Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)


In the 2000's, there was a surge of film genres that were dominating the market. J-Horror, torture porn, and remakes. Remakes were everywhere in the 2000's. You couldn't go anywhere on the IMDB message boards and hear about the latest remake or someone suggesting they should remake this film. It would result in a lashing from the trolls which I found quite amusing.  Horror films like Friday the 13th, My Bloody Valentine and Texas Chainsaw Massacre were remade for the modern audience. Now in 2005, John Carpenter had two movies that were remade and released in the same year, Assault on Precinct 13 & The Fog. Now, this version of Assault on Precinct 13 is quite different than the original film. Obviously when remaking a film, you keep the same story but add a few different things to make it your own. Does it work here? Yes & no. My stance on remakes will never change that you can never improve the original. Here, the movie changes it up a notch for the current audience of 2005. There's no little girl getting killed over having an ice cream like in the original film. It would have resulted in a higher rating than the R that's for sure. The film's good but not great.

Assault on Precinct 13 is fun, but will never top the original. 

2/5
 

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