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Which movie would you say is the best remake ever made?

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Of the ones you listed, I picked John Carpenter's The Thing.

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an abe55 poll with THE THING as a choice???? how odd. however, in this case it's the correct answer.

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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

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The Thing

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I like a lot of those, but I'd say the best of the bunch is The Thing.

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:lol: Ocean's Eleven has 20% of the votes.

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oceans eleven without a doubt
its one of my faves of all time

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The Thing (1982)

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What's so funny? It's a great remake.

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not the best, but I thought the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake was surprisingly good.

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Sorry, I think The Fly is a way better remake than The Thing (which is also pretty darned good though).

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The question is: What will be the next big remake for future generations? For example, will Star Wars be re-made in 40 years? Matrix? Clockwork Orange? Amelie? Unforgiven? The Lord of the Rings? What movies may seem sacrilegious to remake now but possibly would be remade in 40-plus years?

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Of these choices I picked The Fly. I've seen all of the originals except The Thing, so that may have gotten another vote had I seen the original.

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At the rate we're going, most of those will be remade around 2012.

My vote is for The Thing. The Fly comes in second.

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The Thing

Why it doesn't have 100% of the votes is beyond me. :)

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The Magnificent Seven.

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The Thing

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I actually went for Dawn of the Dead. I love The Thing, but have never seen the original (It Came From Outerspace?).

As for a contemporary movie that would be sacrelige to remake ... I'll go just a little bit older than modern movies ... I would imagine it will be The Godfather that is going to be remade as a vehicle for Ashton Kutcher's "comeback" as a serious actor.

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I just threw up in my mouth a little.

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Great thread. And tough list to choose a best. I will admit though, I didn't even know "Ocean's" was a remake. Anyway, I'd pick these. In order.

"The Thing"
"Cape Fear"
"The Fly"
"Dawn of the Dead"

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Moby Dick '56 > Moby Dick '30

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that was easy...dawn of the dead was amazingly awesome