Most of those aren’t really “remakes” as such, they are books that have been filmed several times. Its only a “remake” if the original version was a film.
The Poseidon Adventure. I’ve heard the original was pretty awful, but I’ve never seen it. :dubious:
The Magnificent Seven, remake of Seven Samurai
I’m not an old fart who doesn’t like remakes, and Scorsese is a god among men, but I’ve never had a desire to see the remake, not even starring Robert DeNiro and Nick Nolte. Great director, great actors, great story, but…
Gregory Peck. Robert Mitchum.
Just those 4 words on the page make me shiver with thrill. I could never bring myself to want to see other actors playing those parts. Maybe someday.
If it can’t be a remake if it was based on a book,
then, the most recent Psycho movie is not a remake (based on a book)
the most recent Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie is not a remake (based on real life, that was probably written about in newspapers, and probably a book or two).
I’m sure I’m being whooshed here, but you do realize that
there was no 1911 Poseidon Adventure? That’s a joke snopes was playing on you.
The 1998 Psycho credits both Robert Bloch’s book and Joseph Stefano’s screenplay for the 1960 film. Therefore, it is a remake.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) is a fictional film with fictional characters, whether or not it was “inspired” by any real life story (e.g., Ed Gein). The 2003 film credits the 1974 writers, and hence it is a remake.
Please tell me I’ve just been whooshed
No way the 1978 version of “The Invasion of the Body Snatchers” was better than the 1956 version!! But the remakes of “The Thing” and “The Fly” were definitely better.
“You got to be fucking kidding!” – from the remake of “The Thing” as the ‘head spider’ runs through the room.
The Getaway with Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, with a bit part played by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Remake of The Getaway in 1972, I think, with Steve McQueen and Ali McGraw. Hell of a good movie.
I say it can so be a remake movie even if it was once a book. I would venture to guess that most movies are based on something, be it book, short story, real life or Disney ride.
And with that in mind, I nominate Of Mice and Men, from the early to mid-1990s, with Gary Sinise and John Malkovich. The original was from the late 1930’s with Burgess Meredith and … was it Lon Chaney? I think it was… anyway, the original was excellent, but I think the more recent version was every bit as good if not better.
Bulworth, Life Is Beautiful, Saving Private Ryan, Shakespeare in Love, The Truman Show, American Beauty, Being John Malkovich, Magnolia, The Sixth Sense, Topsy-Turvy, Almost Famous, Billy Elliot, Erin Brockovich, Gladiator, You Can Count on Me, Amélie, Gosford Park, Memento, Monster’s Ball, The Royal Tenenbaums, Far from Heaven, Gangs of New York, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Talk to Her, Y Tu Mamá También, The Last Samurai, The Station Agent, 21 Grams, Lost in Translation, In America, Something’s Gotta Give, Pieces of April, Finding Nemo, Bend It Like Beckham.
You know, that’s not most movies.
A slightly related topic is: What movies are so well made that there is no point in ever remaking them? The 1972 Three Musketeers comes to mind…why on earth would they make a Gen X remake.
I think you miss the point. Two movies based on the same primary source can be quite different. The second movie based on the same source should not automatically be considered a remake of the first. I think this becomes even more true for a classic work that has generated books, plays, radio programs, tv shows and other movies prior to the “remake”. I would say that Hamlet, for example, should be ruled out unless the new production used the same screenplay as a previous version.
That’s a horrible topic. Just because you see a movie as an ideal doesn’t mean someone can’t make it better than you had thought possible. It would be the death of art.
I liked Sergio Leone’s adaptation of Yojimbo. Dunno if i can say the same thing of The Magnificent Seven.
Now, now, Eve, they’re showing a brilliant talkie done at the Odion, one of those ones made by Case-Sponable.
It’s called “Man With A Duck”…