# "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:** 2
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/21 "2015-03-16T02:39:48Z")
> [@seal\_cleaner](#): > > Movie titles that you see on the guide, only to be disappointed when you realize it’s the remake. > > Taking of Pelham 123 the '98 remake was good. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/22 "2015-03-16T03:15:29Z")
Not remakes, but there are some movies which just happen to have the same titles as old classics and I do the “Hey!..ohhh…” The Wharf Rat (this one especially irks me, because the original is a Mae Marsh silent, and hard to come by) Fury Mad Love Mannequin Morning Glory Mr. & Mrs. Smith Notorious Speed ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/23 "2015-03-16T03:52:52Z")
Well, I have never actually run across it but the 1996 TV movie of Harvey would probably elicit that reaction from me. Actually, some screaming and foul words could be involved as well. Fortunately, I am pretty sure it doesn’t really exist because … why? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/24 "2015-03-16T03:55:48Z")
Dare I mention _Godzilla_? Of the three I know I’ve seen, the Raymond Burr version was the best, though largely because it was the cheapest and campiest. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/25 "2015-03-16T03:58:35Z")
The Dr Doolittle remake The Flubber remake. Eddie Murphy has specialized in shitty remakes for a while now. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/26 "2015-03-16T04:05:58Z")
The 1971 _Get Carter_ with Michael Caine was a great movie. The 2000 _Get Carter_ with Sylvester Stallone was not. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/27 "2015-03-16T04:12:19Z")
The Mel Gibson movie _Payback_ is a pale imitation of the Lee Marvin movie _Point Blank_. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/28 "2015-03-16T04:15:25Z")
The Italian Job ---
**Author:** ![Coriolanus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coriolanus/32/18769_2.png) [@Coriolanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coriolanus)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/29 "2015-03-16T04:17:40Z")
Bad News Bears Karate Kid ---
**Author:** ![dada2fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@dada2fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dada2fish)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/30 "2015-03-16T04:22:01Z")
How about The Bad News Bears? The remake was garbage. As far as two movies with the same name? Bad Boys. I love the Sean Penn/ Ally Sheedy movie. Nothing can improve on the original The Taking Of Pelham 123, but then I am a bit biased since my cousin had a significant role in that movie. ---
**Author:** ![magnusblitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/31 "2015-03-16T06:37:08Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > I saw the remake of Robocop, and kinda wish I hadn’t. Came in here to say this. Robocop 2014 wasn’t BAD, mind, but it wasn’t good either, and it lacked everything that made the original stand out. Similarly, Total Recall. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/32 "2015-03-16T14:25:30Z")
**Stagecoach** , both times. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/33 "2015-03-16T14:27:43Z")
How many versions of The Four Feathers have there been. (at least one too many) The Manchurian Candidate and don’t forget The Stepford Wives. Both remade by Paramount and they are the only two films put out by Paramount that summer. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Shine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr_shine/32/464_2.png) [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/34 "2015-03-16T14:35:30Z")
Sleuth ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/35 "2015-03-16T14:36:25Z")
“The Day the Earth Stood Still” only to find that it’s that horrible Keanu Reeves version. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/36 "2015-03-16T14:42:41Z")
Cape Fear ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/37 "2015-03-16T15:08:22Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > Dare I mention _Godzilla_? Of the three I know I’ve seen, the Raymond Burr version was the best, though largely because it was the cheapest and campiest. You should see _Gojira_. Around 2003, Toho released an English subtitled (NOT dubbed) version of the exact film Japan got to see when the film was first released under this name (a better transliteration than “Godzilla”). It’s magnificent. No Raymond Burr-- I like him, but this movie doesn’t need him. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/38 "2015-03-16T15:28:12Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > How many versions of The Four Feathers have there been. (at least one too many) Six or seven, depending on how you count them. But I feel the 1977 remake did it best. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/39 "2015-03-16T16:19:35Z")
The current live-actor version of **Cinderella** , by most accounts. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073/40 "2015-03-16T16:32:05Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Not remakes, but there are some movies which just happen to have the same titles as old classics and I do the “Hey!..ohhh…” Me too. I see “Grandma’s Boy” listed all the time. Although I’m 100% sure it’s Sandler, I look to see if it’s Harold Lloyd. Of course it never is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-oh-its-the-remake/715073.md?page=3)