When a Stranger Calls - Remake

AliceLover · #1 07-13-2005, 10:42 PM

Well if anyone else is a fan of this movie I would like to tell you that they are remaking this movie and it should be out early next year. I loved this movie when I first saw it. Even though the middle is a little weak the beginning and ending make up for it. I should also add that they are remaking the sequel (When a Stranger Calls Back) that was made for TV in 93 and I must say it was pretty damn good. Carol Kane was perfect for the original, I wonder if she'll make a candid appearance in the new one?

Any thoughts?

Jimmy

dissention · #2 07-13-2005, 10:45 PM

The beginning of that movie is horrifying. I still find it horrifying to this day. I know a lot of people don't care for the middle section with Colleen Dewhurst, but I find it quite disturbing and unsettling.

They're also remaking my beloved Don't Look Now, which they will all burn in hell for. What's next? Videodrome? Halloween? The Bad Seed? Freaks? I mean, c'mon.

AliceLover · #3 07-13-2005, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

The beginning of that movie is horrifying. I still find it horrifying to this day. I know a lot of people don't care for the middle section with Colleen Dewhurst, but I find it quite disturbing and unsettling.

They're also remaking my beloved Don't Look Now, which they will all burn in hell for. What's next? Videodrome? Halloween? The Bad Seed? Freaks? I mean, c'mon.

DONT LOOK NOW? They are remaking that??

I LOVE that movie. Just bought it a few months ago. Videodrome has caught my intrest but ive heard its more like a soft core porn than anything. Freaks would be an interesting remake IMO.

golden braid · #4 07-13-2005, 10:50 PM

I actually just got When A Stranger Calls on Netflix and have yet to watch it again. I did see it a long time ago and remember it being pretty scary but I don't remember any details. I'm not big on remakes though so that doesn't really excite me.

AliceLover · #5 07-13-2005, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dissention

The beginning of that movie is horrifying. I still find it horrifying to this day. I know a lot of people don't care for the middle section with Colleen Dewhurst, but I find it quite disturbing and unsettling.

They're also remaking my beloved Don't Look Now, which they will all burn in hell for. What's next? Videodrome? Halloween? The Bad Seed? Freaks? I mean, c'mon.

I did like how they showed how the killer adapted to the outside world in the middle. Even though its a little slow it is still interesting. My mouth fell to the ground at the end I was NOT expecting it at all. Right after i got it I showed it to all my friends and everyone loved it.

AliceLover · #6 07-13-2005, 10:51 PM

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I actually just got When A Stranger Calls on Netflix and have yet to watch it again. I did see it a long time ago and remember it being pretty scary but I don't remember any details. I'm not big on remakes though so that doesn't really excite me.

You'll love it. Watch it alone and in the dark!

dissention · #7 07-13-2005, 10:55 PM

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DONT LOOK NOW? They are remaking that??

Sadly, yes. Nothing will ever top the finale of that movie, it was harrowing.

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I LOVE that movie. Just bought it a few months ago. Videodrome has caught my intrest but ive heard its more like a soft core porn than anything. Freaks would be an interesting remake IMO.

No moreso than Don't Look Now.

The scene in Don't Look Now goes on for 15 bloody minutes and it's rumoured that Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland actually had sex while it was being filmed.

Videodrome is great, as are most of Cronenberg's movies. The "stomach vagina" has to be seen to be believed, and it scores extra points for having a nude Debbie Harry.

Great plot and James Woods is great.

AliceLover · #8 07-13-2005, 11:12 PM

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Sadly, yes. Nothing will ever top the finale of that movie, it was harrowing.

No moreso than Don't Look Now.

The scene in Don't Look Now goes on for 15 bloody minutes and it's rumoured that Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland actually had sex while it was being filmed.

Videodrome is great, as are most of Cronenberg's movies. The "stomach vagina" has to be seen to be believed, and it scores extra points for having a nude Debbie Harry.

Great plot and James Woods is great.

I agree the end to Don't Look Now is horrifying. I saw the clip of it around halloween when they did like the top 100 scary movies and i said ok i have to see this. GREAT MOVIE!

I know sharon loves it too (trackaghost)

darklinensuit · #9 07-13-2005, 11:33 PM

I was just talking about the original the other night. I think the beginning is just about the best premise ever.
I still haven't seen the whole movie. I watched it my first time babysitting as a teenager, & the power went out in the freakin' neighborhood twenty minutes into the film right when she opens the front door to find the large guy standing there.

I sat in the dark for 45 minutes. When the power came back on, Colleen Dewhurst was on the screen, and I turned it off. She scared me enough in Ice Castles as it is.

- Jake

AliceLover · #10 07-13-2005, 11:36 PM

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I was just talking about the original the other night. I think the beginning is just about the best premise ever.
I still haven't seen the whole movie. I watched it my first time babysitting as a teenager, & the power went out in the freakin' neighborhood twenty minutes into the film right when she opens the front door to find the large guy standing there.

I sat in the dark for 45 minutes. When the power came back on, Colleen Dewhurst was on the screen, and I turned it off. She scared me enough in Ice Castles as it is.

- Jake

Wow I would be scared sh*tless!!!!

you should definitley watch the rest of the movie, the ending is very surprising and the sequel made for TV was very good as well!

dissention · #11 07-13-2005, 11:45 PM

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I agree the end to Don't Look Now is horrifying. I saw the clip of it around halloween when they did like the top 100 scary movies and i said ok i have to see this. GREAT MOVIE!

I know sharon loves it too (trackaghost)

Ack, you saw the end first? That sucks. -_-

The first time I saw it, I was totally blown away by the twist at the end. I never saw it coming, though looking back and putting the pieces together it was pretty obvious. That movie is a masterpiece, I adore it.

AliceLover · #12 07-13-2005, 11:57 PM

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Ack, you saw the end first? That sucks. -_-

The first time I saw it, I was totally blown away by the twist at the end. I never saw it coming, though looking back and putting the pieces together it was pretty obvious. That movie is a masterpiece, I adore it.

I didnt know I was watching the ending i just thought it was another clip of the movie. I need to watch it again because im still not picking up these clues. Those old women are crazy lol!

darklinensuit · #13 07-14-2005, 12:04 AM

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Wow I would be scared sh*tless!!!!

you should definitley watch the rest of the movie, the ending is very surprising and the sequel made for TV was very good as well!

I will.
I was in Austin last week & saw Hide & Seek, which sucked, of course, but I'm lamenting that none of my friends here likes horror movies at all. I rent them, but don't see them in the theater unless I'm out of town. So I guess I'll add WASC to the rental list.

- Jake

dissention · #14 07-14-2005, 12:05 AM

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I didnt know I was watching the ending i just thought it was another clip of the movie. I need to watch it again because im still not picking up these clues. Those old women are crazy lol!

Pay attention to everything. The ink that he spills in the beginning, the scene where he sees his wife and the two sisters dressed in black and on a passing boat, etc. It fits perfectly in the end.

The women are very creepy, but I think the entire movie is creepy and disconcerting. By the time the "chase" scene Christie, Sutherland, and the mysterious wee one in the red slicker came, I was exasperated. And the final confrontation killed me. It was so shocking and well-done that it was almost orgasmic.

dissention · #15 07-14-2005, 12:07 AM

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I will.
I was in Austin last week & saw Hide & Seek, which sucked, of course, but I'm lamenting that none of my friends here likes horror movies at all. I rent them, but don't see them in the theater unless I'm out of town. So I guess I'll add WASC to the rental list.

- Jake

Add Don't Look Now, too.

Hide and Seek was putrid. DeNiro is a joke these days. A pale imitation of a man who was once one of the greatest actors around. I say they round up him and Cybill Shepherd for a Taxi Driver sequel.