5 70s Horror Movies That Should Be Remade
The 1970s were a great decade for horror. The genre began to evolve and moved further away from the campy monster and alien movies of the 50s and 60s. While plenty movies of that style were released in the 70s, films from this decade had a distinctly darker and harder edge to them. The 70s also spawned many huge horror franchises still in play today with films like Alien, Halloween, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre all making their debut.
Plenty of movies from the 70s have been remade and updated throughout the years. The original Halloween has undergone several re-imaginings in the last two decades, but some great ones have been left untouched. The start of the 70s was 52 years ago, and there are many films with great ideas that could benefit from a remake.
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The 1973 film Don't Look Now has come to be considered a masterpiece in the years since its release. Innovative editing style, use of recurring motifs, and a groundbreaking sex scene cemented it in the history books. The film features fantastic performances by Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie as grieving parents transposed to Italy in the wake of their young daughter's death. Once there, the lives of the two descend into a nightmarish spiral of foreboding as Sutherland is tormented by visions of his daughter in her red coat around the city.
Although a classic film, Don't Look Now could benefit from a remake. There are some outdated ideas, especially the use of a female little person as something monstrous. There are also countless ways in which the advancement of filmmaking could benefit a remake as well, creating a surreal feel to the film that differs from the original.
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