Act as
Act as verb - Function as or act like.
Remake
Both terms in one sentence
- The Japanese horror film Ju-on and its English remake The Grudge have the ghosts act as an instrument of a curse.
Source: Ghostly Goals - The Video Game Remake changes this by changing the first centaurs into a Puzzle Boss, and only the later ones act as regular enemies.
Source: Degraded Boss -
Town with a Dark Secret: The Wildstorm comics which act as a sequel to the remake reveal that the townspeople are fully aware of Leatherface and his family's murderous and cannibalistic tendencies, but don't do anything for fear of retribution.
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