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Post by drifter on Jul 30, 2013 15:56:32 GMT -5
Ok, I thought of this when I was readying through another thread. Hollywood is really littered with lots of remakes of old movies, and usually they suck, but sometimes they've got good ones. I was wondering what remakes you guys were fans of. Two that I have to say, I actually enjoyed were 1. the Longest Yard. I remember seeing some of the scenes from the original that they used, word for word in the remake, and in the remake, the dialogue just came off smoother and more natural sounding than it did in the original. Plus it's always funny watching Kevin Nash playing a guy hopped up on estrogen.
The other was True Grit. There were some parts of the movie I didn't like, but over all I thought it was a good movie, and thought Jeff Bridges did a good job, doing his own take on Rooster Cogburn.
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Post by The Yes Man on Jul 30, 2013 16:18:05 GMT -5
There was a Longest Yard before the one with Austin, Goldberg, and Nash? Never knew.
I prefer The Amazing Spider-Man over the first Spider-Man.
Incredible Hulk was better than Hulk.
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Post by drifter on Jul 30, 2013 16:22:37 GMT -5
There was a Longest Yard before the one with Austin, Goldberg, and Nash? Never knew. I prefer The Amazing Spider-Man over the first Spider-Man. Incredible Hulk was better than Hulk. Yeah, Burt Reynolds plays Paul Crewe in the original, and when Sandler visits the warden on his golf trip, one of the golfers, I believe the guy who wants a picture, is played by Ed Lauter, who played Captain Knauer in the original. There was also a British version in 2001 staring Vinnie Jones called Mean Machine. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 16:27:51 GMT -5
Cape Feare and True Grit comes to mind.
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Post by The Yes Man on Jul 30, 2013 16:48:32 GMT -5
There was a Longest Yard before the one with Austin, Goldberg, and Nash? Never knew. I prefer The Amazing Spider-Man over the first Spider-Man. Incredible Hulk was better than Hulk. Yeah, Burt Reynolds plays Paul Crewe in the original, and when Sandler visits the warden on his golf trip, one of the golfers, I believe the guy who wants a picture, is played by Ed Lauter, who played Captain Knauer in the original. There was also a British version in 2001 staring Vinnie Jones called Mean Machine. I'll have to check it out sometime. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 16:56:15 GMT -5
I liked The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) moreso than the 1974 original (probably in the minority there).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 16:56:51 GMT -5
I definately prefered the Amazing Spider-man over the original. Also The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes to mind, the 2003 remake was great.
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Post by Brad on Jul 30, 2013 17:48:05 GMT -5
I definately prefered the Amazing Spider-man over the original. Also The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes to mind, the 2003 remake was great. Totally agree with these |
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Post by Keyboard Cat on Jul 30, 2013 19:06:44 GMT -5
Would John Carpenter's The Thing count?
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Post by JC Motors on Jul 30, 2013 20:37:05 GMT -5
King Kong 1976
Homeward Bound The Incredible Journey
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Post by joesgonnakillu on Jul 30, 2013 21:15:45 GMT -5
Would John Carpenter's The Thing count? I guess. 1 of my favorite flicks ever. But never saw the B/W Thing from what the '50s or so. Thought the only thing the same was the title. |
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Post by joesgonnakillu on Jul 30, 2013 21:22:10 GMT -5
My favorites:
Amazing Spiderman
Batman Begins
Texas chainsaw massacre
JJ Abrams Star Trek
And an honorable mention to the Nightmare on Elm Street remake. I always wanted a story to focus on Freddy before he became the monster. But overall Hollywood needs to embrace original ideas instead of reboots.
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Post by drifter on Jul 30, 2013 21:36:37 GMT -5
Would John Carpenter's The Thing count? Are you talking about the one with Kurt Russell and then the one that came out a couple years ago? I think that second one is supposed to be a prequel. |
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Post by punksnotdead on Jul 30, 2013 21:44:25 GMT -5
Dawn of the Dead
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Italian Job
The Thing (82)
Disturbia
Vanilla Sky
Fright Night
Man on Fire
Heat
Walking Tall
Insomnia
The Thomas Crown Affair
Ocean's Eleven
True Lies
The Departed
12 Monkeys
The Last House on the Left
Father of the Bride
The Crazies
Evil Dead
I Am Legend
The Jackal
The Time Machine
The Tourist
I know it's not popular, at all, but I really like the 2001 Planet of the Apes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2013 21:48:51 GMT -5
I always forget these two are remakes. They definitely make my list, love both of these films. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 5:28:09 GMT -5
I really enjoyed the Karate Kid remake with Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan.
My only gripe is that Smith and the other kids were so young.
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Post by Keyboard Cat on Jul 31, 2013 6:26:52 GMT -5
Would John Carpenter's The Thing count? Are you talking about the one with Kurt Russell and then the one that came out a couple years ago? I think that second one is supposed to be a prequel. 1982 with Kurt Russell. |
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Post by MacReady on Jul 31, 2013 8:58:30 GMT -5
For all the crap remakes get, people forget that there are A TON of GREAT remakes out there:
Obviously my favorite is The Thing (82)
Other greats include:
The Departed
Walking Tall
Man on Fire
Ocean's Eleven
I Am Legend
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Post by ztj_wwf on Jul 31, 2013 10:31:49 GMT -5
Scarface
The Ten Commandments
Ben-Hur
Cape Fear
True Grit
The Departed
The Man Who Knew Too Much
A Fistful of Dollars
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2013 10:32:14 GMT -5
Nightmare on Elm Street
Peter Jackson's King Kong
The Hitcher
I Am Legend
Longest Yard
There's probably more that I'm forgetting.
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