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After seeing how badly Total Recall turned out, I was trying to think of a good movie remake and I just couldn't think of that many.
I can think of plenty of terrible or just plain pointless ones; Bedazzled, Psycho, carrie, The Omen and many more.
A few good ones come to mind; The Birdcage, Always, Ben Hur, Brewsters Millions, The Magnificent Seven, Flash Gordon.
So I was wondering, why bother at all if the original is any good?
There are several types of remake; foreign films remade for an English market (The Ring, Vanilla Sky, Dark Water, REC), modern remakes of really old films (Sabrina, Ben Hur), different takes on the same theme or alternate versions that are not sequels (Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend).
Any that you can think of?
I can think of plenty of terrible or just plain pointless ones; Bedazzled, Psycho, carrie, The Omen and many more.
A few good ones come to mind; The Birdcage, Always, Ben Hur, Brewsters Millions, The Magnificent Seven, Flash Gordon.
So I was wondering, why bother at all if the original is any good?
There are several types of remake; foreign films remade for an English market (The Ring, Vanilla Sky, Dark Water, REC), modern remakes of really old films (Sabrina, Ben Hur), different takes on the same theme or alternate versions that are not sequels (Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend).
Any that you can think of?
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Oceans Eleven
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Fly
You've Got Mail
Maybe The Thing and True Gritt but I bet the makers would argue their "remakes" are based off the books more than the previous films.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The Fly
You've Got Mail
Maybe The Thing and True Gritt but I bet the makers would argue their "remakes" are based off the books more than the previous films.
I enjoyed Total Recall, the secret was not judging it against the original. As a sci-fi film on it's on, it was good.
In answer to the question; Dredd was by far better than the 90's version, although nobody went to see it.
I also enjoyed the American remake of 'Girl With a Dragon Tattoo' as much as the Swedish one.
Does The Hobbit count? Obviously the three upcoming films with outshine the old animated one.
In answer to the question; Dredd was by far better than the 90's version, although nobody went to see it.
I also enjoyed the American remake of 'Girl With a Dragon Tattoo' as much as the Swedish one.
Does The Hobbit count? Obviously the three upcoming films with outshine the old animated one.
After seeing how badly Total Recall turned out, I was trying to think of a good movie remake and I just couldn't think of that many.
I can think of plenty of terrible or just plain pointless ones; Bedazzled, Psycho, carrie, The Omen and many more.
A few good ones come to mind; The Birdcage, Always, Ben Hur, Brewsters Millions, The Magnificent Seven, Flash Gordon.
So I was wondering, why bother at all if the original is any good?
There are several types of remake; foreign films remade for an English market (The Ring, Vanilla Sky, Dark Water, REC), modern remakes of really old films (Sabrina, Ben Hur), different takes on the same theme or alternate versions that are not sequels (Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend).
Any that you can think of?
I can think of plenty of terrible or just plain pointless ones; Bedazzled, Psycho, carrie, The Omen and many more.
A few good ones come to mind; The Birdcage, Always, Ben Hur, Brewsters Millions, The Magnificent Seven, Flash Gordon.
So I was wondering, why bother at all if the original is any good?
There are several types of remake; foreign films remade for an English market (The Ring, Vanilla Sky, Dark Water, REC), modern remakes of really old films (Sabrina, Ben Hur), different takes on the same theme or alternate versions that are not sequels (Planet of the Apes, I Am Legend).
Any that you can think of?
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