The original is so much better, but I have to admit that I found the last half-hour of the remake compelling – even though I was cringing at how bad it was for the first hour.
The Evil Dead Halloween II The Burning The Prowler Friday the 13th Part 2 Cannibal ferox Scanners Possession The Howling Just Before Dawn Absurd The Beyond Inseminoid Black Cat Dead & Buried The Funhouse The Last Shark Burial Ground Nightmare Piranha Part Two: The Spawning The House by the Cemetery Deadly Blessing Student Bodies Hell Night Galaxy of Terror Ghost Story Zombie Lake
That's a lot of good 80's trash movies!
And for the question, I was never a fan of the original, so I might go with the semi decent remake.
If you dance with the devil, the devil don't change. The devil changes you.
The original. Better story, better effects, better characters, better acting. I'd give it a 7/10.
I saw the remake in theaters. I had been looking forward to it since its announcement. I went away insanely disappointed, but I decided to give it another shot tonight, hoping that my disappointment was only due to high expectations. Unfortunately, that isn't the case. Everything about it is poor. The sets and cinematography appear insanely cheap, maybe even straight to video. The acting from everyone involved is horrible -- Jaime King hams it up like no other. The CGI effects are at times laughable. I almost shut it off after that horrid opening, but against my better judgment I decided to keep going. I wish I hadn't. To each their own, but I consider this among the worst of the remake "craze." I didn't even find it fun or entertaining, which was clearly the main goal of those involved. It just didn't work for me on any level. 3/10.
I didn't know there was an original until two days ago. Heck I am 37. I thought the remake was the original. Anyway I finally saw the original and it's way better. Maybe because I like the 80s so much.
I saw the remake before the original and initially loved them both equally. After some time passed I leaned more towards the original if for no reason more than the shower head scene!!
I asked the director why he didn't include the shower head scene in the remake, being that it was so creepy and unique and he just said he really wanted to do it but with the way the script went there wouldn't have been a smooth way to include it. :(