| It's the American mantra, bigger is better. From the | | | | a film that hit the mark in the genre of horror that |
| way we communicate to the cars we drive, it seems | | | | left your mind to wander into dark, nail biting parts of |
| we have a need for bigger, faster, and shinier toys. | | | | your imagination with help from the writers quiet |
| As the phrase "keeping up with the Jones" becomes | | | | subtleties. The original offered up just enough details |
| more and more relevant, major product markets are | | | | to keep you guessing, which gave you a sense of |
| fighting each other to be the next big thing. Your cell | | | | how the characters felt on screen, but didn't you |
| phone for instance has become more than just a | | | | show so much as to make you feel like the third |
| device for communicating, and now doubles as a | | | | wheel peering in on the unsuspecting victims of |
| media player that is capable of streaming video and | | | | Antonio Bay. The remake brought in special effects |
| music wherever you may be at any time. | | | | and more detailed story lines that made the 2005 film |
| Hollywood has by no means become an exception, | | | | miss the marker with some critics. |
| as the latest movies move to capture our | | | | But is this what the new generation of movie lovers |
| imaginations with bigger special effects and computer | | | | need, or are the days of physiological horror films |
| graphics that have become more advanced. With | | | | just fading as time moves on? Perhaps audiences |
| generation X slowly approaching middle age, | | | | today don't need ominous cello music or spine tingling |
| Hollywood is moving forward with a new batch of | | | | sound effects to let them know something sinister is |
| movie remakes to offer up a fresh look at the films | | | | around the next corner, but instead a fast shock to |
| we fell in love with growing up, and to give | | | | the senses as our villain jumps out onto the screen |
| generation Y a chance to enjoy those same films. | | | | before us. Although those audio hints will always be |
| Take for example director John G. Avildsens 1984 | | | | synonyms with the giant tourist eating shark from |
| film The Karate Kid. A film depicting the relationship | | | | Jaws and the devil in the hockey mask in Friday The |
| between a handyman/martial arts master Mr. Kesuke | | | | 13th, the new round of horror movies offer up |
| Miyagi (Pat Morita) and his student Daniel Larusso | | | | something visual that sticks out in our minds even |
| (Ralph Macchio). Moving from New Jersey to | | | | after we close our eyes to sleep at night. |
| California, Daniel finds it hard to fit in with his new | | | | So which side of the fence do you fall upon? |
| surroundings, and finds himself at odds with the local | | | | Whether we like it or not generation X, the movies |
| bullies. Miyagi steps in to teach Daniel how to fight | | | | we used to watch are showing up on classic movie |
| back, and a story about perseverance unfolds. But is | | | | channels just as our music is close to being referred |
| this a movie that should be remade and will it make | | | | to as oldies, and whether or not it's the late Patrick |
| the older version seem less magical after it receives | | | | Swazye fighting Soviet forces in the 1984 film Red |
| a 2010 facelift? | | | | Dawn, or Chris Hemsworth in the 2010 remake, I |
| Take in account John Carpenters 1980 film The Fog, | | | | myself will always route for the Wolverines. |
