eta: I take that back
I was gonna say. Pelham 1-2-3? Really?
To answer my own question, original Casino Royale was a mess.
Buffy? I like that. That girl's so hot, she's buffy.
Forrest ,'Conversations with Dead People'
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Tom Scola - Nov 16, 2009 7:53:00 am PST #4979 of 30000
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Jessica - Nov 16, 2009 7:55:54 am PST #4980 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Wikipedia has a (possibly) comprehensive list of all film remakes split into 2 sections:
Typo Boy - Nov 16, 2009 7:56:58 am PST #4981 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
JZ will make the case that the Julia Ormond/Harrison Ford Sabrina is better written and cast than the original with Audrey.
She can make the case, but my Audrey love is too great to admit she is right.
Polter-Cow - Nov 16, 2009 7:58:20 am PST #4982 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hitchcock's remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much is supposed to be better than his original, right? I've only seen the remake.
Fiona - Nov 16, 2009 8:03:26 am PST #4983 of 30000
Oh, I'd love that Fiona if it's readily available.
I don't know about readily available, but I have a text file which I can email you. Same email address as in 2006...?
At least it's exclusive new information, as I'd be surprised if anyone other than me ever has used it yet.
DavidS - Nov 16, 2009 8:34:53 am PST #4984 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't know about readily available, but I have a text file which I can email you. Same email address as in 2006...?
Yes, thank you!
Jessica - Nov 16, 2009 9:07:28 am PST #4985 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Fred Pete - Nov 16, 2009 9:16:20 am PST #4986 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
To answer my own question, original Casino Royale was a mess.
But is it fair to call the Daniel Craig movie a remake? They're completely different movies.
Fiona - Nov 16, 2009 9:25:23 am PST #4987 of 30000
But is it fair to call the Daniel Craig movie a remake? They're completely different movies.
Arguably they are both also literary adapations from the same source and so not really remakes.
Hec, insent.
megan walker - Nov 16, 2009 10:08:01 am PST #4988 of 30000
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I'm looking for instances where a movie remake is superior than the original. I know the classic examples are The Maltese Falcon and His Girl Friday, but I'm especially wondering if any films during the present Hollywood Remake Glut have been worthwhile.
I'm assuming the ones I'm thinking of were the "remakes". i didn't realize there were other versions.
Ocean's 11. The original was pretty awful, really.
Ghastly. Although the ending was pretty good.
I fell asleep during both iterations of Solaris, but the only thing I could say was definitively better about the Soderbergh version was that it was significantly shorter.
Yes.
I preferred The Birdcage to La Cage Aux Folles.
Heresy!
Hitchcock's remake of The Man Who Knew Too Much is supposed to be better than his original, right? I've only seen the remake.
I don't know. Production values are better, but the whole "Que sera sera" aspect might blow this theory.