I got a GRUDGE TOO,

Hello All,

I know that it has been a while since my last post, but I have been busy...; playing wii [lego star wars, guitar hero metallica], watching movies, reading True Blood novels [currently on book 7 of 9 (haha Jeri Ryan haha)] and other wholesome and unwholesome activities.

What is my grudge about you may be asking yourself? Well, after loaning a bunch of my horror movies to my friend Sharif at work, I finally asked him to borrow a movie (really the second time cause he loaned me Rawhead Rex; interesting movie), which was....you guessed it..The Grudge 2: No Closure (should be the subtitle for the film). I enjoyed but did not purchase/currently own the first film in the grudge trilogy (i know I did not know they made a third one till I saw a copy of it at one of my local HMV stores). I am getting really pissed of with these remakes of Asian cinema films (exception: Infernal Affairs remake The Departed; I should not have to explain why that is an exception to you and If I do, please stop reading my blog because you do not get it at all). Hollywood has run out of ideas for horror movies so they remake Asian Horror films, instead of just importing Asian horror films into North American theatres, which may in fact be a better idea if they are not going to make an effort with their horror films, however it appears that there is light on the horizon.

You may be asking yourself, what light on the horizon? I will answer that question by saying in Hollywood's current trend of remaking 80s films they have hit the jackpot with remaking 80s horror films; granted not all of them will be good but there are at least a few good ones. The Halloween remake directed by Rob Zombie was brutal, awesome, insane but I did really like it (i do not currently own it but plan to in the near future). The Friday the 13th remake featuring my friend Eryn's hunky crush Jared Padelecki, was not great but watchable and reboot this franchise has a lot of potential because a lot of viewers are familiar with the original franchise, so you have familiarity with the formula and the character types and the gore/content is not to a HOSTEL level intensity, alienates viewers but to an acceptable level. I was at first, very very apprehensive about the upcoming A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, but the casting of Jackie Earle Haley (great underrated actor; nothing short of incredible in Watchmen and great in Little Children) as Freddy Krueger has me thrilled and excited about this forthcoming film. I am also looking forward to seeing the cast (currently: Katie Cassidy [hot], Thomas Dekker [john connor himself], Connie Brittion [MILF from friday night lights], Clancy Brown [awesome evil preacher from late HBO series Carnivale] and Kyle Gallner [that's right Barry Allen [the flash] from Smallville]. For the record, I do not work for anyone associated with the production or promotion of this film...but I would like to. HINT HINT STUDIO THAT IS REMAKING A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET; I do not know what studio because I do not want to get imdb pro cause you know after a month you have to pay and I ahhh have to buy ahhhh...movies and games for the wii....so yeah.

I hope that I have reassured you readers regarding the state of Hollywood horror films. Now, that I have done that I will piss you off again by telling you that I have heard within the last couple of years that the Studios want to remake the following films; Hard Boiled, Red Sonja (that may actually work), Total Recall, Robocop (i expected this one to be good, but you never know), Tomb Raider (megan fox is super hot though and may or may not be in this), Arthur, They Live, Back to School, Metropolis (ohh yeah they remade this it was called BLADE RUNNER; well somewhat), Conan, The Karate Kid, Deathwish, Footloose, Red Dawn, Short Circuit, The Birds, Hellraiser, Poltergeist, Oldboy (LEAVE IT ALONE IT WAS A GREAT FREAKING FOREIGN FILM), Logan's Run, Child's Play, The Last Starfighter (great underrated 80s sci-fi adventure film), Near Dark, Barbarella, Rashomon (oh God; I have not seen it but I know that is sacrilegious), Highlander (LEAVE IT ALONE 2), Evil Dead (LEAVE IT ALONE 3), Escape From New York (LEAVE IT ALONE 3), and The Thing (they remade that with John Carpenter in the 80s; originally The Thing from Outer Space it does not need to remade again). I figure that I had infuriated your readers enough, so that is all.

Good Night, and Good Watchin'

FAnbOy daVe

P.S. I still Watch The Watchmen in case you were wondering.

P.P.S. The picture of our Jack Russell Terror...I mean terrier Teegan. She has a grudge too; she hates having her picture taken.