# "Hey! Oh, it's the remake....." **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 15, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073 "2015-03-15T22:54:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/1 "2015-03-15T22:54:25Z")
Movie titles that you see on the guide, only to be disappointed when you realize it’s the remake. The Mummy Taking of Pelham 123 Wicker Man Sahara The Time Machine The Day the Earth Stood Still King Kong ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/2 "2015-03-15T23:05:23Z")
I prefer the 2002 Time Machine to the 1960, personally. Neither is a great movie, but 2002’s is way more entertaining (even if it diverges from the book a LOT more). And I could happily watch either Mummy. Can’t really defend the Day the Earth Stood Still or Wicker Man remakes…I have a soft spot for the 1977 King Kong, personally, but that’s 100% pure nostalgia. (I haven’t seen Jack Black’s version, so can’t comment.) ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/3 "2015-03-15T23:06:04Z")
The Manchurian Candidate springs to mind. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/4 "2015-03-15T23:08:37Z")
The Parent Trap. I’m a fan of Haley Mills version. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/5 "2015-03-15T23:13:11Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > The Parent Trap. I’m a fan of Haley Mills version. Oh, that is a GOOD one. The original gave me a crush on Hayley Mills which endures to this day. The remake - and sequels to the original - I choose to ignore. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/6 "2015-03-15T23:37:37Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > Oh, that is a GOOD one. The original gave me a crush on Hayley Mills which endures to this day. The remake - and sequels to the original - I choose to ignore. I thought they did a good job on the remake. _Cheaper By The Dozen_ and\* Yours, Mine and Ours\* (to be clear, the remakes) deserve to be archived in the local landfill. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/7 "2015-03-15T23:45:37Z")
I just watched Total Recall without Arnold, cool special effects, but otherwise terrible. I am now compelled to read the original story by Dick to see which of the two is closer to the story. I hope for Dick’s sake it’s ‘Get your ass to Mars.’ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/8 "2015-03-15T23:47:10Z")
I saw the remake of Robocop, and kinda wish I hadn’t. ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/9 "2015-03-15T23:50:29Z")
Note that The Maltese Falcon with Bogart was the second remake IIRC Brian ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/10 "2015-03-15T23:56:17Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > I thought they did a good job on the remake. _Cheaper By The Dozen_ and\* Yours, Mine and Ours\* (to be clear, the remakes) deserve to be archived in the local landfill. I agree 100% about those two. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/11 "2015-03-16T00:44:37Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Note that The Maltese Falcon with Bogart was the second remake IIRC > > Brian That’s right. I quite like both the earlier versions: _The Maltese Falcon_, 1931, with Ricardo Cortez and Bebe Daniels, and _Satan Met A Lady_, 1936, with Warren William and Bette Davis. The second one is a spoof rather than a straight version, with a ram’s horn replacing the falcon, but it’s still enjoyable. Of course, third time was a charm and Huston’s will always be the classic. _Psycho_ comes to mind. Whenever I see it as upcoming and find that it’s the Gus van Sant remake I wince. Worst remake ever. ---
**Author:** ![planetcory](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/planetcory/32/1032_2.png) [@planetcory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/planetcory)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/12 "2015-03-16T00:58:25Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > The Manchurian Candidate springs to mind. One of the good remakes. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/13 "2015-03-16T00:58:51Z")
I didn’t see the TV re-make, but _ **Poseidon** _ with Kurt Russell was a lame version of _ **Poseidon Adventure** _. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/14 "2015-03-16T01:15:46Z")
_Flight of the Phoenix_ _Father of the Bride_ ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@Mike\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_H)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/15 "2015-03-16T01:34:10Z")
_Bedazzled_ ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/16 "2015-03-16T01:34:21Z")
I was initially thinking Sahara didn’t count as a remake just two different movies with the same name… then I looked. There really was a remake with Jim Belushi. :smack: It has a tank in it though. It’s hard to skip a movie with a tank… sigh… probably going to have to watch it :smack::smack::smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/17 "2015-03-16T01:51:40Z")
I sat down loaded for bear to hate the remake of one of my favorite movies, but I was surprised Flight of the Pheonix was watchable. Giovanni Ribisi was a great casting choice, and while he never managed the cold insidious calculation of the German toy designer the rest of the cast in the remake was solid. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/18 "2015-03-16T02:00:45Z")
I have to admit that my objectivity may be in question here because I do not find Steve Martin funny in the least, but the remake of the Out of Towners was garbage. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn was just not funny. Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis set the bar pretty high. Secondly, Matthew Broderick’s version of The Music Man should have never been released. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/19 "2015-03-16T02:26:08Z")
> [@planetcory](#): > > One of the good remakes. Nevertheless, I’m disappointed when it’s not the original (which I love). ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/20 "2015-03-16T02:33:38Z")
The Wizard Of Oz (heh.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073.md?page=2)