War of the Worlds holds up incredibly well for 1953. It was a Halloween tradition to watch it as a kid and it seemed like one of my local channels used to show it every October 31st, at least through the '80s. I honestly don't think I ever saw it come on TV again from the '90s and onward and that is a shame. That movie used to scare the crap out of me and I still make a point to watch my DVD just about every October.
1:03 The Day The Earth Stood Still 4:54 The Thing 9:59 Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers 13:33 The War Of The World 20:53 Invaders From Mars 23:37 Invasion Of The Body Snatchers 29:03 The Blob
@@kdusel1991 I still watch it sometimes lol, it's even better now getting to hear jokes that wouldn't be "okay" these days. It's on tubi, or it used to be
I don't know, I think the whole remake thing was worse then than it is now. The worst we get are the Disney remakes. So I guess you could say we just traded horror remakes for that.
Another Cinemassacre classic. 15 years since this 3 parter, I actually did see the remake of "Invaders from Mars" on an episode of Svengoolie. While the effects were pretty cool, it did have a typical story. It does make me want to see the original to see if its better or not.
The original is honestly not super great. It is good for a cheesy movie to watch casually, but it's not a genuine masterpiece of the '50s like War of the Worlds or The Day The Earth Stood Still is.
The world is filled to bursting with excellent novels of every genre one could imagine that would be amazing as films Instead, we get hundreds of updated versions of films long since done and dusted
I'm Glad you all are her with me watching all this stuff. Cuz I only discovered it a year ago,have watched and rewatched bunches of it. All of it is comfort to me like tomatoe soup or a cozy blanket.
No, it's gotten worse. In 2009 there were remakes all over the place yeah but at least they didn't preach to you. Or make live action remakes of animated movies.
I think James undersells the original invaders from mars a bit, I really enjoyed that one. Very dream like and disturbing! I like that cinemassacre clips periodically re-uploads old content, it’s reminiscent of when you’d catch re-runs of Joe Bob or svengoolie on cable tv. Just like when I was a kid, I get excited and have to watch haha
Well to James it's just about special effects lol. Ironic, I don't remember if it was the case in 2009 but today John Carpenter's The Thing is among the most beloved and most analyzed horror movies and it wouldn't do it without great characters and tension. The original is one of those classics that I just can't get into.
Funny how all the "alien sightings" back then were of saucers and in step with their depiction in popular culture at the time. Nowadays no one in their wrong mind would say they saw a "saucer". Nice of the aliens to keep their crafts up to date on our perceptions of them...
Actually not true. They were said to look like saucers skipping in the sky not that they were shaped like saucers. That is something that the movies ran away with
When I was a little kid in the 70s I watched "The Thing" with my Dad one October on TV. The constant opening of doors lulled me into the perfect piss yourself setup when(as shown in this video)the alien monster is finally on the other side of the door. I almost wound up on the ceiling! I'll never forget that moment as long as I live.
Love when he posts the old stuff, which I have not seen all of. And this topic is right up my alley. I don’t share (and it seems like James barely does) the view that sci-fi are ripe for remakes because the spfx can be improved. I’ve heard fellow Godzilla fans say “I always wanted him done in a big-budget Holllywood movie” and I just say “why?”
I loved the Tom Cruise war of the worlds. I was an adult already when I saw it, but I remember being phisicly scared. Until now it it one of my favorite movies.
Hopefully the reviews of the Quatermass films will soon be Re-uploaded here as well. By the way, I have all three of those films, the original BBC version of Quatermass And The Pit, and Quatermass The Conclusion all Blu-ray and I've never watched any of them, yet. Someone yell at me in the comments so I can finally decide to watch them please.
Thanks!! I add: klaatu uses the name "carpenter", and his initials are J.C. Gort is the modern golem. His female friend is basically Mary, and her jerk boyfriend is judas, so to speak. ❤
2009 James Rolfe : I hate all these remakes in 2009! ... 2024 James Rolfe : FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Personal favourite War Of The Worlds adaptation is Jeff Wayne's Musical, I used to listen to it alot on cassette as a kid in my opinion no movie could possibly capture the narrative that perfectly, highly recommend to people who enjoy audiobooks and music in general.
I always find it pretty interesting to hear someone's option on older things that came out during their time vs someone else's on the new things that came out during theirs. (if that made any sense lol)
My favorite thing about the remake of "Invaders from Mars" is that, when Tobe Hooper reached out to the Air Force for involvement they refused saying something like "The Air Force doesn't comment on the existence of extraterrestrial life." However, when Hooper asked the Marines they said "Sure, we'll blow up some aliens!"
I prefer the 53 version because the aliens aren't amusing in the 86 version, I enjoy the tension building to the aliens in the original than the dramatic nonsense from the other.
In 2009, it was a remake, but then someone went "no lets make it a prequel to Carpenters' movie instead." Speaking of which, I don't hate that movie. it's just nowhere near as good as Carpenters. Really, it's only there to go "oh so that's what happened at the Norwegian camp."
The Thing is my 3rd favourite movie of all time, just after Interstellar and LotR Extended Trilogy. It's one movie for me. I love the '78 Body Snatchers and the 80's The Blob.
May I suggest another series of video to be brought back if you guys can. Titans of Terror Tournament. Awesome string of classic horror actors dunking it out.
Honestly with all these movies you just can't beat the originals. It takes more than newer technology in special effects to make a good movie. These modern remakes just don't have the same Magic.
When I worked at Blockbuster, our walls would be full of these cheap remakes so that people would mistakingly rent them. I figure that's why these studios released them straight to DVD while the big budget version was still in theaters.
Sorry but Carpenter's remake is far superior than the original. Especially the alien design. It's just Frankenstein's Monster from outer space. The original ist not bad, but to cheesy compared to the Carpenter one
"The idea of remaking every movie ever made and many times over is just getting tiring" Sorry but, i love the remakes, unless it's disney's live-action remakes
I completely disagree with James's take on the Thing vs The Thing from another World. In my opinion it's not even close to a contest. John Carpenter wins. Like sure the Thing from Another World is okay...I guess. But the monster is lame, especially compared to the John Carpenter version and the characters are just morons. The scientist is an idiot for sure, but the side characters have the opposite problem. All they want to do is kill the alien and the movie treats it like it's a good thing. Also, yeah, overlapping dialogue is kind of impressive but c'mon, it doesn't make the movie or characters especially good. The "less is more" mentality sounds like cope if you ask me. Everything the Hawks version does, Carpenter not only surpasses but obliterates.
I always remember how in a later Cinemassacre video James said something to the effect of "The characters in Carpenter's Thing are less memorable than the ones in the original" and that's a take I can't understand at all, since all the characters in the original Thing are just 50's sci-fi/monster movie archetypes, while the ones in the Carpenter's version have actual personalities.
@@SpedeVesku 100% agree with you. Not to mention them all basically dying to hope to kill the Thing and not even then knowing if the other is infected is infinitely cooler too.
James always has some awful takes on remakes of 50s films. Carpenter's Thing and Kaufmna's Snatchers are far more impressive films than the originals. I get it's just his taste, but he finds silly criticisms to try and put the remakes down as flawed when they are both borderline masterpieces. The most significant difference is that, unlike those older films, the remakes are scary and remain 50 years later.
War of the Worlds holds up incredibly well for 1953. It was a Halloween tradition to watch it as a kid and it seemed like one of my local channels used to show it every October 31st, at least through the '80s. I honestly don't think I ever saw it come on TV again from the '90s and onward and that is a shame. That movie used to scare the crap out of me and I still make a point to watch my DVD just about every October.
Remember when they tried to make it a weekly series?
1:03
The Day The Earth Stood Still
4:54
The Thing
9:59
Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers
13:33
The War Of The World
20:53
Invaders From Mars
23:37
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
29:03
The Blob
The best of the list are The Thing and 70's Body Snatchers.
*sees spike tv logo
I am too young to feel this old
MXC was the best
@@jwr2904 it was! My friends and I used to watch that show all the time!
@@kdusel1991 I still watch it sometimes lol, it's even better now getting to hear jokes that wouldn't be "okay" these days. It's on tubi, or it used to be
James' reviews were the only thing I ever watched on that site.
@@seanmcbay me too!
Wow, we've been telling Hollywood to stop with the remakes for a long time now...
Too long.
Yep and I think they listened. Because I haven't really recall too many remakes as of lately.
@@RisingBeast00 *looks at Disney* Are you sure about that?
@Mate397 oh yeah I forgot about them
Yeah keep asking. Theyll listen.
One of my absolute favourite Cinemassacre series. This is great to have it re uploaded!
Cinemassace: I hate all these remakes in 2009
Me: Oh my sweet summer child...
If only he knew back then...
I don't know, I think the whole remake thing was worse then than it is now. The worst we get are the Disney remakes. So I guess you could say we just traded horror remakes for that.
Another Cinemassacre classic. 15 years since this 3 parter, I actually did see the remake of "Invaders from Mars" on an episode of Svengoolie. While the effects were pretty cool, it did have a typical story. It does make me want to see the original to see if its better or not.
The original is honestly not super great. It is good for a cheesy movie to watch casually, but it's not a genuine masterpiece of the '50s like War of the Worlds or The Day The Earth Stood Still is.
"It's our mission to make sure the originals are never forgotten."
Hear hear!!
The world is filled to bursting with excellent novels of every genre one could imagine that would be amazing as films
Instead, we get hundreds of updated versions of films long since done and dusted
This one was always one of my favorite Cinemassacre videos! Thanks for bringing it back! Also the thing remake by John Carpenter is awesome!!
Hard to believe 15 years have passed since this video came out.
What do you mean? 2009 was only a few years back, it was only… oh god…
I'm Glad you all are her with me watching all this stuff. Cuz I only discovered it a year ago,have watched and rewatched bunches of it. All of it is comfort to me like tomatoe soup or a cozy blanket.
I remember when James was working with Spike TV for this. Not much has changed sadly with these remakes.
No, it's gotten worse.
In 2009 there were remakes all over the place yeah but at least they didn't preach to you. Or make live action remakes of animated movies.
Another one of my favorite Cinemassacre series. Remember watching this one back in the day.. cant believe its been ao long
I think James undersells the original invaders from mars a bit, I really enjoyed that one. Very dream like and disturbing!
I like that cinemassacre clips periodically re-uploads old content, it’s reminiscent of when you’d catch re-runs of Joe Bob or svengoolie on cable tv. Just like when I was a kid, I get excited and have to watch haha
I've only seen the remake and it was fun but I look forward to seeing the original now
It’s fascinating how all three of the 2005 War of the Worlds films look like they came from different decades
These are my favorite videos, just James tracking over footage. I fall asleep to these.
John Carpenter's The Thing is so awesome.
In some ways similar to Alien.
I love that movie! It's so good! Kurt Russell is so badass in it and the gore effects are chef's kiss
Well to James it's just about special effects lol.
Ironic, I don't remember if it was the case in 2009 but today John Carpenter's The Thing is among the most beloved and most analyzed horror movies and it wouldn't do it without great characters and tension.
The original is one of those classics that I just can't get into.
Yea...
In originality!!
In awesomeness!!
@@Thermoesq01same here
@@Thermoesq01 The remake is overrated
Funny how all the "alien sightings" back then were of saucers and in step with their depiction in popular culture at the time. Nowadays no one in their wrong mind would say they saw a "saucer". Nice of the aliens to keep their crafts up to date on our perceptions of them...
Actually not true. They were said to look like saucers skipping in the sky not that they were shaped like saucers. That is something that the movies ran away with
I find it interesting from a meta perspective that in The Faculty Invasion Of The Body Snatchers gets mentioned.
Underrated gem.
Also they mentioned M.I.B movie on some scenes
When I was a little kid in the 70s I watched "The Thing" with my Dad one October on TV. The constant opening of doors lulled me into the perfect piss yourself setup when(as shown in this video)the alien monster is finally on the other side of the door. I almost wound up on the ceiling! I'll never forget that moment as long as I live.
I love these old movie reviews from James
Love when he posts the old stuff, which I have not seen all of. And this topic is right up my alley. I don’t share (and it seems like James barely does) the view that sci-fi are ripe for remakes because the spfx can be improved. I’ve heard fellow Godzilla fans say “I always wanted him done in a big-budget Holllywood movie” and I just say “why?”
What a nice video, thanks for the company 😉
blast from the past. i remember watching these vids over and over as a kid
James Rolfe videos were ahead of its time...
I loved the Tom Cruise war of the worlds. I was an adult already when I saw it, but I remember being phisicly scared. Until now it it one of my favorite movies.
Bimmy always keeping it fresh with new vids
Loved this episode!! Really enjoyed the trivia! 😃
May the 3rd be with you... Each and every one of you...
Hopefully the reviews of the Quatermass films will soon be Re-uploaded here as well. By the way, I have all three of those films, the original BBC version of Quatermass And The Pit, and Quatermass The Conclusion all Blu-ray and I've never watched any of them, yet. Someone yell at me in the comments so I can finally decide to watch them please.
13:58 There was even a CIS vehicle in the Star Wars prequels that was very directly inspired by the Jeff Wayne Tripods.
My childhood was always the greatest thanks James 💙💙💙
Hell yeah, nice to see this reposted finally
Thanks!! I add: klaatu uses the name "carpenter", and his initials are J.C. Gort is the modern golem. His female friend is basically Mary, and her jerk boyfriend is judas, so to speak. ❤
Haven't watched this in years. Great to revisit it.
2009 James Rolfe : I hate all these remakes in 2009!
...
2024 James Rolfe : FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2024 James Rolfe: Zzzzz...
James Rolfe 2024: No time
I wonder what James thinks of The Arrival (2016). While a completely different story, it gave me Day The Earth Stood Still vibes
Personal favourite War Of The Worlds adaptation is Jeff Wayne's Musical, I used to listen to it alot on cassette as a kid in my opinion no movie could possibly capture the narrative that perfectly, highly recommend to people who enjoy audiobooks and music in general.
16:11 - well now I know from where that 3 fingers in the Total Recall comes from 😅
I always find it pretty interesting to hear someone's option on older things that came out during their time vs someone else's on the new things that came out during theirs. (if that made any sense lol)
Awesome!
My favorite thing about the remake of "Invaders from Mars" is that, when Tobe Hooper reached out to the Air Force for involvement they refused saying something like "The Air Force doesn't comment on the existence of extraterrestrial life." However, when Hooper asked the Marines they said "Sure, we'll blow up some aliens!"
I prefer the 53 version because the aliens aren't amusing in the 86 version, I enjoy the tension building to the aliens in the original than the dramatic nonsense from the other.
14:02 no it didn’t the mass hysteria was the newspaper industry attack piece to discredit radio their biggest competitor
What about Jeff Wayne's Musical
Version of The War of the Worlds?
There are 2
Well, in a way
James isn't that subtle at times 😂
Ou this is before The Thing from 2011, interesting...
In 2009, it was a remake, but then someone went "no lets make it a prequel to Carpenters' movie instead."
Speaking of which, I don't hate that movie. it's just nowhere near as good as Carpenters. Really, it's only there to go "oh so that's what happened at the Norwegian camp."
The Thing is my 3rd favourite movie of all time, just after Interstellar and LotR Extended Trilogy. It's one movie for me. I love the '78 Body Snatchers and the 80's The Blob.
Man Cinemassacre used to be so fun
Still is?
@@BMW-sd6nnno he's old
@@BMW-sd6nnSometimes, and sometimes not. Because of the more rigid corporate structure of modern Cinemassacre the passion doesn't always come out
Indeed, Spike used to exist and gave so much freedom to James
@@adolfo777nicahe went to the beach that makes you old.
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is not a remake of the Gene Wilder film
May I suggest another series of video to be brought back if you guys can.
Titans of Terror Tournament.
Awesome string of classic horror actors dunking it out.
Great to remind myself of your great mutidecade content
Manythnx James🤘
Let's go.
I disagree about 'The Thing's plot being weakened by the SFX, if anything it improves the story by making it more emmersive and tangible.
Being hunted By SIMON because humans are the key to finding the Yellow Button.
6:57 my reaction to someone explaining their fandom that im not apart of
YES I love this one
Honestly with all these movies you just can't beat the originals. It takes more than newer technology in special effects to make a good movie. These modern remakes just don't have the same Magic.
I've just re-read H.G. Wells War of the Worlds, are you spying on me ?
When I worked at Blockbuster, our walls would be full of these cheap remakes so that people would mistakingly rent them. I figure that's why these studios released them straight to DVD while the big budget version was still in theaters.
The Thing 1982 is the best scifi horror ever made. Simple.
No it isn't
@@ericb9252 Yes it is. Now go away.
@@ericb9252 Which one is to you?
Also there was war of the worlds musical and it kicks ass.
I never knew The Blob had a sequel.
Don't even bother. The acting is so wooden in that thing you could cut it with a saw.
The 2011 version of The Thing... Good fucking God. 🤦🏻♂️
Hey where is The other Cinemassacre’s movie 🎥 review like Quatermass movie 🎥 trilogy?
Assuming it's not stand alone, what is your favorite genre to pair with Sci-Fi? In any media, not just movies.
Sorry but Carpenter's remake is far superior than the original. Especially the alien design. It's just Frankenstein's Monster from outer space. The original ist not bad, but to cheesy compared to the Carpenter one
Oh heck yeah.
Bravo
And there is ANOTHER War of the Worlds remake in the form of a BBC miniseries. And there's appearantly an actual series too from the same year?
"The idea of remaking every movie ever made and many times over is just getting tiring"
Sorry but, i love the remakes, unless it's disney's live-action remakes
Captions???
21:20 is he alright? XD
Video Store!? Wow...
The Thing is obviously better than the original 🤷🏻♂️
Same as the fly
@@rezaqalam482Both remakes are mid
2:45 hes more like the antichrist
The scariest is E.T.
Glad we buried it...
Carpenter’s The Thing is much better
(Shrugs) James just has a thing for 50’s movies. All there is to it.
No it isn't
Like
Oi oi, I must’ve done something good to get something like monster madness in the middle of spring. Then again never really liked alien movies.
I completely disagree with James's take on the Thing vs The Thing from another World. In my opinion it's not even close to a contest. John Carpenter wins. Like sure the Thing from Another World is okay...I guess. But the monster is lame, especially compared to the John Carpenter version and the characters are just morons. The scientist is an idiot for sure, but the side characters have the opposite problem. All they want to do is kill the alien and the movie treats it like it's a good thing. Also, yeah, overlapping dialogue is kind of impressive but c'mon, it doesn't make the movie or characters especially good. The "less is more" mentality sounds like cope if you ask me. Everything the Hawks version does, Carpenter not only surpasses but obliterates.
It SHOULD be killed - It's intelligent, but NOT reasonable !
I like both.
I always remember how in a later Cinemassacre video James said something to the effect of "The characters in Carpenter's Thing are less memorable than the ones in the original" and that's a take I can't understand at all, since all the characters in the original Thing are just 50's sci-fi/monster movie archetypes, while the ones in the Carpenter's version have actual personalities.
@@SpedeVesku 100% agree with you. Not to mention them all basically dying to hope to kill the Thing and not even then knowing if the other is infected is infinitely cooler too.
early!
WHo's here in 2024? eff yeah!
James always has some awful takes on remakes of 50s films. Carpenter's Thing and Kaufmna's Snatchers are far more impressive films than the originals. I get it's just his taste, but he finds silly criticisms to try and put the remakes down as flawed when they are both borderline masterpieces. The most significant difference is that, unlike those older films, the remakes are scary and remain 50 years later.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s a myth ppl thought radio broadcast was real