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**Dynasty** · 05-12-2007, 12:11 AM

Seeing as how the film industry seems to have been having an originality crisis for a while, the number of old films being remade is increasing. I have no problem with this providing the film is improved or given an interesting new slant but the reality seems to be that the newer versions never quite seem to live up to the old ones.

Has anyone seen a remake that they enjoyed as much as (if not more than) the original?

**unapelosina** · 05-12-2007, 02:17 AM

It's flame time - but I did enjoy The Assassin (remake of Nikita). Not as cool but well done, I thought.

Assault on Precinct 13 was a good one too - as well as Dawn of the Dead and Tex CS Massacre.

ALL other remakes need burning...

**actrisski** · 05-12-2007, 02:33 AM

I think whether you like a remake or not often depends on which you saw first, the original or the remake. Same with cover versions of songs.

For example, I saw Payback with Mel Gibson and much preferred it to the original (Point Blank) but I know people who saw the original first and prefer that one.

Mike

**staisacic** · 05-12-2007, 02:54 AM

It's flame time - but I did enjoy The Assassin (remake of Nikita). Not as cool but well done, I thought.

Assault on Precinct 13 was a good one too - as well as Dawn of the Dead and Tex CS Massacre.

ALL other remakes need burning...

Oh, I don't know. I enjoyed the remake of Yojimbo, A Fistful of Dollars, although some people may not class that as a remake although I believe a lot of the same dialogue was used. And, in the same vein, The Magnificent Seven. I just love the irony that Kurosawa made his films as an homage to the western and then they were made as remakes as westerns.

**fygESytT** · 05-12-2007, 04:17 AM

Remakes are a very touchy thing in Hollywood, especially nowadays when movie nostalgia is such a huge part of a movie buffs obsession. Personally I don't dissagree with the remake conceptually, I mean it's only natural that directors would want to re-do something they love, but in all honesty I think I could count the amount of remakes I've liked on one hand. Fistful of Dollars remains to me the best remake of all time, Sergio Leone really did his job in both re-creating a movie that most deem to be a masterpice and creating his own masterpiece.

**Clunlippibe** · 05-12-2007, 04:45 AM

I liked the Departed...

**downtowndude** · 05-12-2007, 04:58 AM

I liked the Departed...

Infernal affairs is much better. The Departed is a washed down version of Infernal Affairs, it cutted out basically all of the sub-plots. Well, to be fair, Infernal Affair was set up to be a trilogy.

**cmruloah** · 05-12-2007, 05:34 AM

Well, its the same when a book makes it to the cinemas, someone has to make decisions..
Its in the nature of remaking things that things change.

**leijggeds** · 05-12-2007, 06:20 AM

Has anyone seen a remake that they enjoyed as much as (if not more than) the original?

Brewster's Millions?

**art_fan_12** · 05-12-2007, 06:40 AM

Has anyone seen a remake that they enjoyed as much as (if not more than) the original?

John Carpenter's The Thing

**Maserati** · 05-12-2007, 06:47 AM

Ocean's Eleven. Not that I was a big fan of the remake, but it was a decent popcorn flick. THe original ratpack film was god awful.

**Michmant** · 05-12-2007, 09:03 AM

John Carpenter's The Thing

Forgot that one! Excellent remake with some gruesome special effects.

**KuznehikVasaN** · 05-12-2007, 09:05 AM

I liked "The Blob"
"The Thing" rocked as well.

**jimbomaxf** · 05-12-2007, 09:10 AM

Not strictly a remake, but "An American Werewolf in London" tops every werewolf picture made before or since.

**itititit** · 05-12-2007, 09:16 AM

Agreed. Ah, Nurse Agutter...

What was the worst remake ever? My vote goes to The Wicker Man. The original, however, was just awesome.

**space-on-s** · 05-12-2007, 09:29 AM

technically, the 1941 version of "The Maltese Falcon" (with Humphrey Bogart) is a remake of a 1931 production by the same name.
"12 Monkeys" is a remake of a french short film called "La Jetée"
"Airplane!" is a very over the top remake of a B-movie called "Zero Hour" - they follow the same basic plot and some dialog is exactly the same.

**Michaelnewerb** · 05-12-2007, 09:33 AM

I liked the new King Kong. It may or may not have been better than the original, but it didn't suck.

**Peptobismol** · 05-12-2007, 09:42 AM

I liked the new King Kong. It may or may not have been better than the original, but it didn't suck.

The monkey was the best actor in the movie.

**EzekelEnzino** · 05-12-2007, 10:51 AM

technically, the 1941 version of "The Maltese Falcon" (with Humphrey Bogart) is a remake of a 1931 production by the same name.
"12 Monkeys" is a remake of a french short film called "La Jetée"
"Airplane!" is a very over the top remake of a B-movie called "Zero Hour" - they follow the same basic plot and some dialog is exactly the same.

12 Monkeys wasn't really a "remake" of La Jetee", but certainly was inspired by it. Or so I remember reading.

**MiniBoy** · 05-12-2007, 10:55 AM

I think the 2005 remake of Casablanca, reviewed here, was fabulous.

05-12-2007, 12:11 AM	#1
Dynasty Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	Movie remakes - Do they all suck? Seeing as how the film industry seems to have been having an originality crisis for a while, the number of old films being remade is increasing. I have no problem with this providing the film is improved or given an interesting new slant but the reality seems to be that the newer versions never quite seem to live up to the old ones. Has anyone seen a remake that they enjoyed as much as (if not more than) the original? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 02:17 AM	#2
unapelosina Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 477 Senior Member	It's flame time - but I did enjoy The Assassin (remake of Nikita). Not as cool but well done, I thought. Assault on Precinct 13 was a good one too - as well as Dawn of the Dead and Tex CS Massacre. ALL other remakes need burning... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 02:33 AM	#3
actrisski Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 605 Senior Member	I think whether you like a remake or not often depends on which you saw first, the original or the remake. Same with cover versions of songs. For example, I saw Payback with Mel Gibson and much preferred it to the original (Point Blank) but I know people who saw the original first and prefer that one. Mike Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 02:54 AM	#4
staisacic Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 457 Senior Member	It's flame time - but I did enjoy The Assassin (remake of Nikita). Not as cool but well done, I thought. Assault on Precinct 13 was a good one too - as well as Dawn of the Dead and Tex CS Massacre. ALL other remakes need burning... Oh, I don't know. I enjoyed the remake of Yojimbo, A Fistful of Dollars, although some people may not class that as a remake although I believe a lot of the same dialogue was used. And, in the same vein, The Magnificent Seven. I just love the irony that Kurosawa made his films as an homage to the western and then they were made as remakes as westerns. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 04:17 AM	#5
fygESytT Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 494 Senior Member	Remakes are a very touchy thing in Hollywood, especially nowadays when movie nostalgia is such a huge part of a movie buffs obsession. Personally I don't dissagree with the remake conceptually, I mean it's only natural that directors would want to re-do something they love, but in all honesty I think I could count the amount of remakes I've liked on one hand. Fistful of Dollars remains to me the best remake of all time, Sergio Leone really did his job in both re-creating a movie that most deem to be a masterpice and creating his own masterpiece. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Clunlippibe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 324 Senior Member	I liked the Departed... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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downtowndude Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 452 Senior Member	I liked the Departed... Infernal affairs is much better. The Departed is a washed down version of Infernal Affairs, it cutted out basically all of the sub-plots. Well, to be fair, Infernal Affair was set up to be a trilogy. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 05:34 AM	#8
cmruloah Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 490 Senior Member	Well, its the same when a book makes it to the cinemas, someone has to make decisions.. Its in the nature of remaking things that things change. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 06:20 AM	#9
leijggeds Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 474 Senior Member	Has anyone seen a remake that they enjoyed as much as (if not more than) the original? Brewster's Millions? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 06:40 AM	#10
art_fan_12 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 465 Senior Member	Has anyone seen a remake that they enjoyed as much as (if not more than) the original? John Carpenter's The Thing Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 06:47 AM	#11
Maserati Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 436 Senior Member	Ocean's Eleven. Not that I was a big fan of the remake, but it was a decent popcorn flick. THe original ratpack film was god awful. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Michmant Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 503 Senior Member	John Carpenter's The Thing Forgot that one! Excellent remake with some gruesome special effects. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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KuznehikVasaN Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 479 Senior Member	I liked "The Blob" "The Thing" rocked as well. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 09:10 AM	#14
jimbomaxf Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 421 Senior Member	Not strictly a remake, but "An American Werewolf in London" tops every werewolf picture made before or since. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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itititit Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 519 Senior Member	Agreed. Ah, Nurse Agutter... What was the worst remake ever? My vote goes to The Wicker Man. The original, however, was just awesome. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 09:29 AM	#16
space-on-s Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 419 Senior Member	technically, the 1941 version of "The Maltese Falcon" (with Humphrey Bogart) is a remake of a 1931 production by the same name. "12 Monkeys" is a remake of a french short film called "La Jetée" "Airplane!" is a very over the top remake of a B-movie called "Zero Hour" - they follow the same basic plot and some dialog is exactly the same. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 09:33 AM	#17
Michaelnewerb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 622 Senior Member	I liked the new King Kong. It may or may not have been better than the original, but it didn't suck. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 09:42 AM	#18
Peptobismol Join Date Oct 2005 Age 58 Posts 4,386 Senior Member	I liked the new King Kong. It may or may not have been better than the original, but it didn't suck. The monkey was the best actor in the movie. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-12-2007, 10:51 AM	#19
EzekelEnzino Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 742 Senior Member	technically, the 1941 version of "The Maltese Falcon" (with Humphrey Bogart) is a remake of a 1931 production by the same name. "12 Monkeys" is a remake of a french short film called "La Jetée" "Airplane!" is a very over the top remake of a B-movie called "Zero Hour" - they follow the same basic plot and some dialog is exactly the same. 12 Monkeys wasn't really a "remake" of La Jetee", but certainly was inspired by it. Or so I remember reading. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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MiniBoy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	I think the 2005 remake of Casablanca, reviewed here, was fabulous. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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