One of the problems I had with the remakes of The Thing and The Fly (especially the latter film) was the tendency to replace mood and terror with revolting gore and nauseating makeup effects. For me, something was lost.
Since the horror film has "evolved" to the point where virtually anything goes, filmmakers are oft-times determined to show us anything and everything. First it was makeup, now it's computer-generated effects. Again, for me, something has been lost - particularly when films hurl one effect after another at the viewer for ninety (or so) minutes. Perhaps this is why I didn't care for Van Helsing.
Remember when Hammer Films were considered "pushing the envelope"?
But, I'm going off on a tangent here. "Remakes vs. Originals" just might make for an interesting thread on its own.
Signor V.
Very astute observation SV. It's tempting for latter day directors and producers to substitute quanity of one sort or another for substance. The Fly and Thing remakes are faux productions compared to the originals.
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