Assault on Precinct 13.....Which One?
05-09-05, 04:02 PM
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Assault on Precinct 13.....Which One?
I was going to buy the remake tomorrow but now I'm wondering if I should get the Original made by John Carpenter instead. Which one is better?
05-09-05, 04:39 PM
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i don't like either but prefer Carpenter's aesthetic to that of the new one so I would choose the original as the lesser of two evils. but maybe you should consider the original original, Rio Bravo, instead.
05-09-05, 04:44 PM
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Good to hear that this new one is a decent flick. I'm blind buying it (as I do most of my movies), but was mainly hoping to avoid being burned, so it's good news to hear that this one is a good show.
05-09-05, 06:08 PM
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I think that hands down, the new one is the way to go. It was just awesome. The original was just OK... pick up the remake (and it should be pretty cheap too).
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05-09-05, 07:37 PM
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The original is awesome. I liked the remake too but would watch the original any day over the remake. Carpenter's filming and score cant be beat. I wish they would have kept the theme from the original in the new one. I just love that beat for some reason.
05-09-05, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by D.Zero
How does being 40 change that I think the remake is an enjoyable, if forgettable, action movie, and the original has more substance and is a better film?
05-09-05, 09:29 PM
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I'm 27 and I like both. I like the old one more cause of the style, music, and tone of hte film. The new one is more flashy and has bigger named starts but doesnt have the same atmosphere that carpenter had. Nothing beats the music, Napolean Wilson, or Vanilla Twist from the original. 
The original se DVD is awesome too cause of the isolated score.
The original se DVD is awesome too cause of the isolated score.
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05-09-05, 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by videophile
It doesn't. But at 40 you've seen enough films to know which are forgettable, yet fun, and which ones have substance. At 17, everything that has explosions is totally wicked COOL! (Most 17 YO's. I'm sure there are exceptions, and if you are reading this, you are one of them.)
as with the recent crop of horror remakes,
texas chainsaw,amityville,dawn of the dead
the originals were all better
05-09-05, 09:32 PM
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The original also took place at Precinct 9 Division 13 Carpenter never did explain that did he? I know he didnt in the commentary on the original se, at least that I remember.
Carpenter never did explain that did he? I know he didnt in the commentary on the original se, at least that I remember.
05-12-05, 12:47 AM
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To be perfectly honest, Carpenter's original is somewhere between a student film and a studio feature. It's a quantum leap up from Dark Star, resource-wise, but even as an independent project it still draws heavily from Carpenter's USC ties. That being said, I wouldn't trade 10 minutes of Carpenter's most resource-deprived footage for the whole new version, even though I like both Lawrence Fishburne and Ethan Hawke a great deal. Unless remakes are very clearly better than the original, I've always wondered what's the point and this one isn't within the same zip code of bettering the initial version.
05-12-05, 02:38 PM
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At least the new one wasn't castrated with PG13. It's got some visceral brutality to it you don't see in the bigger Hollywood productions anymore. It actually shocked me in a couple scenes, which is a very rare thing.