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Last post Sep 28, 2009, 4:16 PM by al7478. (21 replies)
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 10:40 AM

best remake

just wondering what everyones favourite remake is


personally i'd have to go with the Fly (easily trumps the original)


also special mention for 3.10 to Yuma


anyone else?

Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 10:50 AM

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Re: best remake

Would '300' be classed as a remake of 'The 300 Spartans' or do they just share the same subject matter?

If so. '300'.
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 11:13 AM

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Re: best remake

I would say The Thing, but then I never saw the original. Be amazed if it was better though.

 

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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 11:40 AM

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Assault on Precinct 13 isn't a bad remake. Not if you use the Get Carter or The Wicker Man remakes as benchmarks.
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 11:51 AM

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Re: best remake

Simon Lucas:
Assault on Precinct 13 isn't a bad remake. Not if you use the Get Carter or The Wicker Man remakes as benchmarks.



Aaaah.... Bad remakes is a much easier topic to contribute to.


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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 11:54 AM

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on the other hand theres too many bad remakes to choose from

Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 12:48 PM

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Can Evil Dead II be classed as a remake? If so I'll put that down.
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 12:51 PM

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Re: best remake

Ben Hur - big improvement on the 1926 version:

Ben Hur 1926 

 

The 2009 O2 'live' version seems to be faring less well....

 

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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 12:58 PM

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Re: best remake

The texas chainsaw massacre, better than the original which was so boring.

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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 12:59 PM

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Re: best remake

The Departed (remake of Infernal Affairs) is very good.
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 1:01 PM

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Re: best remake

And of course, Scarface!
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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 1:07 PM

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slewis:
The texas chainsaw massacre, better than the original which was so boring.

Surely you jest?!

 

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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 1:12 PM

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Re: best remake

Plenty!

King Kong.  Oceans 11, the italian job, 12 monkeys and i think even "the departed" was based on a chinese film.

 

 

Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 4:44 PM

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The Italian Job???? Unless the Michael Caine film is a remake.

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Posted on Sep 25, 2009, 5:14 PM

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Re: best remake

NSYGrinner:

The Italian Job???? Unless the Michael Caine film is a remake.



Perhaps the classic case of when not to do a remake.
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