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Best remake ever?

posted 7 years ago by Burk48917 (11427)
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There have been lots of terrible remakes (Ghostbusters anyone?),but some are outstanding. What is you favorite remake ever?

I'm leaning towards Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,but The Departed is amazing,and might be first on my list.

[–] croft_alice (12180) 7 years ago

Some said blade runner,but i doubt it.

[–] Burk48917 (11427) 7 years ago

Asking about remakes,not sequels. I agree it wasn't the greatest sequel though.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

Cape Fear was pretty good.

[–] Burk48917 (11427) 7 years ago

Yes it was!!

[–] AngularTurnip (3337) 7 years ago

The Fly

[–] Burk48917 (11427) 7 years ago

High on my list. It's Soo good

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

Awesome one!
Surpassed the original id say

[–] Catbookss (13664) 7 years ago

Good one! I 3rd it. 100x better than the original.

[–] AngularTurnip (3337) 7 years ago

Better than the dull original.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

Excellent!
I loved Mitchum but damn, De Niro really killed it

[–] Frogarama (12942) 7 years ago

It's not a favorite of mine, but Scarface seemed to completely overshadow and damn near erase the original.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

Yes!
Good choice

[–] Heringbone (8) 7 years ago

Gore Verbinski's The Ring.

[–] AngularTurnip (3337) 7 years ago

Ben Hur 1959

[–] croft_alice (12180) 7 years ago

Didn't they made a "remastered"version?

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

Carpenter's The Thing (1982) is a classic

Evil Dead (2013) was really great too

[–] AngularTurnip (3337) 7 years ago

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931

[–] AngularTurnip (3337) 7 years ago

Spielberg's "War of the Worlds" had its moments.

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

Silly good fun
I like Cruise quite a bit on screen and he was good here

[–] ShogunofYonkers (77984) 7 years ago

I have yet to see it
I know...its a horror fan
'Must'
I hang my head

[–] TexasJack (12516) 7 years ago

I never knew The Departed was a remake.

[–] Burk48917 (11427) 7 years ago

I just learned that Scarface was.

[–] Redyetti (142) 7 years ago

Yup. Based on the Hong-Kong film Infernal affairs.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 7 years ago

Now I have to see the original.

[–] RobPatelli (188) 7 years ago

IMHO original HK movie Infernal Affairs is way more interesting and better than hollywoodised The Departed.

[–] [deleted] 7 years ago

The Thing (1982)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

[–] AngularTurnip (3337) 7 years ago

The '78 "Snatchers" is the best remake ever (it's better than the original --which was damn good).

[–] GlenEllyn (21592) 7 years ago

I'm trying, but I can't think of a re-make I've seen.

[–] AngularTurnip (3337) 7 years ago

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6424) 7 years ago

Yes, the best remakes are of movies where 99% of the population aren't even aware that a predecessor existed. There was also a Wizard of Oz before the 1939 version. But in good remakes, they are so successful they obliterate even the memory of the original.