Movie Remakes - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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Humor may be cultural, but that's not the problem. That's just a crappy trailer. This scene demonstrates much better how Birdcage is a remake as Robin Williams and Nathan Lanes characters have the same scene in the movie. I can see the influence and humor here.
I didn't hate it but it doesn't really do the original justice either.
Gyllenhaal is likable enough, and Connor McGregor is so ridiculous it kind of works, but it's one of those that I'll forget existed in a year.
I was today years old when I found out that The Ring I know was actually a remake.
Their connection is loose, but the 80s Scarface with Al Pacino is much better than the 30s version.
Both the John Wayne and the Jeff Bridges True Grit are excellent films in their own way.
The Brendan Fraser version of The Mummy is way more fun than the ole timey ones.
I prefer the George Clooney version of Ocean's 11 to the Rat Pack one (though it is fine, too).
Heat is a much better version of L.A. Takedown (though by the same director).
Both The Thing from Another World and The Thing (the 80s John Carpenter version) are great.
The Magnificent Seven (the Steve McQueen one, not the drab recent remake with Chris Pratt) is technically a remake of Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa. Both are excellent films.
I like the Lindsay Lohan version of The Parent Trap more than the 60s version.
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Those are the ones that came to mind immediately.
Both the John Wayne and the Jeff Bridges True Grit are excellent films in their own way.
The Brendan Fraser version of The Mummy is way more fun than the ole timey ones.
I prefer the George Clooney version of Ocean's 11 to the Rat Pack one (though it is fine, too).
Heat is a much better version of L.A. Takedown (though by the same director).
Both The Thing from Another World and The Thing (the 80s John Carpenter version) are great.
The Magnificent Seven (the Steve McQueen one, not the drab recent remake with Chris Pratt) is technically a remake of Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa. Both are excellent films.
I like the Lindsay Lohan version of The Parent Trap more than the 60s version.
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Those are the ones that came to mind immediately.
The original (Ringu) seemed more like a short film that was stretched out to 90 minutes. At least that was how I felt when I watched it.
demoncore1031
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I don't watch remakes, reboots, sequels that take place 30 years later, etc... The originals are great so "film makers" should leave them alone. There should be a list of movies and TV shows that should be off limits.
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There have been a few "way too late" sequels that have been good to great films.
Mad Max: Fury Road
Top Gun: Maverick
Puss 'n' Boots: The Last Wish
You're right there are 100 bad ones for each good one, though.
After thinking more and reading this thread, I’m sticking with the only true remake, not spin-off, that was truly great was True Grit.
Assault on Precinct 13 was decent enough. I thought the Magnificent 7 reboot was watchable. I can’t think of any others that didn’t suck.
Assault on Precinct 13 was decent enough. I thought the Magnificent 7 reboot was watchable. I can’t think of any others that didn’t suck.
Made it through Roadhouse. No fat guy in suspenders, no monster truck, no "a bear fell on me"
Any attempt at a one liner wasn't cheesy, just bad.
A couple of decent action sequences but just a bad movie overall.
Any attempt at a one liner wasn't cheesy, just bad.
A couple of decent action sequences but just a bad movie overall.
Rat Pack Oceans 11 was beyond ridiculous. Just Sammy Davis literally carrying bags of money out of a casino.
Way to safe. The only similarity I found was a terrible love interest that couldnt act for our main dude. That and him drinking lots of coffee.
I'm a huge fan of the original and other similar time period movies like Tango & Cash, Beverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, Under Siege, etc. so was absolutely 100% opposed to this whole remake idea.
However, I had to prep myself for about 10 minutes before watching to mentally disconnect it in any way from the original and treat it as a generic streaming-centric action movie with no parallels to anything else. In that regard, it was a decent "no brain activity needed" action movie - but in a cinematic review sense, it was rubbish.
There's plenty of 50's Sci Fi movies that could be remade now that visual effects are so much better.
I think something like When World's Collide would work well. I actually have had an idea for the setup that would look really cool with todays SFX
