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True Grit and Thomas Crown Affair.


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That's not a remake. Confused


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Breaking Point, was a 1989 made for TV (early in the TNT network) remake of the 1964 film, 36 Hours. The remake was actually a little better than the original.


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That's not a remake. Confused


There were quite a few 'Titanic Movies' over the years. Cameron's is simply the definitive version (due to the CGI and budget; the whole 'love story' aspect of it sucks).

The only remake I like (at all, much less one that I find better than the original) is the 1953 War of the Worlds. That was a remake from an earlier movie. The Tom Cruise version sucked.



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Hopefully, no one mentions RED DAWN or POINT BREAK.


I didn't mind the Red Dawn remake, though it wasn't as good as the original. But I couldn't make it half an hour in the Point Break remake.....talk about a preachy enviro-terrorist bullshit movie.


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I disagree on True Grit. I tried to watch it, but turned it off in less than 10 minutes. Unwatchable.


I like the new one better, overall.


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Dredd with Karl Urban was far superior to the Sly version. The Robocop remake was close too, maybe not better, but on par.


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That's not a remake. Confused


There were quite a few 'Titanic Movies' over the years. Cameron's is simply the definitive version (due to the CGI and budget; the whole 'love story' aspect of it sucks).
Yes, there are many movies about the Titanic sinking, but that does not mean each is a remake of the other.

Cameron's Titanic had a fictional plot that had not been done before.


Calling Cameron's Titanic a remake is like saying every movie about WWII is a remake of the others.


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The Manchurian Candidate.



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Hopefully, no one mentions RED DAWN or POINT BREAK.


Or Total Recall. What a disaster the remake was!




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I'm surprised no one has mentioned yet.

Heat (1995)/LA Takedown (1989)

Another Michael Mann movie,
Last of the Mohicans (1992)/many other previous versions
 
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Night of the Living Dead. 1990.

Maybe even better than the original.


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As much as I liked MANHUNTER back in the 80's, I think Red Dragon was a better overall film.



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Man On Fire(2004) blew the original(1987) out of the water.


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The Maltese Falcon

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