Worst Movie Remakes, page 2

posted on Sep, 6 2013 @ 08:58 AM

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reply to post by damwel

The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.

Exactly, and is a good example (IMO) of a good remake. The original B&W 1950's version is an all time classic. Carpenter's remake with Kurt Russell is well worth a watch and would be a classic all by itself if the original "The Thing from Another World" had never been made. All based upon a longish short story "Who Goes There?". extra DIV

The_Truth_Seeker

posted on Sep, 6 2013 @ 09:14 AM

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2001 remake of Planet of the Apes

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RomaSempre

posted on Sep, 6 2013 @ 09:33 AM

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reply to post by yeahright

I have to agree with you. John Carpenter's Thing is how you do a remake and IMO he's an outstanding director in his own right.

It's funny how people in Hollywood seem to think that good special effects an/or CGI can make up for a bad story line. Case in point: the old 1930's Wolfman is a classic horror film. The recent remake was visually stunning. The cast was outstanding and the special effects were good...almost too good. But they had to write in a plot twist that wasn't part of the original. This didn't improve the movie, it actually made it stupid. A bad decision for a cheap and easy way out. (If you've seen it you'll know what I'm talking about).

Sometimes, if you're not going to stick with the original story, it's better to leave it alone.

anomalie

posted on Sep, 26 2013 @ 07:44 PM

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I starred for good list which i mostly agree with apart from Dawn Of The Dead which i thought was decent remake. I was shocked to discover Romero was behind Diary Of The Dead which was just poop.