should there be a remake?
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jeffyoung1 — 16 years ago(August 31, 2009 08:44 PM)
You can remake anything, including HORROR EXPRESS, but a remake will be a stale imitation of the original.
The quirky cast of characters, the European horror 'feel' of the movie, the charming low budge, the Hammereque-like production feeleverything, will be missing from a remake.
More, there won't be: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Telly Savalas, Silvia Tortosa, even the other major supporting characters played by the Russian detective who becomes the monster, and then the Pujardov mad monk character who becomes the last host for the parastic alien who is an energy form.
TRIVIA: THE HIDDEN (1987) employed a similar theme of an intelligent, but completely non-humanoid alien who must inhabit human bodies to survive, and then takes over the human host and operates its like a puppet.
YOU'RE RIGHT MADAME. I DON'T CARE AS MUCH AS I SHOULD.- Dr. Saxton (Christopher Lee), Horror Express (1973)
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thecursor2002 — 16 years ago(November 10, 2009 07:03 PM)
Oh that's easy:
Karloff and Rathbone as the bickering doctors (Karloff has the Lee part on lock merely by height alone)
Lugosi is the Mad Monk, period.
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bladewrecker — 16 years ago(December 12, 2009 03:23 PM)
somehow i doubt todays actors could match the great "double act" of Lee and Cushing.
It shows that they obviously had great fun making this movie, and really had a great rapport and life long friendship.That few today could match -
JrnlofEddieDeezenStudies — 15 years ago(November 09, 2010 07:19 AM)
I love the original, but I do not mind remakes in principle, and I've loved many remakes, so I'd be excited about one. I also think a remake would lead to many people checking out the original film who wouldn't otherwise bother with it.
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cartoonfan29 — 14 years ago(August 24, 2011 02:20 PM)
If they remade this movie I would love to break every bone in there crippled body this is one of those movies they should not touch. That and the fact that the movie has christoper lee in it one of the verry few horror movie legends that are still living and it would be disrespectfull to remake this movie.
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jozzcooper — 14 years ago(October 15, 2011 07:43 PM)
I wouldn't put it past some studio to remake it.
In that case, how about:
Liam NeesonProf. Saxton
Morgan FreemanDr. Wells
Jim CaviezelFather Pujardov
Emilie DequenneCountess Petrovski
Jean RenoInspector Mirov
Arnold VoslooCaptain Kazan -
ratgirlagogo — 14 years ago(March 23, 2012 04:20 PM)
For me the hardest part to re-cast would be the Victorian train set (leftover and picked up cheap from Nicholas and Alexandra, apparently) which is such a big part of what makes the movie looks as good as it does on the limited budget.
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MovieKnut — 14 years ago(October 23, 2011 12:02 PM)
I have to agree with efrasnel-1. If a remake could do the story and the original movie justice, then yes. Recent history indicates it would not.
You can't palm off a second-rater on me. You gotta remember I was in the pink! -
mr-moolz — 14 years ago(December 04, 2011 04:04 AM)
I don't think it impossible to make a decent remake. With the right director who has respect for original material such as Guillermo del Toro or someone of that nature.
One name does stand out that could be casted. Anthony Hopkins. And Christopher lee isn't dead yet!! Looking at his profile! As I write this, there are two movies filming and three in post production! The man's a beast! Long live Lee!
