“It’s Alive” (*1/2 out of four) was a shallow remake of the 1974 classic original about a mutant baby born to an established couple (Bijou Phillips, James Murray) who turns out to have an appetite for murder when provoked or scared and subsequent havoc ensues for the city at large and the couple’s parents as to what to do. Original “It’s Alive” director Larry Cohen from 1974 co-wrote this remake but so what? Despite his (and the cast’s) efforts, the material is still tired and stale. This is one more remake in which both the filmmakers and actors fail to make it “come alive.”