To me ‘The Strangers’ will always be the scariest horror movie ever made.
Not necessarily one that frightens you the most, but more the way it stays with you.
The realistic take on a home invasion in the woods is downright panic inducing.
You watch that movie and never experience being home alone the same.
Any random sound from outside you convince yourself someone is about to break in and terrorize you.
And that’s growing up in a regular ol' harmless New Jersey neighborhood.
Imagine actually getting away for a few days in the woods or even living in the sticks?
I could never after watching that movie.
There’s a magical horror that ‘The Strangers’ encapsulated which will never leave me.
And that’s why Hollywood is simply running it back.
Just 16 years later, we’re getting a revamped trilogy.
Ibloggedabout the announcement back in October, much to my chagrin.
Remakes and reboots are all it seems Hollywood has cooked up these days.
Money is the only answer.
Alas, here’s the trailer that dropped this past weekend.
Great song choice btw: Trouble by Cage The Elephant
Scary?
100% A shot for shot remake of the OG?
In a laughable way.
Besides of course changing the “because you were home” to “because you were here.”
Doesn’t hit quite nearly as hard.
Also way to give away the whole movie in three minutes?
What are we doing here?
Way to spoil your secret.
That unknown added to the terror of a random home invasion in the woods.
When it came to the X-Men, yeah I was curious how Wolverine got his claws.
Definitely worth a background story.
Not sure that’s the case here, but I’ll be happy to be proven wrong.
Fun tidbit is that all three parts were reportedly shot simultaneously and planned to be released this year.
But back to my initial reaction from a few sentences ago, this movie looks extremely terrifying.
Dare I say scarier than the first?
This two minute clip shows you that the suspenseful terror aspect is definitely still in the arsenal.
This gives me hope.
Do I roll my eyes at the idea of a remake/reboot/whatever this is?
Yes, but I’m still intrigued, since there’s three parts to this plan.
Maybe diving into the origins of these killers is the worst idea ever?
Only one way to find out.
I tend to lean optimistic with these just setting myself up to be hurt.
We’ll do that again and hope for the best.
Is an actress of her expertise enough to get me to see this movie when it comes?
Don’t kid yourself, the answer is absolutely yes.
See you in May.
