What are you talking about? It was remade with Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
I nominate Big Trouble in Little China.
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July 23, 2019, 06:44 PM
kkina
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Originally posted by Orguss: What are you talking about? It was remade with Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
Correct, but I was taking the first two installments of the final (for now) trilogy as a whole. Strong out of the box, but then a complete fail.
I am struggling to come up with a remake that was actually better than the original.
Any takers?
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July 23, 2019, 07:49 PM
henryaz
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Originally posted by fpuhan: I am struggling to come up with a remake that was actually better than the original.
Any takers?
The 2004 remake of Man on Fire with Denzel Washington was much, much better than the 1987 original with Scott Glenn.
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July 23, 2019, 07:52 PM
Windhover
quote:
Originally posted by henryaz:
quote:
Originally posted by fpuhan: I am struggling to come up with a remake that was actually better than the original.
Any takers?
The 2004 remake of Man on Fire with Denzel Washington was much, much better than the 1987 original with Scott Glenn.
I would agree with this.
The Maltese Falcon (1941) was much better than the 1931 version. Never saw the 1936 version but I hear it was not as good as the 1931 version
July 23, 2019, 08:00 PM
Orguss
quote:
Originally posted by kkina:
quote:
Originally posted by Orguss: What are you talking about? It was remade with Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
Correct, but I was taking the first two installments of the final (for now) trilogy as a whole. Strong out of the box, but then a complete fail.
I was being sarcastic but it seems like you consider the latest trilogy to be a reboot rather than actual sequels to the previous trilogies.
quote:
Originally posted by fpuhan: I am struggling to come up with a remake that was actually better than the original.
Any takers?
The Thing
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July 23, 2019, 08:13 PM
Bisleyblackhawk
I can only imagine if Double Indemnity with EG Robinson, Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray we’re remade in today’s Hollywood ...not to mention The BirdsThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Bisleyblackhawk,
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July 23, 2019, 08:22 PM
kkina
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quote: Originally posted by kkina: quote: Originally posted by Orguss: What are you talking about? It was remade with Episode VII: The Force Awakens.
Correct, but I was taking the first two installments of the final (for now) trilogy as a whole. Strong out of the box, but then a complete fail.
I was being sarcastic but it seems like you consider the latest trilogy to be a reboot rather than actual sequels to the previous trilogies.
I know, and so was I for the most part. I don't think it should be a reboot, but it should be true to its DNA. TFA basically was, TLJ was decidedly not.
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July 24, 2019, 04:58 PM
M'headSig
Animal House
July 24, 2019, 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by fpuhan: I am struggling to come up with a remake that was actually better than the original.
Any takers?
Heat.
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July 24, 2019, 05:59 PM
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Dr. Strangelove
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July 24, 2019, 08:55 PM
sjtill
Airplane! Of course.
Forget it was a remake of Zero Hour....
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July 24, 2019, 09:00 PM
ZSMICHAEL
The Black Scorpion and other equally horrible horror films of the 1950s. The special effects with a giant rubber scorpion attacking the denizens of Mexico City was incredible. It was different because the giant scorpions were not caused by radiation but were released by a gigantic volcanic erruption. Much better without silly computer graphics.
July 26, 2019, 02:02 AM
Pale Horse
Some great movies in this list.
I’ll add “Pulp Fiction” to it. The original cast was as much the movie as the script.
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...not to mention The BirdsThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Bisleyblackhawk, 