# Remakes- good or not so good?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-good-or-not-so-good/1032563>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [August 26, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-good-or-not-so-good/1032563 "2026-08-26T04:19:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-good-or-not-so-good/1032563/101 "2026-10-23T20:44:24Z")

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Apparently the 1967 version was itself a remake of an episode in a 1964 series ‘Sykes and a…’ (the episode being _Sykes and a Plank_)

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**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remakes-good-or-not-so-good/1032563/102 "2026-10-23T21:46:09Z")

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_The Glass Key_ (1942) - Adaptation of Dashiell Hammett’s novel with Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake and (stealing the show) William Bendix is significantly better than the dully directed, flatly lit 1935 version with George Raft.

_Sleeping Car to Trieste_ (1948) updates and improves on _Rome Express_ (1930) while adding a kick-ass climax.

_The Blob_ (1988) lacks the iconic cheesiness of the 1958 version with Steve McQueen, but is more competently made, does not rely on dimwitted teens and has way better VFX.

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