49/34
Writer Gary Dauberman told Den of Geek in June 2019 that his goal with the new version of Salem’s Lot is to make vampires scary again
Synopsis
An author returns to his hometown of Jerusalem’s Lot in search of inspiration for his next book, only to discover that the townspeople are being attacked by a bloodthirsty vampire. He wants to move away from the more sensual, romanticized undead that have plagued pop culture for much of the last quarter century, thanks to everything from Interview with the Vampire to Twilight to The Vampire Diaries.
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When Ben is reading old newspapers on microfilm in the library, a headline reads “Local Couple Victims of DUI.” The newspaper was supposedly printed in 1956, at a time when the term “DUI” was not yet in use. References Trog (1970).
Too many scenes rushed to get to the next one
I think this movie could have used another 30-40 minutes to flesh things out. More backstory could have been given to the caretaker, which was a waste, unlike the original, which was much better and much scarier.
Could have seen how he became Barlow’s servant
Backstory on Barlow himself, the master, how he became who he is. Offer something different or add to it that the original or remake didn’t have that set it apart, I’m not saying it would be better than the original, but it holds up as a very worthy remake.
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I still enjoyed it, but it’s just something to think about for people who want to get into remakes. The final season of “What We Do in the Shadows” is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres of this month.