Ahhhh! No, I didn't know that! I share your bad feeling about it.
Seriously, I think that with all the best horror movies what you find at the center is someone who knows exactly what is scary about the situation and how to exploit it. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the remake does indeed add supernatural elements--in fact, in today's climate I wouldn't be surprised if Howie survived through being a good Christian *or* if he wasn't Christian at all and just a skeptic going up against supernatural people. I'm thinking more Children of the Corn than the Wicker Man. I suspect the only reason it's being done is because somebody noticed that people know this movie and like it.
Carrie is another great example. On my DVD there's a documentary where they talk to the cast and it's great the way they talk about how really the whole thing comes down to that scene in the locker room, which in itself is an extension of that first volleyball game.
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Seriously, I think that with all the best horror movies what you find at the center is someone who knows exactly what is scary about the situation and how to exploit it. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if the remake does indeed add supernatural elements--in fact, in today's climate I wouldn't be surprised if Howie survived through being a good Christian *or* if he wasn't Christian at all and just a skeptic going up against supernatural people. I'm thinking more Children of the Corn than the Wicker Man. I suspect the only reason it's being done is because somebody noticed that people know this movie and like it.
Carrie is another great example. On my DVD there's a documentary where they talk to the cast and it's great the way they talk about how really the whole thing comes down to that scene in the locker room, which in itself is an extension of that first volleyball game.