While you could argue that those particular films were remaking much older films, keep in mind that many of the slasher films being revamped today are sometimes nearly thirty years old. Carpenter’s The Thing was made in 1982 while Howard Hawks/Christian Nyby's The Thing From Another World was released in 1951, yet Carpenter’s Halloween was a hit back in 1978 and Rob Zombie’s remake shook things up in 2007. So we are looking at around thirty-year difference for both films.

Certainly it would be easy to pick on a film as different in atmosphere as Zombie’s Halloween compared to the original, but what about something like Wes Craven’s The Hill’s Have Eyes as opposed to Alex Aja’s take on the same story. Although remakes are certainly not limited to horror, recent remakes include Brothers with Tobey Maguire and of course, Dinner for Schmucks with Steve Carell which updated the story behind Le diner de cons. While it may not necessarily be a better film, the updated version felt slightly more complete.

The key factor for the loathing of current remakes may be the volume of how many are being made. Nearly every week we are finding one playing at a theatre near you. The question is what happens when they work? Sometimes, on the rarest of occasions they do. Each week, iamROGUE.com will take a look at two films. We will examine the original film and the latest version of it. We will try to honestly find why one works and one does not, or vice versa.

For starters, comment below and try and come up with a remake that you like better than the original. How about the modern take on The Crazies, or possibly even Piranha 3D? Share your thoughts below.