub

I’ve said it before, but I hated Rob Zombie’s remake of Halloween. In my opinion the original is just about the perfect horror movie and there was no reason whatsoever for it to be remade. I was hoping that the relative failure of his first attempt would mean that a follow-up would not come about, but unfortunately he was given the go ahead.

Maybe as it drifts further away from the original story it will be better, ‘cos I’m having a hard time believing it could be any worse than his first attempt.

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