Films rebooted - any better than the original?

[keithmac]

RoboCop.

The advances in CGI and effects made the remake much better. Plus RoboCop got to thrap about the place on a modified ZZR1400.

I think they crippled it with a 12 rating, still a good film but missing the bloodshed of the orignal.

Can't count how many times I've watched Robocop 1 and 2 over the years!.

 

[keithmac]

George Clooneys Batman, not a patch on Michael Keaton

Christian Bale has been the best Batman to date imho.

 

[Profpointy]

Karl Urban’s was far superior and truer-to-the-comics than Sylvester Stallone’s version.

Whilst I do broadly agree that the recent one is by some way the superior film, and indeed truer to Dredd, they haven't kept any of the undoubted black humour of the comic, which does survive into the Stallone one - which I rather enjoyed despite everything. It was quite nice to see an ABC warrior making an appearance, the cursed Earth, Rico etc so it packs a lot in.
Edit: although Stallone's wise cracks aren't really the black humour required and it goes without saying he should have kept his helmet on

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Christian Bale has been the best Batman to date imho.

What about Kevin Conroy?

And, the best Joker
Easy................

 

[Beebo]

You've got to try hard to make a War of the World film that's worse than the original.

Get Carter with Sly Stalone.
Why bother when the original is perfect.

 

[Joey Shabadoo]

That scene from Departed, blew me away -

Spoiler: Departed - what!!!!

View: https://youtu.be/MlbQ1flDyfg

 

[Profpointy]

Get Carter with Sly Stalone.
Why bother when the original is perfect.

Get Carter staring Bagpuss would have been better than that

 

[Threevok]

And, the best Joker
Easy................

My Friend doesn't like him

I don't like him either

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

My Friend doesn't like him
I don't like him either

Oddly, I've never seen him in Star Wars

Honestly!, I've never watched any of them

 

[Threevok]

Oddly, I've never seen him in Star Wars

Honestly!, I've never watched any of them

Shame

There's a nice little cameo by the perpetrator of that line (along with his bad tempered friend) in Rogue One.

Made me giggle

Not that you saw it

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Please don't let them remake 'Smokey & The Bandit'

 

[Profpointy]

Please don't let them remake 'Smokey & The Bandit'

Agree, the original was awful so we don't want more of the same

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

The 2002 session of The Time Machine is better than the 1960 version, in that it tells the HG Wells story better.

Noooooooooooooooo!

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

A classic, but I do prefer 'When Worlds Collide'

Now we’re talking!

One of my all
Time faves !

 

[Profpointy]

You've got to try hard to make a War of the World film that's worse than the original.

The Martian spaceships were pretty good though, but that said, I failed to last the distance despite having a soft spot for 50s sci-fi, even quite cheesy ones. I enjoyed "This Island Earth" which isn't all that well regarded