Films rebooted - any better than the original?

[Profpointy]

Christian Bale has been the best Batman to date imho.

What, better than Adam west ?

 

[AndyRM]

To be honest, I am not a fan of most remakes of films (or sometimes even songs) if they are classics

There are one or two exceptions though, especially if the plot brings something new to the table

However, there are films that bring nothing new and are merely money spinning pandering to a newer generation

Turd in a Microwave springs to mind

The Omen was one such remake. It was identical to the original and I swear it was even shot in the same house

There have been a few good horror remakes that spring to mind: Hills Have Eyes, Last House on the Left and I Spit on Your Grave.

Those are relative diamonds in a sea of rough. I was bitterly disappointed by Rob Zombie's take on Halloween, how can a guy who loves horror so much have got it so badly wrong?

 

[Inertia]

Peter Jacksons Lord of the rings.

Better than the Bakshi version

 

[jefmcg]

And, the best Joker

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL-VHe_4GmE

 

[jefmcg]

For publicly embarrasing me you will hear from my lawyer J Noble Daggett

My dad loved westerns, and loved that scene. That why I remember the dialogue. Also, when I arrived in the UK and people kept saying "fill your boots" it reminded me of this scene. Fun fact, I still don't know what "fill your boots" means.

 

[Drago]

The Thirty Nine Steps.

 

[Fnaar]

The Thirty Nine Steps.

Been replaced by an escamalator

 

[MontyVeda]

RoboCop.

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

Bo11ocks! CGI does not make a good film. The remake had none of the humour of the original. Removing that and putting a load of "i miss my family" tosh in its place was a travesty of mammoth proportions.

 

[MontyVeda]

Indeed it was (same answer to both sections of your reply)

War Of The Worlds can be designated the same way
The Tom Cruise film was wrong, just so wrong

Did anybody bother listening to Jeff Wayne's remake of his musical version of WOTW... it's got Gary Barlow on it!

 

[swee'pea99]

The Front Page (193x)/His Girl Friday

Subsequently re-remade, of course, with Jack Lemon & Walter Matthau - and a damn good job they made of it too, tho' His Girl Friday remains the definitive version, IMHO.

 

[MontyVeda]

Legend with Tom Hardy.... what the feck was that about? no unicorn, no princess, no prince of darkness, no fairies...

 

[flake99please]

Brewster's Millions (80's) > Brewster's Millions (40's)

I do wonder what a modern day equivalent would now be called, and how much would need to be spent to 'inherit' that larger amount.

 

[cyberknight]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL-VHe_4GmE

Kevin Conroy best batman ever .

 

[LeetleGreyCells]

Did anybody bother listening to Jeff Wayne's remake of his musical version of WOTW... it's got Gary Barlow on it!

I’m still listening to the original 1978 production. Timeless.

Richard Burton
David Essex
Phil Lynott

 

[Nigel-YZ1]

It would have one reply > 'Every sci-fi film. Ever.'

Except Forbidden Planet.