Films rebooted - any better than the original?

[LeetleGreyCells]

Have you ever seen a film that was a remake / reboot / rip off that you though was better than the original?

I’ve been racking my brains, but can’t come up with any. What do you think?

 

[jefmcg]

City on Fire/Reservoir Dogs.

City on Fire was good, but (at the time) Reservoir Dogs was a revelation.

(note: Tarantino denied it was a remake, but he was lying)

 

[AndyRM]

Heat/L.A. Takedown

True Lies/La Totale

Dredd/Judge Dredd

 

[jefmcg]

The Thing (from outspace?)/The Thing (Carpenter)

Both good films, but the 50s one defintely shows it's age. Well, the probably the Carpenter one does too by now.

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The Bodyguard/Bodyguard from Beijing. Definitely enjoyed the Jet Lee version more.
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La Jettee/12 Monkeys

(though La Jettee is lovely, and very short)

 

[Profpointy]

Perhaps not absolutley better but "fistfull of dollars" and "last man standing" are both pretty good remakes of Youjimbo.

 

[Profpointy]

The recent remake of "True Grit" was a lot better than the John Wayne version

 

[AndyRM]

City on Fire/Reservoir Dogs.

City on Fire was good, but (at the time) Reservoir Dogs was a revelation.

(note: Tarantino denied it was a remake, but he was lying)

 

[Dave7]

The recent remake of "True Grit" was a lot better than the John Wayne version

I can't agree with that..................so
go for your gun you son of a bitch !!!!! (all in loud shouty letters of course)

 

[jefmcg]

I'd seen the Ringo Lam before the Taratino (and he was into HK action films, so he had too) - so I don't need proof. It's the same plot, and has the same Mexican standoff.

 

[jefmcg]

go for your gun you son of a bitch !!!!! (all in loud shouty letters of course)

"Fill your hands, you son of a bitch"

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-cPWheNyaA&feature=youtu.be&t=31

 

[AndyRM]

I'd seen the Ringo Lam before the Taratino (and he was into HK action films, so he had too) - so I don't need proof. It's the same plot, and has the same Mexican standoff.

I wasn't intending it as proof, just quite a clever bit of editing.

 

[Dave7]

Perhaps not absolutley better but "fistfull of dollars" and "last man standing" are both pretty good remakes of Youjimbo.

If I am not mistaken the Magnificent 7 was also a remake of a Japanese film.............so much better as I don't speak Japanese

 

[Inertia]

Oceans 11

 

[jefmcg]

If I am not mistaken the Magnificent 7 was also a remake of a Japanese film.............so much better as I don't speak Japanese

It's very famous for that. Kurosawa deliberately made a western set in Japan - Seven Samurai. So no wonder it turned out to work as a literal Western.

 

[TheDoctor]

I think The Fly was perhaps better than the original. It's a close thing though.