Remakes That Were Better Than The Original (I’m aware this will be a very subjective category, so don’t be too upset if someone disses on your favorite film!)
Casino Royale – Daniel Craig’s initial outing as the Double-O agent licensed to kill in 2006 is superior in oh so many ways to the waste of celluloid that was David Niven’s 1967 attempt at becoming part of the world of James Bond. The fact that there are no less than five different people credited as directors was, in hindsight, probably a pretty good clue that this was going to ramble all over the place – and it did.
The Fly - Not dissing the original at all, but Cronenberg cranks it up a couple of notches. And “Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
Ocean’s Eleven - The Rat Pack version is classic, but the Clooney-pack version knocks it out of the park.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - I’ve seen both the original and the remake, and although the first is fine, IMHO the second is much better: better cast, better cinematography, scarier, higher production values, etc.
Little Shop of Horrors - high-production musical tops Roger Corman’s original, even if it did have Jack Nicholson.
The Thing - Blows the doors off The Thing from Another World
Scarface - People are not as familiar with the 1932 film as they are the 1983 de Palma version.
The Mummy - The “Indiana Jones” style of movie-making made this Brendan Fraser vehicle a smash hit. (Let’s not discuss the Tom Cruise dud.)
Remakes That Were Better Than The Original (I’m aware this will be a very subjective category, so don’t be too upset if someone disses on your favorite film!)
Casino Royale – Daniel Craig’s initial outing as the Double-O agent licensed to kill in 2006 is superior in oh so many ways to the waste of celluloid that was David Niven’s 1967 attempt at becoming part of the world of James Bond. The fact that there are no less than five different people credited as directors was, in hindsight, probably a pretty good clue that this was going to ramble all over the place – and it did.
The Fly - Not dissing the original at all, but Cronenberg cranks it up a couple of notches. And “Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
Ocean’s Eleven - The Rat Pack version is classic, but the Clooney-pack version knocks it out of the park.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - I’ve seen both the original and the remake, and although the first is fine, IMHO the second is much better: better cast, better cinematography, scarier, higher production values, etc.
Little Shop of Horrors - high-production musical tops Roger Corman’s original, even if it did have Jack Nicholson.
The Thing - Blows the doors off The Thing from Another World
Scarface - People are not as familiar with the 1932 film as they are the 1983 de Palma version.
The Mummy - The “Indiana Jones” style of movie-making made this Brendan Fraser vehicle a smash hit. (Let’s not discuss the Tom Cruise dud.)
War of the Worlds - from the article: “Steven Spielberg’s 2005 remake felt like a more accurate representation of the terrifying story, but that isn’t to say it doesn’t have flaws.” Rebo sez - I loved Tom Cruise’s “ordinary guy” character.
[quote=“Rebo, post:5803, topic:985988, full:true”] Remakes That Were Better Than The Original (I’m aware this will be a very subjective category, so don’t be too upset if someone disses on your favorite film!)
Casino Royale – Daniel Craig’s initial outing as the Double-O agent licensed to kill in 2006 is superior in oh so many ways to the waste of celluloid that was David Niven’s 1967 attempt at becoming part of the world of James Bond. The fact that there are no less than five different people credited as directors was, in hindsight, probably a pretty good clue that this was going to ramble all over the place – and it did.
The Fly - Not dissing the original at all, but Cronenberg cranks it up a couple of notches. And “Be afraid. Be very afraid.”
Ocean’s Eleven - The Rat Pack version is classic, but the Clooney-pack version knocks it out of the park.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - I’ve seen both the original and the remake, and although the first is fine, IMHO the second is much better: better cast, better cinematography, scarier, higher production values, etc.
Little Shop of Horrors - high-production musical tops Roger Corman’s original, even if it did have Jack Nicholson.
The Thing - Blows the doors off The Thing from Another World
Scarface - People are not as familiar with the 1932 film as they are the 1983 de Palma version.
The Mummy - The “Indiana Jones” style of movie-making made this Brendan Fraser vehicle a smash hit. (Let’s not discuss the Tom Cruise dud.)
War of the Worlds - from the article: “Steven Spielberg’s 2005 remake felt like a more accurate representation of the terrifying story, but that isn’t to say it doesn’t have flaws.” Rebo sez - I loved Tom Cruise’s “ordinary guy” character.
The Thomas Crown affair. The Steve McQueen original probably had better exploration of the characters but the Bronson remake was just way more fun especially the final heist (spoiler).
