Movie remakes that shouldn't have happened..

[desprateseagull]

Italian Job.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I'd much rather watch the original, Swedish version with subtitles (the dvd has Engish dubbing), than Daniel Craig's copycat one, in English..


..Others?

 

[Buffalo Seagull]

The taking of Pelham 123

 

[dougdeep]

Miracle on 34th Street.

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

I tell you one that should have happened by now - Logan's Run

 

[desprateseagull]

I tell you one that should have happened by now - Logan's Run

Wasn't that done as 'The Island'? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0399201/

 

[pastafarian]

Italian Job.

I think you pretty much have the winner by a country mile anyway, but i will chuck in The Wicker Man.What was a terrifying teenagers wet dream of a film was reduced to bollox because Americans dont know sh#t about sh#t.

Due to my time traveling capabilities though i am able to tell everyone that the remake of The Dambusters (yes they eventually got round to it) was shocking beyond belief.......please do not go and watch it.
Daniel Radcliffe as Sir Barnes Wallis was just plain stupid.

 

[Cold Gettin Dumb]

I agree with The Wicker Man and I raise you Halloween.
Rob Zombie's ridiculous, unnecessary abomination, that lacked the finesse of the original.

 

[beorhthelm]

thread inspried by Robocop trailers?

 

[SouthCoastOwl]

Although I don't hold with the American love of remaking foreign language films because Americans won't read subtitles they didn't do too bad a job with Let the right one in.

But if you're after gash then the English/French remake of The Bridge takes some beating.

 

[DJ Leon]

Almost all of them, no?

 

[Bladders]

Get Carter

 

[Prince Monolulu]

The excellent 'Manhunter' remade as 'Red Dragon'.

 

[The Buttery Biscuit Base]

This is the winner... Hands down!

 

[vegster]

Father of The Bride.

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

Italian Job.

Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I'd much rather watch the original, Swedish version with subtitles (the dvd has Engish dubbing), than Daniel Craig's copycat one, in English..


..Others?

Totally agree on both counts - all three of the Swedish Girl with the Dragon tattoo films (can't remember the titles of the other two) were brilliant.

Also totally 100% with post#2 - The taking of Pelham 123 with Walter Matthau and a chilling Robert Shaw was superb - why Bother.

And a new one - The Ladykillers.

 

[Albumen]

99.5% of them. Those that warrant praise are The Thing (82, not the awful re-re-make) and The Thomas Crown Affair. The rest are cash cows.
There's one more I've forgotten I think.

 

[Frutos]

The Naked Gun

 

[drew]

Agree about Get Carter and The Italian Job however, thought Pelham 123 remake was a good film (as was the original) and also thought Dragon Tattoo was a good film. Might not have been as good as the original but was still a good film.

Others though:-
Alfie
12 Angry Men (although admittedly a tv movie)
Fame
Footloose

 

[Albion_Dave]

The worst of them all has to be Arthur. God awful remake.

 

[BBassic]

The only decent remake I've ever seen is the 92 Night of the Living Dead and that's mostly because its a love letter to the original directed by one of the masters of special effects Tom Savini.

Its still not as good as the original either.