To Remake or Not To Remake

WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers Nirami, Tokyo. A murdered family leads to a cursed home. In 2002, Takashi Shimizu brought us the third instalment of his Ju-On series with The Grudge. It is interesting that in 2004, it is this film he chooses to remake instead of starting from the beginning. Was it the right …

WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers In 2007, we were introduced to reporter Angela Vidal, a reporter for ‘While You’re Sleeping’, as she shadowed the firemen of Barcelona. The night soon became one that she would never forget. In 2008, the Americans decided to tell her story once again, but in the city of Los Angeles. …

WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers In 1991, Disney introduced us to their fifth princess, Belle of Villenueve, and taught us that beauty is never only skin-deep. This also ended up being one of the first films that they remade in the 21st Century. Openings                 Understandably, both openings are reasonably different – as one is …

WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers In 1984, life in New York City was in paranormal peril. Until four unlikely heroes take on those that had decided to change the world as they knew it. In 2016, the Ghostbusters returned to save the people of Manhattan, only this time the faces have changed. So, we ask …

WARNING: This Review Contains Spoilers As a child, I grew up reading books written by Roald Dahl. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was possibly one of my favourites but I will admit that I cannot remember exactly how the story is written to say if either of the films I am going to discuss truly …

              WARNING: This review contains spoilers. In 1974, Stephen King graced our bookshelves with his first twist on the coming-of-age story by writing Carrie. Making every girl reminiscent about her first period.  Two years later, it made it to the silver screen for the first time – casting Sissy Spacek in the lead role. A …

WARNING: The following review contains spoilers               In 1981, Sam Raimi made the decision to turn what was once a college project into a feature length horror film. Set in a cabin, in the middle of nowhere, Raimi’s work epitomises one of the key features of any horror film: Isolation.  The story of ‘final boy’ …

WARNING: This review contains spoilers In 1994, Disney added to their movie portfolio with a film that really does follow the old adage: there is no such thing as an original idea. The Lion King retells the story of Hamlet, but set in the animal kingdom. As a 90’s child, growing up this was one …