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Has there ever been a film (movie) remake that is better than the original?
I'm sure there must be.
Here are some which aren't:
The Italian Job
Alfie
The Ladykillers
The Pink Panther (okay I haven't seen the remake but is Steve Martin better than Peter Sellers? No).
What is the point of remakes?
Now bratty little teenagers will forever think that the Italian Job is a sucky Hollywood pile of crap instead of the classic that it is.

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Originally posted by Varg
Has there ever been a film (movie) remake that is better than the original?
I'm sure there must be.
Here are some which aren't:
The Italian Job
Alfie
The Ladykillers
The Pink Panther (okay I haven't seen the remake but is Steve Martin better than Peter Sellers? No).
What is the point of remakes?
Now bratty little teenagers will forever think that the Italian Job is a sucky Hollywood pile of crap instead of the classic that it is.
King Kong.

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Originally posted by Kaboooomba
King Kong.
Is the film better or just the Ape?

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Originally posted by Varg
Is the film better or just the Ape?
graphics are usually over the top nowadays, but there was some good parts in the new king kong. some poor parts too.

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I dunno, I kind of liked the Ocean's 11 remake. The sequel sucked, but I must say: the producers of the Bad News Bears remake should be barred from ever, ever, ever filming another movie again.

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Originally posted by David C
I dunno, I kind of liked the Ocean's 11 remake. The sequel sucked, but I must say: the producers of the Bad News Bears remake should be barred from ever, ever, ever filming another movie again.
I was looking for Bad Santa Billy Bob, but he was nowhere to be found. The little kid that kept picking fights was funny though.

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Originally posted by Derfel Cadarn
I was looking for Bad Santa Billy Bob, but he was nowhere to be found. The little kid that kept picking fights was funny though.
The original is a classic. Tanner Boyle (the fight-picker) was much, much better in the first film.

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Originally posted by Varg
Has there ever been a film (movie) remake that is better than the original?
I'm sure there must be.
Here are some which aren't:
The Italian Job
Alfie
The Ladykillers
The Pink Panther (okay I haven't seen the remake but is Steve Martin better than Peter Sellers? No).
What is the point of remakes?
Now bratty little teenagers will forever think that the Italian Job is a sucky Hollywood pile of crap instead of the classic that it is.
war of the world, but the book was still better

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How about Walking Tall? I haven't seen the old one yet, but the new one was ok, but very short.

Also Amityville Horror. The new one is closer to how it went in the book.

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I can think of three remakes that were better than the original, by far.

Cape Fear
Gone In 60 Seconds
The Stepford Wives

let me also add The Fly and The Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

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Originally posted by Varg
Has there ever been a film (movie) remake that is better than the original?
I'm sure there must be.
Here are some which aren't:
The Italian Job
Alfie
The Ladykillers
The Pink Panther (okay I haven't seen the remake but is Steve Martin better than Peter Sellers? No).
What is the point of remakes?
Now bratty little teenagers will forever think that the Italian Job is a sucky Hollywood pile of crap instead of the classic that it is.
King Kong definately wasn't. There were too many loving glances between the monkey and the woman. It was like bestiality or something...

I think the Thomas Crown affaire might be a contender. Both films were excellent and both films had parts which were better than the other.

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Originally posted by shavixmir
I think the Thomas Crown affaire might be a contender. Both films were excellent and both films had parts which were better than the other.
I found the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair to be pretty darn entertaining. I haven't seen the original though.

Putzer's Cape Fear is also a good call.

I personally preferred Herzog's remake of Murnau's Nosferatu, myself. But I am biased towards anything with Kinski in it.

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Originally posted by darvlay
I found the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair to be pretty darn entertaining. I haven't seen the original though.

Putzer's Cape Fear is also a good call.

I personally preferred Herzog's remake of Murnau's Nosferatu, myself. But I am biased towards anything with Kinski in it.
I actually really like the "Dawn of the Dead" remake from a couple of years back.

Not really better than the original, but still very good. (Very sad that George A. Romero's own recent Land of the Dead was just terrible.)

-Russ

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Originally posted by Russ
I actually really like the "Dawn of the Dead" remake from a couple of years back.

Not really better than the original, but still very good. (Very sad that George A. Romero's own recent Land of the Dead was just terrible.)

-Russ
Russ, I dreamt last night that while I was at the London meet-up you were this giant menacing bully and you kicked the living crap out of me for spilling your beer. Weird, eh?

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Originally posted by darvlay
Russ, I dreamt last night that while I was at the London meet-up you were this giant menacing bully and you kicked the living crap out of me for spilling your beer. Weird, eh?
I am quite tall, and big, and I don't like my beer being spilt, so, hey, you never know. It could happen 😉

-Russ