# Movie remakes that are quality movies in their own right

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**Created:** [September 29, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-that-are-quality-movies-in-their-own-right/732993 "2015-09-29T23:48:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-that-are-quality-movies-in-their-own-right/732993/41 "2015-10-01T17:58:20Z")

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> [@astorian](#):
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> I would agree that, while Jeff Bridges wasn’t quite as good as John Wayne (though his Rooster Cogburn was an interesting creation in his own right), the Coen Brothers remake of _ **True Grit** _ was generally much better than the original.

The original _Ladykillers_ is one of the funniest films ever, so even though I usually love the Coen Brothers, I was very skeptical when I heard about their remake. But it turned out to be a good and (as in the OP) quality movie, though not as good as the original nor one of the Coen’s best.

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**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-that-are-quality-movies-in-their-own-right/732993/42 "2015-10-01T18:26:03Z")

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**Sorcerer** is a remake of a French movie, **The Wages of Fear**. Haven’t seen all of **TWoF** , but **Sorcerer** is awesome and full of tension.

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**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-that-are-quality-movies-in-their-own-right/732993/43 "2015-10-01T21:12:06Z")

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The cartoon version of _The Return of the King_ wasn’t nearly as good as the later Peter Jackson movie … although I admit, the song “Where there’s a whip, there’s a way” is very catchy. 😃

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-remakes-that-are-quality-movies-in-their-own-right/732993/44 "2015-10-01T21:53:58Z")

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The Spencer Tracy/Elizabeth Taylor _Father of the Bride_ was a classic I adored, and when I heard it was being remade, with Steve Martin in the Tracy role I was sure it would be awful.

I couldn’t have been more wrong. The remake was just as lovely and sweet as the original.

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