Movies In Which You Liked The Remake More Than The Original
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Movies In Which You Liked The Remake More Than The Original
Given how generally the movie remake is not as good as (and frequently far worse than) the original, what are some movies in which you like the remake more than the original?
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I may be in the minority but I thought that Vanilla Sky was much better than Abre Los Ojos (Open Your Eyes). I've listed the other better remakes below.
Cape Fear (1991)/Cape Fear (1962)
Meet Joe Black (1998)/Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
The Ring (2002)/Ringu (1998)
Sabrina (1995)/Sabrina (1954)
Cape Fear (1991)/Cape Fear (1962)
Meet Joe Black (1998)/Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
The Ring (2002)/Ringu (1998)
Sabrina (1995)/Sabrina (1954)
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Agreed on The Thing, The Fly, The Departed, and Cape Fear. I love Sorcerer, but Wages of Fear is so much more epic than that, but I could watch Sorcerer more often. Dawn of the Dead is the only great example of the recent horror remake boom, as it successfully combined following and contradicting the source material. And the only other movie that had me as enthralled as I was in the last half-hour was probably Aliens.
One that hasn't been mentioned yet: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
never fails to scare me shitless.
One that hasn't been mentioned yet: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978).
Spoiler:
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'The Departed' was a deliberately watered down remake that doesn't hold a candle to the Hong Kong original...
'The Thing' is i guess the best example there is... that was a great film... Carpenter rose above himself with that one...
'The Thing' is i guess the best example there is... that was a great film... Carpenter rose above himself with that one...
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Lord of the Rings
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Wizard of Oz
Casino Royale
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Wizard of Oz
Casino Royale
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Originally Posted by Perkinsun Dzees
Two remakes immediately come to mind as being superior to the originals:
The Wicker Man
The Wicker Man
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Originally Posted by wuxiakitty
The Hills Have Eyes - I tried and failed to enjoy the original, but the remake was pretty good. Now the sequel to both... ick.
I agree and was going to list that as well. The remake was far better than the original. And I've tried to give the original a fair nonexpectation chance. It disappointed me when I first saw it as a kid. And it disappointed me again seeing it on dvd a few years ago. So I was surprised how effective and on edge the remake had me. It's one of the best U.S horror films made in the 2000s I think!
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Originally Posted by Rypro 525
wait, someone actually liked the piece of shit Nic Cage remake of Wicker Man. I hated it so much that, i am actually a little affraid to attempt to watch the original.
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Originally Posted by Dr Mabuse
fixed that for you...