‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Remake in the Works

I’m starting to believe there’s a fine line between tasteful and tasteless when it comes to remakes. As I’ve said before, I believe remakes should be kept mostly in the realm of taking “bad” movies and making them better, with a few exceptions.

Shocktillyoudrop.com just scored an exclusive bit of news regarding this much-debated topic with their announcement that ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ will receive another remake. Attached to direct in Declan O’Brien (Wrong Turn 3). So, here’s my take on this… and, bare with me… it’s not as straight forward as you may think.

The original was made in 1960 by legendary schlock-master Roger Corman. So, this brings me to my dilemma. Roger Corman is certainly not known for making the best movies on the planet, but at the same time his body of work is beloved the world over by devoted fans of his unique style of filmmaking and the fun that inherently comes with “successful schlock”.

Where do you draw the line on remakes of movies that, even if they weren’t hailed for their artistic achievements, are considered classics? The 1960 original was not a musical, however the 1986 remake by Frank Oz starring Rick Moranis (I hear you laughing!) was a musical and actually became a cult classic of it’s own, separate from the original but at the same time inherently connected.

This makes me ponder the question… What will THIS remake be like? Will it be a straight-forward, perhaps slightly dark comedy, or will it be another musical? Apparently, O’Brien has hinted that he plans to take the film in a totally new direction, for whatever that’s worth. He’s kept tight-lipped on it aside from that little teaser.

[source: ShocktillYouDrop]