Favorite Remakes
I am curious if you all have a favorite movie remake or a movie remake that really stunk...I really loved the original "A Nightmare on Elm Street", am a big Freddy Fan--I saw the trailers for the remake for this movie that they did and it appeared to me that it was so cheesy, I decided not to watch the remake of "A Nightmare On Elm Street"--It makes me think sometimes that the original movie is usually better, you can't improve a classic sometimes..Sorry to ramble...8-]]
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I’m not a fan of horror remakes at all. They usually amount to bad CGI (I’m old school when it comes to effects), have no atmosphere and insist on explaining every detail to “spell” things out to the viewer. I have yet to see a remake that has impressed. A few which I recall being bad were The Fog (2005), Black Christmas (2006) and Halloween (2007). The originals were far superior. I think it’s creepier to not have a detailed back story about the characters and to leave a bit of mystery.
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There were some quality remakes of 50s films like The Thing, The Blob, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and The Fly. The Fly in particular is a favorite of mine.
I enjoyed The Departed, but preferred the original Infernal Affairs. I really liked the most recent True Grit, though I haven't seen the original to compare. Ocean's 11, 3:10 to Yuma, Funny Games fall into the same category of "liked it, but haven't seen the original". Though they are really different in tone I enjoy both versions of Hairspray. Ditto for Insomnia. Both versions of Gaslight are quite good. While I've seen the original and am really fond of it, I was impressed with the remake of Fright Night. Wicker Park (yes, the one starring Josh Hartnett) was surprisingly good. Especially once I watched the original film (a French film called The Apartment), I appreciated how they adapted the story. I agree that there are a lot of underwhelming horror movie remakes. Things like The Hitcher. I was also totally unimpressed with The Vanishing and specifically with the way that they smacked a |
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The Fly, and King Kong 2005 are the two very best remakes of all remakes in my opinion.
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I remember Fright Night---both versions were very good in my opinion--@Thunderbolt: I don't like movies where you can pretty much tell how it is going to end..I like to be surprised...Sorry you don't like horror movies, they are my favorites because I always feel such drama and suspense when a good scary flick is on..To each his own...8-]]
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Originally Posted by Ruby (Post 2102973)
I remember Fright Night---both versions were very good in my opinion--@Thunderbolt: I don't like movies where you can pretty much tell how it is going to end..I like to be surprised...Sorry you don't like horror movies, they are my favorites because I always feel such drama and suspense when a good scary flick is on..To each his own...8-]]
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Originally Posted by Takoma11 (Post 2102816)
I agree that there are a lot of underwhelming horror movie remakes. Things like The Hitcher. I was also totally unimpressed with The Vanishing and specifically with the way that they smacked a
The two versions of Funny Games are both Haneke’s, so they’re quite similar. I quite like the Naomi Watts version and recently rewatched it, but I think the original is more disconcerting. |
Originally Posted by AgrippinaX (Post 2102985)
Oh, yes, that was just absurd. The whole point of The Vanishing is
WARNING: spoilers below
they kill the bad guy and laugh and kiss and go to dinner at a fancy restaurant and get offered a huge book deal to tell their story. That's what you meant, right? Such a shame that the original totally botched this much better ending. :D
Ironically, I caught like the last 30 minutes of the remake on TV when I was a kid, so you can imagine my surprise when I got to the end of the original film!
The two versions of Funny Games are both Haneke’s, so they’re quite similar. I quite like the Naomi Watts version and recently rewatched it, but I think the original is more disconcerting.
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According to the voting on the Westerns countdown, a majority of MoFos prefer the remakes of True Grit and 3:10 to Yuma to the originals. I concur on the Coen Brothers version of True Grit.
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Originally Posted by Holden Pike (Post 2103024)
I concur on the Coen Brothers version of True Grit.
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@Thunderbolt--Sorry I misunderstood...8-]]
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The Thing (1982), Death Race (2008), Scarface (1983) and The Fly (1986) are my favourite remakes.
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Does the 2016 Ghostbusters count? That was really good.Better than the original in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by mudwater (Post 2103654)
Does the 2016 Ghostbusters count? That was really good.Better than the original in my opinion.
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Excluding the remakes where I haven't seen the original, I'll go with 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and Invasion of the Bodysnatchers (1978).
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I do not like non-English speaking films remade into English speaking films. I prefer them to be in their original language. However, The Snowman with Michael Fassbender is based on a Norwegian Euro-crime novel and it should have been made in the same language. It lost a lot of translation into English.
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Usually I despise remakes, reboots and many sequels but there are certainly great ones. The ones that are actually better (Most of which have already been mentioned)
The Fly (Brilliant film and far better than the very good classic) The Thing (Same situation, a very good classic but this is not only one of my favorite horror films but a favorite film period) Some that were very close The Mechanic Sorcerer (The French original "The Wages of Fear" is an all time classic and this isn't as good but it's a very underappreciated film) And the absolute worst Ben Hur (I can't freaking believe they greenlit this and it was even worse than you could imagine) Arthur (I seem to be one of the few people that like Russell Brand, but this was soul killing torture) |
The Departed.
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I enjoyed the remakes of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Halloween (2007), The Fly (1986), The Thing (1982), War of the Worlds (2005), and Cape Fear (1991). One remake I hated was The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008).
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Not a fan of remakes but True Grit and The Fly have to be at the top of any greatest remake list. Also think The Blob with Kevin Dillon & Shawnee Smith is an underrated remake. I hate when they try to redo a true classic (Ben Hur, Total Recall, etc.) Remakes should be movies that are okay or good but should have or could have been better for whatever reason
Some others I like are: The Crazies, Dawn of the Dead, The Wicker Man, I Spit on Your Grave, Cape Fear, Little Shop of Horrors, and Father of the Bride |
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