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Re-examining The Burning (1981)

7 September 2009 4:02 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

Can you say Friday The 13th rip-off? Good, your understanding of the English language is at least sufficient (that‘s my pretend pretentiousness emerging). Now move on from that notion, because while The Burning was clearly inspired by Friday, it’s got some fantastic elements that enable the picture to stand firm on it’s own accord. First off, the “rules” of a slasher are treated with great liberty here. Neither writer Harvey Weinstein nor writer/director Tony Maylam restrict their script maneuvers by insisting upon following the beaten path. Second, the cast is absolutely terrific, showcasing an array of actors and actresses who would go on to build highly successful careers. Third, Tom Savini is on board for the special effects… need I say more on that topic? Add it all up and the result is a kick ass slasher film that could very easily be considered superior to Friday The 13th, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Matt Molgaard)

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Film to TV remakes - the new Hollywood trend

1 September 2009 7:06 AM, PDT | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »

When coming up with ideas for films, writers and producers have hoards of different places to look. Often books, toys and comics offer something inspirational, and if a television series does well you can almost guarantee a movie remake is in the pipeline, see Sex and the City and The X-Files: I Want to Believe. However, something we don’t see too often, at least not done successfully, is television remakes of films. There’s plenty of film-inspired kids cartoons or spin-off series which pick up where the film left off, but recently we’ve noticed that many films seem to be getting the small-screen treatment. We recently reported that this was happening to cult teen flick Heathers and the more recent The Time Traveler’s Wife. And with 1980’s inspired films such as Transformers and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra becoming so popular it’s no wonder »

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