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Platinum Dunes is an American film and television production company founded in 2001 by Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. It is mainly known for producing horror films, such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Friday the 13th, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Purge, Ouija and A Quiet Place.
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- Michael Bay, Brad Fuller
- 2001; 22 years ago
Oct 31, 2023 · Twenty years ago, Platinum Dunes remade almost every major horror classic from the '70s and '80s. Are the Michael Bay horror remakes as terrible as fans say?
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Nov 25, 2023 · Platinum Dunes started out remaking classic horror movies, but found success when it changed direction. Remakes of classic horror films can be hit or miss, with some like The Thing and Invasion of ...
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- Horsemen
- The Hitcher
- Ouija
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- The Amityville Horror
- The Unborn
- The Purge
- The Purge: Election Year
Released in 2008 starring Parent Trap dad Dennis Quaid, Horsemen was one of a slew of lesser efforts that riffed on Saw’s “self-righteous serial killer sets up lethal, twisted traps” formula. Unlike many unfairly maligned “torture porn” movies of the time such as Hostel and WΔZ, this Se7enrip-off had little originality or spark of its own, making i...
While it’s always a welcome delight to seeGame of Thrones star Sean Bean crop up in genre fare, this 2007 remake of the grimy '80s horror of the same name brought nothing new to the table. Replacing the creepy, desolate atmosphere of 1986's original with the over-edited aesthetic Platinum Dunes was infamous for, this thin retread was missing Rutger...
Released in 2014, Ouijawins some minor points for being an original idea and not another remake or reimagining. That said, that’s about all this weak ghost story has going for it, with the story of a haunted board game being too silly for scares and too slow and dull for (even unintentional) solid laughs. Related: Why It's The Wrong Time For 2021's...
There’s nothing actively awful about 2003’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake. It’s fast-paced, occasionally tense, and even features that great “camera swoops through an open wound” shot. That said, there’s also no reason for a glossy remake of Tobe Hooper’s iconic original to exist when what made the 1974 horror so brutally effective was its tangibl...
Much like the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s intense atmosphere couldn’t be recreated, offering more backstory for the franchise villains couldn’t make them scarier than the original movie’s thinly-sketched horrors. This 2006 prequel is a little stronger than the remake, but it’s still an unnecessary addition to the overall Texas Chainsaw Massa...
One of the most controversial offerings from Platinum Dunes, 2010’s A Nightmare On Elm Street is spared a spot at the bottom of this list thanks to a talented cast that includes Rooney Mara, Katie Cassidy, Aaron Yoo, and the chilling Jackie Earl Haley in the role of Freddy Krueger. However, a tasteless last-minute twistand a tragic lack of scares e...
2005’s The Amityville Horrorbenefits from Ryan Reynolds doing his best Jack Torrance impression as the patriarch who turns murderous when he moves into the titular abode. The remake boasted jump scares and early '00s over-editing abound, but the original movie wasn’t much scarier. Therefore, this remains one of the more middle-of-the-road remakes f...
A fresh take on the possession sub-genre, 2009’s The Unborn loses points for lacking scares, but gains a higher ranking overall thanks to its originality. Gary Oldman’s campy performance, a Josef Mengele-based backstory, and a haunting dybbuk all amount to less than the sum of their parts, but The Unbornis nonetheless a fun movie.
The first installment in the satirical, politically-driven The Purge franchise is ironically the weakest, despite an impressive cast that includes Lena Headey and Ethan Hawke. The Purgehas an ingenious premise, but it’s only really explored in the later sequels. In contrast, the first film contains the bulk of its action in a gated suburban communi...
The second sequel of The Purge franchise, The Purge: Election Year was a little too on-the-nose to succeed as admirably as Anarchy and The First Purge, but it’s nonetheless a pacy, solid thriller. Essentially a gorier redo of Escape from New York, this one is stronger than its predecessor, but not the best that the series has to offer.
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Jun 30, 2022 · Not to speculate too much here, but one thing we know for sure is that a "Nightmare On Elm Street" reboot/sequel has been in the cards for some time. Platinum Dunes produced the 2010 remake, which ...
Jul 18, 2014 · Tags: A Nightmare on Elm Street, aith, Arrow in the head, Brad Fuller, Jackie Earle Haley, Platinum Dunes, Reboot, sequel More Horror Movie News Control: James McAvoy’s psychological thriller...
Jun 30, 2022 · Bay created Platinum Dunes with Fuller and then-partner Andrew Form in 2001, with the company going on to establish itself a purveyor of slick horror movies such as remakes of the Texas...
