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Title: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: Simba on March 23, 2010, 07:58:00 PM
I've just finished watching the Coen brothers' re-make of 'The Ladykillers' on TV. Oh my word, what a splendid movie, I've laughed so much my ribs are aching.

 :rofl

Anybody else got a favourite 're-make'?

Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: Blooz on March 23, 2010, 08:18:55 PM
Found this one by accident.

The story of Hitler's last days in the bunker. Very well done.

Der Untergang (Downfall)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgRMsHtJmYE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgRMsHtJmYE)
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: trax1 on March 23, 2010, 10:50:48 PM
The Ladykillers was a funny movie, a recent remake I saw that was good was The Crazies, that was a good remake.

But probably my favorite remake of all time, at least that I can think of right now, Man on Fire, great movie.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: maddafinga on March 24, 2010, 07:44:23 AM
Dawn of the Dead, 410 to Yuma, The Magnificent 7, Fistful of Dollars...
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: RTHolmes on March 24, 2010, 09:58:38 AM
I noticed the Ladykillers remake was on but couldnt bring myself to watch it, the original is one of my top 10 movies ever. no way it could have the comedy/tension/charm of the original.

I went up to london in the 80s while still at school to visit a friend, we went out in islington ended up in a pub lockin til 3 in the morning, staggered out hopped a fence and took a short cut across some rough ground to get home. suddenly we were on top of a bridge looking at a view that seemed very very familiar. we stopped for a ... ahem ... smoke ... and it suddenly hit me where we were. we were behind mrs wilberforces house!

(http://www.martinunderwood.f9.co.uk/Ladykillers/images/small/ladykillers1.jpg) :D


fav remake: The Thing (John Carpenter), Solaris is pretty good too.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: ridley1 on March 24, 2010, 10:06:16 AM
Downfall was great....But in actuality, Fegelin (Eva Braun's brother-in-law) got dragged to the bunker before he was shot.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: maddafinga on March 24, 2010, 01:56:35 PM
I noticed the Ladykillers remake was on but couldnt bring myself to watch it, the original is one of my top 10 movies ever. no way it could have the comedy/tension/charm of the original.

I went up to london in the 80s while still at school to visit a friend, we went out in islington ended up in a pub lockin til 3 in the morning, staggered out hopped a fence and took a short cut across some rough ground to get home. suddenly we were on top of a bridge looking at a view that seemed very very familiar. we stopped for a ... ahem ... smoke ... and it suddenly hit me where we were. we were behind mrs wilberforces house!

(http://www.martinunderwood.f9.co.uk/Ladykillers/images/small/ladykillers1.jpg) :D


fav remake: The Thing (John Carpenter), Solaris is pretty good too.


Hey I forgot about The Thing!  That's one of my all time favorite horror movies.  I watched the original one but it was so weak to me that I put it out of my head.  Good call. 

I've never seen the original of the Ladykillers, didn't even know there was one in fact.  I've seen the Cohen brother's one because I love those guys and their movies.  It was pretty good, but not great IMO. 
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: Meatwad on March 24, 2010, 09:27:41 PM
If they EVER try to remake Spaceballs or Airplane, im gonna puke
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: trax1 on March 24, 2010, 10:23:55 PM
If they EVER try to remake Spaceballs
I don't know if you saw the animated series they made of Spaceballs about a year ago, it could kinda be considered a remake, I think it aired on G4, it was horrible.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: maddafinga on March 24, 2010, 10:26:13 PM
Surely you must be joking...
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: Meatwad on March 24, 2010, 10:33:39 PM
I don't know if you saw the animated series they made of Spaceballs about a year ago, it could kinda be considered a remake, I think it aired on G4, it was horrible.

I seen the animated one and it wasnt even funny at all. Take a few key lines/scenes and repeat them over and over, add in some unfunny dry humor, animation, and theres the show. And that was just 30 seconds of it, which was enough to turn me off of it for good.

Now take the original cast (minus Barf) and make a part 2 of the movie "The search for more money", and theres something i'll gladly watch.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: oakranger on March 24, 2010, 11:47:31 PM
Dawn of the Dead, 410 to Yuma, The Magnificent 7, Fistful of Dollars...

wouldn't that be 310 to Yuma?
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: trax1 on March 24, 2010, 11:49:35 PM
wouldn't that be 310 to Yuma?
I think he probably just hit the 4 instead of the 3 as their right next to each other.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: maddafinga on March 25, 2010, 12:16:15 AM
I think he probably just hit the 4 instead of the 3 as their right next to each other.

Exactly.  I hadn't had my coffee yet. 

Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: 321BAR on March 25, 2010, 12:19:49 AM
Dawn of the Dead, 410 to Yuma, The Magnificent 7, Fistful of Dollars...
PLEASE this is a remake of the old japanese film The Seven Samurai! and that was MUCH better
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: oakranger on March 25, 2010, 01:25:10 AM
I think he probably just hit the 4 instead of the 3 as their right next to each other.
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Yea, i do it all the time.  See what i did above trying to hit the "Enter" key.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: LLogann on March 25, 2010, 01:59:28 AM
Man has a point........  One that cannot even be argued.

PLEASE this is a remake of the old japanese film The Seven Samurai! and that was MUCH better

So, here is the thing......

There are 27 themes for a movie................  Every movie takes 1, or several of these 27 themes and makes a movie.  If you've seen 27 movies, you've seen them all!
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: 321BAR on March 25, 2010, 07:14:59 AM
Man has a point........  One that cannot even be argued.

So, here is the thing......

There are 27 themes for a movie................  Every movie takes 1, or several of these 27 themes and makes a movie.  If you've seen 27 movies, you've seen them all!

Uhh... actually they did just take the seven samurai and make it a western Llogann :lol same everything but the setting and language... the samurai is still better
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: maddafinga on March 25, 2010, 07:18:24 AM
PLEASE this is a remake of the old japanese film The Seven Samurai! and that was MUCH better

I wasn't saying that it was better than the 7 Samurai, just that it was a good remake.  I prefer Samurai films to westerns usually.  

Fistful of dollars is a remake of Yojimbo too, and it's a great movie, with Clint Eastwood even, but I still like Yojimbo better.

I once read that there are really only two stories: A man goes on a journey, and, a stranger comes to town.

Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: 321BAR on March 25, 2010, 07:20:03 AM
I wasn't saying that it was better than the 7 Samurai, just that it was a good remake.  I prefer Samurai films to westerns usually. 
ahh ok. got confused. it is a good remake i gotta admit but i like my baddies sliced in half :D
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: Mustaine on March 25, 2010, 01:45:14 PM
The Thomas Crown Affair was pretty good.
Title: Re: Movie re-makes - not all of them are bad
Post by: hammer on March 25, 2010, 03:58:05 PM
but... how can they even consider a remake of True Grit?