I think Rob Zombie should give some serious thought to re-making this epic horror movie. I think it's right up Rob's alley. I'm sure someone like him could make it without pulling any punches, and possibly make it the scariest, most shocking horror film of all time, only to replace the current holder of that title in my opinion... the original. What do you think? Would you like to see this remade?
shareWelcome to the Jungle basically was a remake. just a hell of a lot tamer and the whole thing as FF
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remake out for years Cannibal World (2004)
shareI watched it today for the first time. I, personally, don't think it could be remade and have the same effect on people. You can't offer the same shock and gore, because it would all be fake and everyone would know it, unlike in the original. Part of what made the original so special, different and shocking is that its was raw to the extent that the director was put on trial for murder. That alone would make the remake way less powerful. Not that I agree with torturing and killing animals or the brutal scenes done by the director, but that can't be recreated in a remake. It would be known, right from the start, that there would be no question as to whether or not it was real. The budget would me so much higher than it would be obvious it was just a movie. The extreme low budget of the original is half of what made it so questionable as to whether it was a movie or a snuff film. It could be remade into a gory, entertaining movie, but would not even be on the same level of greatness as the original. Viewers and creators would have to know that going in. That being said, I agree with the OP. If it were to be remade it should be Zombie. But not him alone. I think Eli Roth, if anyone, deserves a shot at making a remake of this great. But even with those two behind the camera, I believe a remake would just be a waste of time. They can't legally or ethically or morally remake it to even measure up in the slightest to the effect the original had on its viewers.
shareThat's the problem. Many people (mostly stupid people) literally thought this was a "snuff"/cannibal film for a long time, and there were a lot of animals "snuffed" to give it's unfortunate versimiltude (which no one can--or should--do again). I suspect the "remake" is mostly going to be filmed on a Hollywood soundstage with a lot of CGI because I can't see Eli Roth and that bunch venturing too far in the actual "green inferno".
I'm sure it will also be ironic and constantly winking at the audience to self-consciously acknowledge its own cleverness. The original despite its moral repugnance and filmmaking flaws, stirs up some disturbing, primitive feelings in the pit of the viewer's stomach. Like all Eli Roth movies I've seen I'm afraid "The Green Inferno" is only going to stir up the feeling in me of wanting to kick the douchebag director's teeth down his throat.
No. Just, no.
shareDefinitely don't want to see a remake, but now that the film has gained some more respectability around the world and mainstream audiences are used to seeing stronger violence and gore, it might be interesting to give it a widespread theatrical re-release and bring it to a new audience.
Whether or not they can handle it, or a distributor can stomach it is another matter. I don't think the majority of people will ever find the animal slaughter acceptable, which is a shame, as the film is just as, if not more relevant today than it was on its original release.
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Looking back on this post makes me laugh. I definitely wouldn't want Rob to remake this now. I saw Lords of Salem a few weeks ago, which to me basically seemed like a crappy ripoff of Rosemary's Baby. Lost some respect. Interestingly enough Eli Roth would have been my second or third choice, and he got to work on The Green Inferno not long after my post. I still have yet to see it. Is it even out? I don't think Cannibal Holocaust is the most shocking horror movie of all time anymore either. A Serbian Film or Martyrs is definitely more disturbing.
shareIf this film ever gets remade, I hope it too gets banned, worldwide and forever, and all the footage confiscated and destroyed so it'll never get aired.
Like most remakes in fact!