Motel Hell/Funny dates

By Eric Walkuski

Posted 19 years ago

Last Updated on July 27, 2021

I wasn’t even really aware this MOTEL HELL remake was moving forward, but apparently it is quickly enough to grab itself an October 31 release date. While I can’t find any names attached to the project, I’m assuming who ever ends up directing it will have an illustrious resume filled with NSync and Shakira videos. MGM will be distributing the flick, which if it’s like the original, will tell the wacky tale of Farmer Vincent and his tendency to kidnap unsuspecting travelers and bury them up to their necks in his garden. It’s a fun time, and even features a “chainsaw fight,” which is natural since most of the time it feels like it’s slyly goofing on TEXAS CHAINSAW anyway.

Also, Michael Haneke’s remake of his own FUNNY GAMES has been pushed back a month, from February 15 to March 14, where it faces the intimidating force of nature that is HORTON HEARS A WHO. I know, how are families going to choose?

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Eric Walkuski

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Favorite Movies: Jaws, Star Wars Trilogy, Aliens, Citizen Kane, The Third Man, Dawn read more of the Dead ('78), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre ('74), Fargo, Miller's Crossing, Reservoir Dogs, The Manchurian Candidate ('62), Taxi Driver, Back to the Future, Stand by Me, Shaun of the Dead, Boogie Nights, La Dolce Vita, 12 Angry Men, The Birds, Touch of Evil

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