Curry Barker, TCM 2003, and individual taste.
As I'm sure some of you know, Curry Barker will be helming a TCM reboot for A24. I saw an article by Phantasmag where he mentioned that he wants to capture the same vibe as the 2003 remake because, although he loves the original, the remake was the first one he saw. Surprisingly to me, 9/10 of the post's comments had people saying they preferred the 2003 remake to the original.
Imo the remake is enjoyable but it's not even in the same boat in terms of uncanny atmosphere and dread. Vietnam, rising violence and crime, gas shortages...all were felt off screen in the OG and were missing from the remake.
What are your thoughts on all this?
u/Ambitious_Ask_1775 — 2 days ago