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Wed Apr-27-05 11:51 PM
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What's the best remake (movie) of all-time?? |
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Edited on Wed Apr-27-05 11:52 PM by abernste
I can't think of any good ones -- just crappy ones like Psycho and Planet of the Apes.
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Wed Apr-27-05 11:54 PM
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Wed Apr-27-05 11:57 PM
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2. Cape Fear was pretty good. n/t |
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Thu Apr-28-05 05:01 PM
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You took my pick. Yup, Cape Fear.
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:03 AM
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3. John Carpenter's "The Thing" |
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Gory, but one of Carpenter's best. :-)
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:03 AM
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4. Both the original and the remake of "The Thing" were fairly decent |
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although you might say the remake was not very faithful to the original film so it might not qualify as a remake.
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:08 AM
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5. True ... Carpenter's version was closer to the original short story ... |
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but still a great horror film! :popcorn:
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:09 AM
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Carpenter's version made me :puke:
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:15 AM
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8. LOL! Like I said ... it was gory ... |
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but he really kept you on the edge of your seat. Very scary .... and unlike most horror films, the acting was quite good. :popcorn:
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Thu Apr-28-05 03:56 AM
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20. Yeah, I gotta agree that it was "The Thing"! |
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Kurt Russel's BEST line ever... was his simplest line ever.
They fry the alien guy with the flamethrower...and his head grows giant crab-legs and tries run away...
Kurt: "Oh, COME ON!"
Best...line....EVER.
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Thu Apr-28-05 01:28 PM
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He said what EVERYONE in the theater was thinking at that moment! :D
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:11 AM
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garland was robbed, robbed i tell you.
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:17 AM
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9. I would have to say... |
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... "1984." The 1953 original was so bad that Orwell's widow sued the studio to stop distribution. The production values were sparse, and Edmund O'Brien, try as he might, was a little too well-fed for the part of Winston Smith and had to struggle through an awful script.
By contrast, Michael Radford's 1983 version is gritty and unpleasant to watch--it was depressing because it adhered to Orwell's story line and message. The warnings about too much power accruing to the state and the power of propaganda are very, very obvious in the remake. John Hurt's Winston Smith is weary and careworn, and thoroughly believable in the contradictions he presents--wanting to somehow be in defiance of the state, and simultaneously desiring to be recognized by it. Richard Burton's O'Brien is underplayed and all the more cruel for it. Cyril Cusack is particularly good as the INGSOC operative with the junk shop.
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:19 AM
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11. I never knew that was a remake |
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I love DU ... I'm always learning something here! :toast:
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:18 AM
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:24 AM
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12. Lolita is the only other film that comes to mind |
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although I think the original was far superior.
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Thu Apr-28-05 01:22 AM
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18. The later Jeremy Irons version was far closer to the book - it seemed |
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to me there was more feeling for the period (late '40's) and in general more nuance and moodiness in the remake. I prefer it to the Kubrick version!
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:30 AM
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the one with Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, et al, was actually a remake...
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:30 AM
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:35 AM
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I haven't seen this one but I recognize Thelma Todd and Una Merkle amongst the cast... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022111/
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Thu Apr-28-05 02:31 AM
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19. Also adapted, apparently very very loosely, as Satan Met A Lady |
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Thu Apr-28-05 12:31 AM
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Although it's not really a remake, it's pretty different from the first one. That's what makes it good, you see. :) The first one was baaaaaaaaad.
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Thu Apr-28-05 01:02 AM
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17. Yep, the miniseries one |
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was soooo much more faithful to the book.
The theatrical version, even the long one, reeked like dog poop.
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Thu Apr-28-05 01:30 PM
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22. Hitchcock's own remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much"... |
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with James Stewart and Doris Day, was better than the original, IMO.
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:27 PM
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29. But Dorris Day sucks like a bucket of ticks |
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In the original the mother is a woman of substance, an actual character capable of emotion and action, not just a screaming, crying, (for no reason other than it is Ms Day) singing clothes hanger like Doris. Admittedly Jimmy Stewart is always worth watching. Even with the exotic locals, the wonderful costumes, rich photography and the lovely technocolor, the monkeying they did with the story to turn the mother into a simpering crybaby so that Doris could handle the role, renders the remake almost unwatchable.
Just my 2 cents.
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Thu Apr-28-05 01:33 PM
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23. Don't know if it counts, but the TV movie version of 'The Shining' |
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was way better than Kubrick's AS AN ADAPTATION OF THE ORIGINAL MATERIAL.
Kubrick's had its moments (the elevator full of blood was my favorite) but was not very faithful to the original story.
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Thu Apr-28-05 02:43 PM
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it was re-done as a musical. very funny.
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Thu Apr-28-05 02:45 PM
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25. "The Manchurian Candidate" |
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I like both the 1962 film with Frank Sinatra but think the Denzel version is even better.
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:16 PM
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26. Another vote for The Thing |
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:22 PM
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27. 1. Scarface 2. The Fly 3. The Thing |
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Edited on Thu Apr-28-05 04:23 PM by ohiosmith
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:26 PM
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28. "Little Shop of Horrors" was better than the original. |
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:27 PM
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30. I really liked the remake of "Ocean's Eleven" |
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Didn't care for Ocean's Twelve, though. :P
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:40 PM
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The original ocean's 11 is down right embarassin. Watching the original, you can tell how little most of the men on screen care. The rat pack is there to get the studio to pay for a party and precious little else. Story? Blocking? Whatever! we got a clambake startin in half an hour, let's rap this up for today.
The remake wants to make money and I appreciate the candor. I do not fault snickers candy bar for being a yummy little trifle, nor do I fault this movie for being what it is. It is slick and full of pretty boys in pretty clothes behaving like the boy toy parade they are.
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:47 PM
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32. "A Hitchhikers Guide To the Galaxy"?... |
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I can't wait to see the remake. Albeit the first version was a tv special and a classic, I think the movie may eclipse it.
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:51 PM
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34. Co worker of my wife saw the new one Tuesday |
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He is a casual fan, never seen the other versions but did love the books.
He enjoyed the hell out of the movie.
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:50 PM
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His Girl Friday 1940 was the first of many remakes of The Front Page.
It is a genuine classic, currently the 141st best movie on imdb.com
The Thing was a decent remake but I never thought the original sucked.
Surprised no one has mentioned The Fly. Again, I found the original good enough but the remake was one scary ass movie.
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Thu Apr-28-05 04:59 PM
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35. Well, there you are... |
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I was about to post The Fly.
Jeff Goldblum was awsome.
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