Worst Remakes Of Films.

[Mince n Tatties]

I have to agree with general concensus but for me one exception would be Cape Fear. Both excellent films that I like equally.

Yes the one exception is Cape Fear,De Niro and co all played superb parts.

[Forever Fulham]

I have to agree with general concensus but for me one exception would be Cape Fear. Both excellent films that I like equally.

Yes the one exception is Cape Fear,De Niro and co all played superb parts.

DeNiro's character was indelibly sinister.  Remember when he started speaking in tongues?  A kind of scatting gibberish.  Brilliant.  I think that Scorcese version was superior to the original (and it had Robert Mitchum!)

Kurosawa's classic was not really that similar to The Magnificent Seven.  In some ways, two very different movies.  I found the latter more accessible (naturally) and totally engrossing.  The Denzel Washington remake was boring and predictable. 

The Swedish child vampire movie, Let Them in or Let Him In (can't remember the exact title) was fresh and quirky.  It's sequel predictable, but not that bad. 

[toshes mate]

Kurosawa's classic was not really that similar to The Magnificent Seven.

Yes, you are right.  One was in B&W and the other was in colour and had a wider screen.

:-)

[Logicalman]

Just watched half of St Trinian's(that was enough)
Russell Brand trying to act as Harry the Spiv,I should think George Cole is turning in his grave,what utter tosh.
The Flight of The Phoenix remake was nonsense as well,imo.

Wait until you see the remake of Debbie Does Dallas.

Debbie Does Darlington doesn't quite have the same ring to it, does it?

[ToodlesMcToot]

Charley and the Chocolate Factory.  It's hard to follow Gene Wilder.

Possibly the worst remake of the lot!

Thought Depp would have turned that one down out of respect. But, I guess that Tim Burton owns his soul or something.

[Dodgin]

Magnificent Seven, dreadful

[The Equalizer]

Ghostbusters. Grr.

I watched the trailer for the remake of 'Flatliners' today. The original was a really good and original thriller. The remake looks like a very dull photocopy.

One day the studios will realise that remakes are generally terrible and rarely make good returns on investment.

The exceptions:

Cape Fear (as already mentioned) was brilliant.
The Departed - Scorsese nailed this one.
A Fistful of Dollars - Sergio and Clint go Yojimbo.
Oldboy - actually a really good version of the legendary Korean thriller.

[Woolly Mammoth]

Was there a remake of the Human Centipede, or was that the remake ?

[Lighthouse]

I am easily entertained so most remakes may pale into insignificance but they are watchable. Some are just awful. True Grit  is one I was surprised I really enjoyed as much as the original .

[cmg]

I am easily entertained so most remakes may pale into insignificance but they are watchable. Some are just awful. True Grit  is one I was surprised I really enjoyed as much as the original .

I'm with you about 'True Grit'.
But perhaps no great surprise there. Jeff Bridges is a fine actor and, perhaps more importantly and unlike many stars, rarely makes a bad choice of roles. The Coen brothers are simply unsurpassed, in my opinion, when it comes to movie creation.

[HatterDon]

By far, the BEST remake of an earlier film was John Huston's The Maltese Falcon with Humphrey Bogart.

[Forever Fulham]

The Fly; 3:10 to Yuma; and The Thing were all better, much better, the second time around. 

[Woolly Mammoth]

The Fly; 3:10 to Yuma; and The Thing were all better, much better, the second time around. 

All three were good.
Yes 'The Thing' second time round was excellent. The special effects were very good. I thought it was a better story also.

[Jonaldiniho 88]

The Fly; 3:10 to Yuma; and The Thing were all better, much better, the second time around. 

Love the 3:10 to Yuma. Also I didn't know true grit was a remake but absolutely love that film. I've since watched old and new repeatedly and can't draw a line between them. Probably the wrong post for the wrong thread but just saying.

[BigbadBillyMcKinley]

Was there a remake of the Human Centipede, or was that the remake ?

There was a sequel which was just......oh so bad.


No one has mentioned The Ring.
The original Japanese version was so much better than the yank one.


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