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Bleacher Creature Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-05 11:51 PM
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What's the best remake (movie) of all-time??
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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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-05 11:54 PM
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1. Ben-Hur
Or the Ten Commandments.
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tuvor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-27-05 11:57 PM
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2. Cape Fear was pretty good. n/t
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SouthoftheBorderPaul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 05:01 PM
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36. Shiite....
You took my pick. Yup, Cape Fear.
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:03 AM
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3. John Carpenter's "The Thing"
Gory, but one of Carpenter's best. :-)
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:03 AM
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4. Both the original and the remake of "The Thing" were fairly decent
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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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:08 AM
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5. True ... Carpenter's version was closer to the original short story ...
but still a great horror film! :popcorn:
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:09 AM
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6. (URP)
Carpenter's version made me :puke:
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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:15 AM
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8. LOL! Like I said ... it was gory ...
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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Richard Steele Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 03:56 AM
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20. Yeah, I gotta agree that it was "The Thing"!
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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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 01:28 PM
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21. LOL!
He said what EVERYONE in the theater was thinking at that moment! :D
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kodi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:11 AM
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7. a star is born
garland was robbed, robbed i tell you.
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punpirate Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:17 AM
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9. I would have to say...
... "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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BattyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:19 AM
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11. I never knew that was a remake
I love DU ... I'm always learning something here! :toast:
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mark414 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:18 AM
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10. lord of the rings?
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aint_no_life_nowhere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:24 AM
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12. Lolita is the only other film that comes to mind
although I think the original was far superior.
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Mist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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
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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Tom Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:30 AM
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13. Maltese Falcon
the one with Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Peter Lorre, et al, was actually a remake...
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:30 AM
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14. really?
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Tom Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:35 AM
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16. yes
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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Bossy Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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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LeftyMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 12:31 AM
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15. Dune
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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Dave Reynolds Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 01:02 AM
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17. Yep, the miniseries one
was soooo much more faithful to the book.

The theatrical version, even the long one, reeked like dog poop.
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terrya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 01:30 PM
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22. Hitchcock's own remake of "The Man Who Knew Too Much"...
with James Stewart and Doris Day, was better than the original, IMO.
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:27 PM
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29. But Dorris Day sucks like a bucket of ticks
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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Richardo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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'
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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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 02:43 PM
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24. Reefer Madness
it was re-done as a musical. very funny.
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WI_DEM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 02:45 PM
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25. "The Manchurian Candidate"
I like both the 1962 film with Frank Sinatra but think the Denzel version is even better.
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:16 PM
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26. Another vote for The Thing
:)
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ohiosmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:22 PM
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27. 1. Scarface 2. The Fly 3. The Thing
Edited on Thu Apr-28-05 04:23 PM by ohiosmith
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Courtesy Flush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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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Balbus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:27 PM
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30. I really liked the remake of "Ocean's Eleven"
Didn't care for Ocean's Twelve, though. :P
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helnwhls Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:40 PM
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31. excellent point
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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WHAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:47 PM
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32. "A Hitchhikers Guide To the Galaxy"?...
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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CBGLuthier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:51 PM
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34. Co worker of my wife saw the new one Tuesday
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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CBGLuthier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:50 PM
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33. His Girl Friday
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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NV Whino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-28-05 04:59 PM
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35. Well, there you are...
I was about to post The Fly.

Jeff Goldblum was awsome.
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