Remakes better than the first

[bigpern23]

This has probably been done before (know it has with music), but what the hell ...

On the SERPENTINE SHEL!!! thread, someone asked why they remake great movies and ruin them. I tried to think of any remakes I've seen that I said to myself, "Damn, that was better than the original."

I can't think of many. "Scarface" certainly was better than the original, though they were really very different films.

I can't really think of any others off the top of my head. There's probably a few horror movies that were better the second time around, but I can't think of any.

 

[outofplace]

Dawn of the Dead is the only one that comes to mind, though it has been a very long time since I saw the original.

The remake in 2004 was beautifully shot and the zombies were the best I've seen, like a pack of rabid dogs.

If I can cheat and include television, the new Battlestar Galactica is better than its relatively cheesy predecessor, but very dark and it won't appeal to everybody.

 

[Thanks for comin' out]

 

[Batman]

Haven't seen either version, but last year's remake of "3:10 to Yuma" was compared favorably to its predecessor.

 

[friend of a friend]

We're not talking sequels.

I thought King Kong (the second remake, not the first) was better than the original, if only because of the special effects.

 

[TwoGloves]

Ocean's 11.

 

[Chef]

 

[friend of a friend]

good call on Ocean's

A Christmas Carol has been done well several times

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

Romero's Dawn of the Dead is a classic. The other one, not so much.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

I'm really looking forward to the new Rambo movie with Stallone.

 

[93Devil]

Isn't 3:10 to Yuma a remake?

I have not seen either one, though.

That's all I got.

 

[Ace]

Debbie Does Fort Worth?

 

[93Devil]

You know, I may be in the moinority, but I really liked the King Kong done a few years ago by the LOTR guy.

I would put that on the list.

 

[Monday Morning Sportswriter]

I agree with Ocean's 11. The original was good, but looong. Although that next-to-last scene, with the camera panning the faces in the church pew, was outstanding.

 

[Runaway Jim]

I agree on Ocean's 11, except for one thing:

The original had the Rat Pack: Sinatra, Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. ...

... and Norman Fell.

 

[JR]

I agree on Ocean's 11, except for one thing:

The original had the Rat Pack: Sinatra, Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. ...

... and Norman Fell.

Godawful acting.

Studies show (that's my new voice of authority) that they were all stinking drunk throughout the shoot.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

The Exception That Proves The Rule.

 

[slappy4428]

I agree on Ocean's 11, except for one thing:

The original had the Rat Pack: Sinatra, Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. ...

... and Norman Fell.

I liked the original better than the remake. But I'm also a big fan of the collective body of work that is Henry Silva.

 

[friend of a friend]

You know, I may be in the moinority, but I really liked the King Kong done a few years ago by the LOTR guy.

I would put that on the list.

Outting alert: 93devil is spup

 

[slappy4428]

You know, I may be in the moinority, but I really liked the King Kong done a few years ago by the LOTR guy.

I would put that on the list.

Outting alert: 93devil is spup

Not true. If he was spup, he would have changed his avatar.