Comments on: Roger Corman’s 1960s ‘X-Ray’ Movie To Be Remade

By: Jon B

Jon B — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:26:43 +0000

I can see where this one is ripe for a remake and update. Hm. Scientist develops X-Ray Vision — pawn of Homeland Security, anyone? Until he sees too much.

The ending of the original is still chilling, though. **SPOILER**, unless you’ve read the above comments. After Milland’s character tears out his eyes in the church, he looks up and the last line is an agonized “I… can… still… see!”

Now, if a high-tech CGI re-make can keep the psychological elements of the original, we might be onto something here.

By: The Big Dentist

The Big Dentist — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:16:09 +0000

John, you’ve killed it for Ross! One of the all-time great endings though.

I’ve been saying this was ripe for remaking ever since Hollow Man. Just don’t give it to Paul Verhoeven.

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:05:03 +0000

This movie had a profound effect on me even though the SFX were incredibly dated.

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:49:39 +0000

@Vic
Yeah, I know but some might have complained. Just trying to be cautious, I guess.

By: Vic Holtreman

Vic Holtreman — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:58:35 +0000

@Kahless

I really don’t think we need a spoiler warning on a 40 year old Roger Corman movie.

Vic

By: JustDavid

JustDavid — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:35:03 +0000

I remember seeing this film when I was a kid and the lasting impression it left me with was how the main character was becoming less and less able to control the effect and saw things like power lines suspended in mid air because he could no longer see the wooden poles.

As remakes go, this could easily be a good choice. The changes in the level of technology should allow for a slew of new angles being played this time around. Sounds like a good thriller could come of this.

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:57:27 +0000

I guess I should have put a SPOILER WARNING in that post for those who haven’t seen the original. Vic, please add that warning to my post.

By: John "Kahless" Taylor

John "Kahless" Taylor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 18:55:17 +0000

I have seen it and liked it. But it was the music and acting that really made the original a classic. With today’s special effects, this could be great. Also, Milland’s character got into trouble because he kept putting the drops into his eyes to make them even stronger. If he had stopped at the point where he could see into a persons body, he could have been OK. But no, he had to see into the atomic realm as well and that is when he screwed up. He had to develop glasses to block much of what he was seeing but it still wasn’t enough to prevent him from going insane. At the end, he stumbled into a church where the pastor was reading from the New Testament where Christ said, “If thine eye affend thee, pluck it out”, at which point he did, and the movie ended.

If you saw it today, the effects would look cheesy but I think you would like the acting and score.