As much as I like Jody Foster, Freaky Friday was much better than Freaky Friday.
I just thought of another one.
Casino Royale was infinitely superior to Casino Royale.
I liked The Wiz better than The Wizard of Oz. Many will think me insane to admit that. But I consider myself courageous. If none of my sistas and brothas come in here to back me up, I will consider them less than brave…cause I know they feel the same way, deep inside.
I thought the remakes of The Thomas Crown Affair and La Femme Nikita were better than the originals.
It would be also be interesting to find out if anyone who thought the remake was better saw the original movie first. I saw the remakes of both of the above movies first, then saw the original. Perhaps I’m biased because I saw the remake first.
Did you see the stage show? Dorothy was originally (as in every other version) a young girl. They changed it for the movie to a woman because the producers didn’t think thr flick would make it without a major “name” playing the lead, which pretty much ruined the movie for me.
Gotta disagree with this one. IMHO, they were both good, but very different. The first version kept closer to the book, but both took liberties with the plot.
The flashing boobies in the first one were a surprise when I first saw it.
Here are two more.
*Always *was better than *A Guy Named Joe *
Heaven Can Wait * was better than Here Comes Mr. Jordan *.
Magnificent Seven is good, but it’s certainly not better than Seven Samurai. Steve McQueen’s lame story about some guy who jumped naked into a cactus “because it seemed like a good idea at the time” should have been left on the cutting room floor.
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I wouldn’t say “remake”. The plots are very similar, but the setting, dialog, and many other things are hwaaaaay different.
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Merkwurdigliebe ** “Can I say Battlestar Gallactica? I’ve never seen the original…”. No you can’t. You have no idea of what you’re talking about if your haven’t seen both. The new BSG shares only a name with the older “real” Battlestar, which was lighthearted, fun, action froth. Dudes who were a fan of the older series (My Bro, for example) generally hate and despise the new series.
CalMeacham You really need to watch both versions of The Flight of the Phoenix to pass judgment. Although I agree the older version was better, I enjoyed the new version greatly.
He loves both, but would probably argue ‘The Magnificient Seven’ just stole the plot without actually remaking it.
I will not sit silently while James Stewart is insulted with a comparison to Dennis Quaid. And as much as I like Giovanni Ribisi, Hardy Krüger’s Heinrich Dorfmann was far more chilling.
The Mummy (1999) is a great improvement over the 1932 version.
I don’t think any of the remakes of Invasion of the Body Snatchers were as good as the original.
Of course, I wasn’t that fond of the original novel. I’d sooner see a good version of the Puppet Masters (which has already had one bad and one mediocre + version)
I HATED The Wiz! I saw Stephanie Mills on Broadway and the film version starring Ms. Ross really disappointed me. The music was great - I really disliked the settings and the general feeling of the film.
Well, I have seen both, and Merkwurdigliebe is right. The remake is vastly superior to the original in every way.
That’s like saying “an apple is vastly superior to an orange”. The two shows share the same name, that’s about it.
Pretty sure I’m in the minority, but I greatly prefer Charlie and the Chocolate Factory over its 70s counterpart. I feel it was much closer to the original feel of the book and the music was better. Although I can’t deny the pure campiness of the original that appeals to many people.
That’s ridiculous. For one thing, oranges are far superior to apples. For another, the two shows have exactly the same plot. They’re eminently comparable, and indeed, that seems to be the first thing everyone says about the new show: it’s a lot better than the original.
It was also much much much better than Down To Earth
eta I’ve also been thinking about Bedazzled. Peter Cook/Dudley Moore is usually an unbeatable combination, and it might just be my crush on Brendan Fraser, but his Bedazzled (with Elizabeth Hurley) was much better. It had a tighter script, but YMMV
Right. A luscious, freshly picked apple floating in ice water in the middle of a desert, and a slightly manky orange with some of that green powdery mould growing on the bottom of it.
Okay, a luscious, freshly picked apple with some pacing and direction problems in the third bite, but still.