spytechnician
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I agree Psycho 2 is very good for a re-make.
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Remakes or Originals - better or worse
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Dr Know-It-All
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I hope that was one for the original being better, the remake 'Jackal' was woeful. Missed the point of the first film and the book completly.
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Batman? 
tbh can't think of a single film that a remake has improved on, but TV series-wise, Battlestar Galactica is much better this time round.
tbh can't think of a single film that a remake has improved on, but TV series-wise, Battlestar Galactica is much better this time round.
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Charlie's Angels
Blessed Former Atheist
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you get a good film... makes great reviews..
then they make a sequel.. big mistake... turns out rubbish
and a flop... this happens in most cases.
all it boils down to is money... greed.
if a film is a hit.
dont ruin it with a sequell like rocky...
only good ones i can think of is terminator....
then they make a sequel.. big mistake... turns out rubbish
and a flop... this happens in most cases.
all it boils down to is money... greed.
if a film is a hit.
dont ruin it with a sequell like rocky...
only good ones i can think of is terminator....
Hitchcock is the only director I can think of who remade his own film.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
jobros4evrlife
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What about Romero re-making 'Dawn of the Dead'
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The Producers is currently being remade by Mel Brooks
dudemanman
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I think the current trend to remake movies is a clear sign that there is a lack of new, fresh ideas that would make us, the punters, leap from our couches and go through the wonderous joy that is visiting your local multiplex.
Remakes ae a safe as houses bet. You've got the background work done, the public are familiar with the original film. All you got to do is throw a few million quid atit, slap in a car chase or some other rubbish, and hey presto, decent opening week at the box office, good run on DVD and then of to telly with you.
A good example of getting it right, in my opinion, is the recent remake of Dawn Of The Dead, a remake I was pretty sure would both suck AND blow. However, it was pretty darn good. They embellished the idea of a terrifying day when all things bad began to take over, chaos reigned and we mortals became a moving buffet. The characters managed to be a little more rounded than in Romero's original, and the gore more than stood up to the 1979 version.
An example of what NOT to do with a remake was the remake of Get Carter. Pure film making by committee. Swapping the central characters around, making Carter not the cool violence machine that Caine played him as, but a lumbering oaf as Stallone played him.
Remakes ae a safe as houses bet. You've got the background work done, the public are familiar with the original film. All you got to do is throw a few million quid atit, slap in a car chase or some other rubbish, and hey presto, decent opening week at the box office, good run on DVD and then of to telly with you.
A good example of getting it right, in my opinion, is the recent remake of Dawn Of The Dead, a remake I was pretty sure would both suck AND blow. However, it was pretty darn good. They embellished the idea of a terrifying day when all things bad began to take over, chaos reigned and we mortals became a moving buffet. The characters managed to be a little more rounded than in Romero's original, and the gore more than stood up to the 1979 version.
An example of what NOT to do with a remake was the remake of Get Carter. Pure film making by committee. Swapping the central characters around, making Carter not the cool violence machine that Caine played him as, but a lumbering oaf as Stallone played him.
