Remakes

[m0353]

Good one: True Grit

Bad one: Psycho (1998), just a shot-for shot remake of the original only with Vince Vaughn

Interesting one: Man Who Knew too Much (1934/1958). Alfred Hitchcock remakes his own film shot for shot, scene for scene, only with a different cast

Note: Star Wars: A New Hope was heavily influenced and some-what based on The Hidden Fortress, a 1950's Japanese film

 

[ICHEERTHEBULL]

Good remakes IMO:

Cape fear
The departed
Resovouir dogs
3.10 to Yuma ( didnt realise that was a remake until this thread)
True grit
Heat
The thing (1980s not the prequal)
Halloween
12 monkeys
Man on fire

Haven't seen the remake of let the right one in but I have heard good things, I loved the original.

The remake of the ring was ok IMO

 

[Thames]

Good one: True Grit

Bad one: Psycho (1998), just a shot-for shot remake of the original only with Vince Vaughn

Interesting one: Man Who Knew too Much (1934/1958). Alfred Hitchcock remakes his own film shot for shot, scene for scene, only with a different cast

Note: Star Wars: A New Hope was heavily influenced and some-what based on The Hidden Fortress, a 1950's Japanese film

That is interesting. I haven't seen The Hidden Fortress yet, but I will soon get around to it. Kurosawa has really made a lot of groundbreaking movies.

Good remakes IMO:

Resovouir dogs
12 monkeys

Are you saying that the 1992 version is a remake?
It is inspired a little by "The Killing", and share some similarities with "City on Fire". But it is not a remake.

Or are you saying that you like the 2002 Bollywood remake "Kaante"?

I wouldn't really count 12 Monkeys as a remake either.

 

[ICHEERTHEBULL]

I was thinking in terms of city on fire as for twelve monkeys I think it is considered by many to be a remake

 

[pinoy ninja]

reservoir dogs and fistful are rip-offs, not remakes :wink:

 

[therealdope]

Agree with Dawn of the Dead as well

While not a direct remake, the John Carpenter's 1982 The Thing is an adaption of the 1950's film, "The Thing From Another World" and a novel.

Again, not a direct remake, but it is a non-conventional remake of the 1932 film of the same name

 

[Answer42]

I respectfully disagree. I thought the American remake was total shit.

EDIT: compared to the original.

 

[therealdope]

Heat is the best remake.

 

[Lost Limb**]

I respectfully disagree. I thought the American remake was total shit.

EDIT: compared to the original.

I think the original was better, but the remake is almost identical scene for scene. I don't see how you could feel it is that much worse than the original.

 

[Thames]

I was thinking in terms of city on fire as for twelve monkeys I think it is considered by many to be a remake

The only reason it is considered that is because the director said he was inspired by the french movie "La Jet

 

[Plutoburn]

Source Material: Les Liaiasons Dangereuses

Hollywood original: Dangerous Liaisons (1988)

Hollywood remake: Cruel Intentions (1999)

HK made: Wi-heom-han gyan-gye (Dangerous Liasons) (2012)

 

[Katsumi Yamada]

haven't seen the original but I liked "Vanilla Sky".

 

[Thames]

reservoir dogs and fistful are rip-offs, not remakes :wink:

I disagree with Reservoir Dogs being a rip off. City On Fire deals with the events leading up to a robbery, Reservoir Dogs got completely different characters and is dealing with the aftermath of a robbery. There is a lot of similarities, but I wouldn't call it a rip-off.

I included Fistful because the story line is exactly the same, just taking place in a different environment.

 

[LEWIS540]

Decent

A brave failure, but a failure non the less

I preferred the remake

Comedy masterpiece