category: news, remake, foreign, U.S.
The Pang Brothers are well known for their super stylized films but not so much for their story lines. They've had several successes in the past with The Eye (the original, not the U.S. remake starring Jessica Alba out now), The Eye 2 wasn't too bad and I even liked Re-Cycle for the fantasy horror world it brought you in. Usually anything these guys make is at least pretty to look at. Their first film Bangkok Dangerous is one of their best to date which was originally released in 1999. Well..... looks like this one just got a U.S. remake starring Nicolas Cage... yes, i said Nicolas Cage. Hmmm... not sure what to think about this. Could be a hit or miss. Either way, check out the original first. You can check out the trailer for the remake which just came out here
Also, while on the topic of the Pang Bros, if you haven't seen the original The Eye then I would definitely suggest it if you're a fan of asian horror films. I haven't seen the recent U.S. remake out in theaters now and have actually heard they stayed pretty close with the source material and not bad for a remake but i recommend it how the directors meant for it to be.
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