Remakes unappreciation thread

[hex]

Came in here to say "The Thing" and the '78 version of "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers". Both are classic remakes.

Fred.

 

[kp404]

Came in here to say "The Thing" and the '78 version of "Invasion Of The Body Snatchers". Both are classic remakes.

Fred.

In terms of remakes of American films, yes, those two standout as the best imo

 

[MartyMcFly]

Let Me In-remake of Let the Right One In (One of the best horror movies released in a decade)

The Departed-Remake of Internal Affairs (Oscar speaks for itself)

A Fistful of Dollars-Remake of Yojimbo (The Man with No Name Trilogy speaks for itself)

The Magnificent Seven-Remake of Seven Samurai

Those are the only truly great remakes in U.S. film history imo; the others are either mediocre (meaning serve no purpose of existing) or terrible and hurt the OG's significance

The thing breh. How can you leave out the thing?

And IMO and I know this is a rare one especially for anyone on a message board, but I don't mind remakes because they don't hurt the original in anyway in my mind. The total recall remake is boring. It's not a bad movie it's a boring movie but it doesn't make the original disappear off my shelf. If I want, I can ignore the remakes existence entirely. The studio isn't going to come to my house and erase my blu ray on some mr burns hired goons steeze. Dawn of the dead is a good remake, the ones you mentioned plus the thing and the wizard of oz is a remake of two prior versions but no one complains. Hollywood has been remaking movies since it's inception and it won't stop. Cats throw fits now because they remake films we grew up on or that we have a memory of but not a thing has changed.

 

[kp404]

The thing breh. How can you leave out the thing?

And IMO and I know this is a rare one especially for anyone on a message board, but I don't mind remakes because they don't hurt the original in anyway in my mind. The total recall remake is boring. It's not a bad movie it's a boring movie but it doesn't make the original disappear off my shelf. If I want, I can ignore the remakes existence entirely. The studio isn't going to come to my house and erase my blu ray on some mr burns hired goons steeze. Dawn of the dead is a good remake, the ones you mentioned plus the thing and the wizard of oz is a remake of two prior versions but no one complains. Hollywood has been remaking movies since it's inception and it won't stop. Cats throw fits now because they remake films we grew up on or that we have a memory of but not a thing has changed.

I told the other poster that I was referring strictly to remakes of foreign films in that list

remakes of American films, the only ones really are Carpenter's Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and a couple others

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

I was speaking more to remakes of foreign flicks dude, but yes, Carpenter's The Thing was classic

But all the examples in the OP are American remakes of American films

 

[kp404]

But all the examples in the OP are American remakes of American films

My statement goes for American remakes too, but I was mainly talking about foreign films...still, you can count on your hands the number of good remakes...with my list and the two American ones, you won't get past 8 good remakes of American and foreign films

 

[Poetical Poltergeist]

Lowkey good remakes

The blob
Night of the living dead

 

[kp404]

Lowkey good remakes

The blob
Night of the living dead

Ehh...the Night of the Living Dead remake was just not needed...it didn't add anything or improve on the original in any way...

THe blob was ok as well, but it too didn't improve on the original

 

[MartyMcFly]

Ehh...the Night of the Living Dead remake was just not needed...it didn't add anything or improve on the original in any way...

THe blob was ok as well, but it too didn't improve on the original

I don't think directors or writers always go in with the idea of improving on the original or adding to it but rather doing their own thing. The night of the living dead remake works for what it is but Savini wasn't trying to one up Romero. And his ending is different enough to separate the two.

While I'm not a fan of Zombie's Halloween flicks I give him props for making them his own and putting his vision on film. Same with Snyder with dawn of the dead and same with Burton and his chocolate factory which is actually closer to the book than the gene wilder flick. I just think we gotta get to the point where both remakes and originals can exist and just judge them the same we judge any other flick: good or bad

 

[kp404]

I don't think directors or writers always go in with the idea of improving on the original or adding to it but rather doing their own thing. The night of the living dead remake works for what it is but Savini wasn't trying to one up Romero. And his ending is different enough to separate the two.

Yea that's true with director intention, but I don't feel that the Night of the Living Deads are different enough to warrant a remake...Savini's special effects were cool, but he's done great special effects in other movies as well; I just watched it and at the end said, "So What?" where as after I watch the OG, I always rewind it and watch over and over again

 

[MartyMcFly]

Yea that's true with director intention, but I don't feel that the Night of the Living Deads are different enough to warrant a remake...Savini's special effects were cool, but he's done great special effects in other movies as well; I just watched it and at the end said, "So What?" where as after I watch the OG, I always rewind it and watch over and over again

And your last sentence is exactly my point: if you like the original more then go with that one and ignore the remake. When people think of night of the living dead they think of Romero not Savini so it didn't tarnish anything. The cream rises to the top and people remember something truly dope. If I make a remake of North by Northwest and it's no where need the original then it won't matter in the end. Bad films are made everyday some of them are remakes but most of them aren't. I'm amazed at the amount of flicks that are on Netflix

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

My statement goes for American remakes too, but I was mainly talking about foreign films...still, you can count on your hands the number of good remakes...with my list and the two American ones, you won't get past 8 good remakes of American and foreign films

Nah. Most remakes are crap but there's quite a few successful ones out there too.

The Man Who Knew Too Much
3:10 to Yuma
True Grit
Fistful of Dollars
The Fly
Little Shop of Horrors
Cape Fear
Casino Royale
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Scarface

All good to excellent films that stand on their own, many surpassing the original. I could go on.

 

[kp404]

Nah. Most remakes are crap but there's quite a few successful ones out there too.

The Man Who Knew Too Much
3:10 to Yuma
True Grit
Fistful of Dollars
The Fly
Little Shop of Horrors
Cape Fear
Casino Royale
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Scarface

All good to excellent films that stand on their own, many surpassing the original. I could go on.

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes hasn't came out yet
The Fly, True Grit, Cape Fear, and Scarface were all cool (Scarface is still overrated with nothing but a great performance from Pacino while the script was garbage), but not GREAT.
Fistful of Dollars was GREAT

 

[MartyMcFly]

Nah. Most remakes are crap but there's quite a few successful ones out there too.

The Man Who Knew Too Much
3:10 to Yuma
True Grit
Fistful of Dollars
The Fly
Little Shop of Horrors
Cape Fear
Casino Royale
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Scarface

All good to excellent films that stand on their own, many surpassing the original. I could go on.

Casino royale isn't a remake breh. And you should replace dawn with rise of the planet of the apes since it's a loose remake of conquest of the planet of the apes

 

[Rick Roller 10]

Terminator 2

22 Jump Street

Toy Story 2 and 3