Remakes.

[Abdulmajid]

Following on from Jooles statement below.

Are remakes ever better.

What springs to mind:

1) Charlies Angels
2) Dukes of Hazzard
3) Starskey and Hutch
4) Superman
5) Incredible Hulk
6) Ladykillers
7) Oceans 11-200098.
8) Texas Chainsaw Massacre


All pretty bad.

However

1) Batman
2) Spiderman
3) All the Japanese horrors like The Grudge, The Ring etc are good remakes. Not that I am adverse to Jap flicks, but I prefer my movies in English.

Any other examples of GOOD or BAD remakes?

[cazzz1975]

I preferred the original film "the lady vanishes" with margaret lockwood, rather than the crass remake with cybil shepherd

[raysparx1]

The original 39 steps was a very good film, remake =crap
101 dalamtions original great remake =crap

Alfie original good, remake =crap

Goodbye mr chips original good remake =crap

great expectations, great remake =crap

[pips1]

Originals are ALWAYS better, that goes for songs too!

[Abdulmajid]

Interesting Uncle Raymondo.

Have you seen The 39 Steps with Robert Powell? The one where he hangs off Big Ben at the end? It is very good in my humble opinion. The one with Kenneth Moore wasn't that good however.

[raysparx1]

yes wardy, that one was ok, but the real original with robert donat was superb.

also should have mentioned to me one of the best fils ever made.

Dr Zhivago. Brilliant, great superb, remake Why why why?

[Kromovaracun]

I'm going to be a little controversial and suggest that Magnificent Seven is better than the original. Don't get me wrong, I like Seven Samurai, I just like the remake better. But that's probably because I have a Western fetish.

The trouble with remakes is that nearly all of them are essentially pointless cash-ins. The remake of Psycho is a good example. As is the recent Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

Wardy, I'd personally disagree very strongly on the Japanese Ring. I'd say the remake verged on ripoff and had none of the suspense or atmosphere Ringu had. There again I watched the Japanese one first.

[mushroom25]

"Day the Earth Stood Still", 1951, excellent.
Remake, to be released later this year. Notwithstanding the presence of Keanu Reeves, I'm not expecting to be impressed.