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When I first heard that a remake of It’s Alive was in the works, it struck me as odd. After all, It’s Alive was, itself, little more than a remake of Rosemary’s Baby. It wasn’t a full blown remake per say, but it definitely struck me as the result of someone seeing Roman Polanski’s film and saying to themselves, “Wow! What if that baby got loose and started tearing people’s limbs off?!”

Released in 1974, and written and directed by Larry Cohen (who also made Q, one of the best giant monster movies ever), the original would spawn two sequels–both of which, as I recall, were superior to the first technically, and featured more gore. But the first It’s Alive had a creepy vibe I’ve never quite been able to quantify. (I suspect it’s no-budget origins played a role.) The story was predictable and the plot a little pedestrian, but Cohen’s inspired choice to tell the movie ultimately as the father’s story made it feel fresh.

The remake looks… not so great, if you ask me. Of course, you can never tell from the trailer. But the doctor doing a big huge John Woo action spinner is a telling clue. How does a baby make a doctor do that? Even if it is a mutant baby with fangs and claws?

In the original, the baby was like a badger. If you aren’t familiar with how a badger can mess you up, then check this out.

No, but seriously–here’s a badger messing up a cobra. Badgers are badass.

But even a giant badger isn’t going send you all flying Wu Shu across the room.

Here’s a trailer for the remake, courtesy of our friends at Bloody Disgusting: