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re: Remakes that you thought were better than the original ~
Posted on 1/4/15 at 10:50 pm to DakForHe15man
Posted on 1/4/15 at 10:50 pm to DakForHe15man
Cape Fear
Posted on 1/4/15 at 11:27 pm to Hugo Stiglitz
I feel like this thread exist so people can prove that they knew a movie came from an obscure original
This post was edited on 1/4/15 at 11:28 pm
Posted on 1/4/15 at 11:31 pm to barry
The guy that started it didn't list any movies that fit that criteria.
quote:
The Departed (2006) > the Chinese departed
The Mechanic w/ Jason Statham > The Mechanic w/ Charles Bronson
Scarface (1983) > the old black & white one
Oceans 11 w/ Clooney > Oceans 11 w/ Sinatra
And I'll say I really liked the new 3:10 to Yuma with Bale and Crowe but I haven't seen the original.
Posted on 1/4/15 at 11:38 pm to barry
quote:
I feel like this thread exist so people can prove that they knew a movie came from an obscure
If this were the case I would have said...
The Conjuring
Mr. Deeds
Insomnia
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
You've Got Mail
Heaven Can Wait
and Vanilla Sky
(All remakes that people probably didn't know were remakes but I haven't seen the original to any so I can't judge)
Posted on 1/4/15 at 11:51 pm to Warfarer
quote:Oh dear
Footloose
Bad News Bears
Author
Conan
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:01 am to DakForHe15man
quote:
Oceans 11 w/ Clooney > Oceans 11 w/ Sinatra
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:13 am to Byron Bojangles III
This crappy Hobbit is still better than the animated version.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 12:38 am to DakForHe15man
You've Got Mail was a remake? That's like a 1997 movie based on email so the original couldn't have been very old. Or were they pen pals?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:31 am to biglego
A lot if American movies are based on fairly recent foreign films.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:51 am to DakForHe15man
The original The Girl with the Dragon Tatto was better.
Additionally, Mara basically copied evrything Rapace did in the original. It always kind of aggravated me the hype she got for it because she didn't bring anything to the role Rapace didn't already lay out for her.
Additionally, Mara basically copied evrything Rapace did in the original. It always kind of aggravated me the hype she got for it because she didn't bring anything to the role Rapace didn't already lay out for her.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 1:59 am to DakForHe15man
quote:
Oceans 11 w/ Clooney
No. It was a very good remake but the original was way better. It might just be because I'm a sucker for the Rat Pack stuff though
This post was edited on 1/5/15 at 1:59 am
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:14 am to DakForHe15man
Was Heaven Can Wait a remake? I thought that movie where Chris Rock came back as a fat white dude was a remake of it?
Posted on 1/5/15 at 6:48 am to biglego
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You've Got Mail was a remake? That's like a 1997 movie based on email so the original couldn't have been very old. Or were they pen pals?
If they were pen pals they would know each other's address. So it would really mess up the story.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 7:39 am to Wanderin Reb
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Posted by Wanderin Reb
Was Heaven Can Wait a remake? I thought that movie where Chris Rock came back as a fat white dude was a remake of it?
Remake of a warren Beatty movie. The original one is awesome so I doubt the remake was better (I did see it).
There probably aren't too many remakes that are better than the original because if a movie is going to be remade, that means it was probably really good in the first place and the bar has been set high.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:06 am to 632627
quote:
Remake of a warren Beatty movie.
The Beatty movie actually was a remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:08 am to Hugo Stiglitz
quote:
Cape Fear
Can't agree. While I liked the one with DeNiro and Nolte, the original was pretty damned creepy. Especially for its time. Robert Mitchum is a sinister dude.
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:26 am to SouljaBreauxTellEm
The original Oceans 11 must have been horrid then because the modern one is flaming garbage. Permanently removed me from the Soderbergh bandwagon I was on
Posted on 1/5/15 at 8:30 am to DakForHe15man
I opened this thread praying I wouldn't see someone say The Great Gatsby. I get irrationally angry when I see the remake on my HBO guide. It was so terrible, and why they made a 3D version I'll never understand.
As to the original question, I enjoyed the True grit remake better than the original mainly for the subtle humor of the Coen brothers. I often times found myself the only one in the theater laughing. Both versions are great though.
As to the original question, I enjoyed the True grit remake better than the original mainly for the subtle humor of the Coen brothers. I often times found myself the only one in the theater laughing. Both versions are great though.
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