What is the best film remake ever made?
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M$For the best cinematography and artistic design, there are two.
1) The 1998 version of Great Expectations starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ethan Hawke. I like remakes that have a twist to them. With this version, you have an interesting modern twist to the original victorian story. All the camera shots are splendid, rich and colorful along with a great soundtrack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnMmuiGkdNs
2) The 1992 remake of Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola. The colors, the CG work, the costumes all work to make this lavish eye candy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw2-ZMhxTUs
I know, I know... your question asked for one.
If that's the case, then I would have to say the 1999 Thomas Crown Affair wins as the best remake for me. I especially like the cameo that Faye Dunaway does in the remake since she starred in the original film with Steve McQueen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCy2fxa7FPE
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@gno... While all the guys were checkin' out her invisible dress which outlined her 'itchy' and her 'wa-nay-nays', I was too busy looking at perfect Pierce with his squinty eyes and his Clark Kent chin.
Yeah, the casting was distracting, but Dennis Leary made it entertaining... to say the least.
Ok, forgiven. ;D
@bunnyphuphu, I support your other choices, but the Thomas Crown Affair?? How could you stand to look at Renee Russo through the whole thing, with all that red Kool-Aid poured in her hair, and her freakish lips and cheeks? That casting alone was distracting.
Two other adaptations of the classic Dashiell Hammett book were released before the famous John Huston-Humphrey Bogart version of the detective story. The first was released in 1931 and starred Ricardo Cortez as the stoic, brilliant detective Sam Spade. The second adaptation, called ''Satan Met a Lady'', turned the story into a light, farcical comedy and came out in 1936. (A bit of trivia: this film includes an early performance from a young Bette Davis.)
But the 1941 Huston adaptation is definitely the best version of the story, and easily ranks among my all-time favorite films.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9uV6IxG66A
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The Maltese Falcon has to be a hot contender if you consider it a remake.
I probably wouldn't, but that's just me. :)
I can't think of any actual good remakes apart from things like different film versions of a novel, or foreign films being re-interpreted for American culture. In the latter category, The Magnificent Seven, a remake(???) of The Seven Samurai, would be a good pick.
Old one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-ApgblbT0A
New one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV-U-ERRU_A
They kept some of the vibe of the 60's ultra-cool Vegas vibe, improved character development, added a lot of details to the heist plot to make it more intricate and more fun.
The old one is okay, but it suffers from somewhat slow pacing, more an artifact of the times than anything. The ending, of course, is hillarious in a schadenfreude way.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6L8ansZhk0
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M$1. Sense and Sensibility (BBC version, 2008)
Most people are more familiar with the big-screen 1995 version starring Emma Thompson. And with all due respect to that...somewhat enjoyable version, the new 2008 remake shines in comparison!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0847150/
The characters in the remake were more age appropriate (in their teens/20s instead of 20s/40s), and were much better enriched, and the plot took its time to let the romantic storylines unfold. In the remake, we better understand the motives and emotions. And it's BEAUTI-ful! The pacing is slow and romantic. I nearly swoon just thinking about it. It's better than chocolate!
BBC trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxXffditEgA
2. Tin Man (2007)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910812/
This is a remake of "The Wizard of Oz". While I love "Wizard" in many ways, it's overly sugar-coated, sweet, and shallow compared to the dark political story that author Frank L. Baum constructed. And it was too literal - was the scarecrow really a scarecrow? The tin man really made of tin?
"Tin Man" reinterprets Baum's vision, and check out these character interpretations:
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*Dorothy is a young woman swept by magical porthole
*Tin Man is actually a term used for the imperial police in Oz (referring to their tin badges). He isn't made of metal, he's human, and tough as nails!
*Scarecrow isn't literally made of straw - he's a human who was palace adviser until part of his mind was extracted to alter his memory
*Cowardly Lion is a mythical creature named "Rawr" who is telepathic but suffers after years of palace abuse and torture to use his powers
*And Toto? He is a shapeshifter, part man, part dog. And he was Dorothy's TUTOR when she was little, and always mispronounced his title as "Toto".
The whole story is filled with fantasy and political intrigue. It's dark, but still has a lot of the same wonder and love that the original did. I highly recommend it - especially if you enjoy sci-fi or fantasy whatsoever!
Trailer for Tin Man:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Rw1YpseHk
My own opinion, and love of movies!
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Thanks @gno. I just clicked you tip!
When you mentioned Tin Man in your earlier posting about the Wizard of Oz, I had to check it out. I watched it last week and had loads of fun with my honey and a bowl of popcorn! Usually the Sci-fi channel churns out cheap and sloppy 'made for TV' movies and series, but I enjoyed this new twist to an old favorite. Thanks!
Wait... um... I admit that the wizard of oz is a terrible interpretation of the novel, but "Tin Man" doesn't exactly stick to the story either, does it?
I'm so glad you liked it, @bunnyphuphu! We ended up liking it enough that we bought the dvd from Target (they actually released a really nice edition of it!). I'll admit I thought it was going to be more hokey, but I was so pleasantly surprised!
Aha, you're right, it doesn't either. But this version is still a much richer tale full of depth and intrigue.
I respect and love the classic for what it is, but this is a MUCH better story.
This is an interpretation for grown-ups.
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First written in by George Barr McCutcheon in 1903 "Brewster's Millions" was released as a movie several times since then.
The remake of "Brewster's Millions" in 1985 starred the comedic actor Richard Pryor and is the most well known version, however many versions have been released before and after this 1985 release. Wikipedia Article
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXKy4PMnFZQ
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Scarface ..... or ..... The Thing
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The 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate was directed by Jonathan Demme. The story line remained basically the same as the 1962 film. The movie is about soldiers in the Gulf War that are brainwashed to an oblivious memory so that a powerful and weathy shadow group can utilize one of them to be groomed and orchestrated to the presidency while becoming a political assassin. Denzel Washington is Major Bennett Marco, Liev Schreiber is Raymond Shaw and John Voight is Senator Thomas Jordan. The 2004 remake stars Meryl Streep as Eleanor Shaw, Raymond Shaw's overbearing mother.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_hgrfZVlJA
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imjio167nJo (1953 Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJYnHA2OzfA (2005 Version)
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M$Titanic
Which is the highest grossing film ever in US and Worldwide.
earning over 600 million in US and over 1 billion worldwide excluding US.
new 1997
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26HJ52yRz2s
old 1980
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081400/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXn2cZUAtcY
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Both film does not involve titanic they are about titanic.
Well do they show this disaster differently, it is not a novel or script which you can change it is an actual event.
Titanic 97 was best about this event, raise the titanic was not the only film some movies were also produced before that but the last titanic movie was the best ever about this disaster.
Surely Titanic is not a remake of Raise the Titanic. Other than that they both somehow involve the Titanic, they are entirely different stories.
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Akira Kurosawa deserves recognition of some kind for inspiring some of the best remakes in film history. In this case his classic samurai epic Seven Samurai provided the inspiration for the American Western The Magnificent Seven. This is the way to do a remake: take the foundation of one film but completely transplant it to another time and place. Yul Brynner's gun for hire, dressed in black, became so iconic that it was the basis for the cowboy robot in the sci-fi film Westworld. Also of note, Elmer Bernstein's theme for The Magnificent Seven was used in commercials for Marlboro cigarettes.
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i hated this remake. I thought the oompa loompas were much better in the original, along with their music. Johnny Depp really freaked me out in this movie; looked alot like Michael Jackson.
I loved the original movie but thought that this was an awesome remake. It followed the book way more than the original.
I do however agree with Krush, the oompa loompas were horrible!
Agree with @carriep. But I still enjoyed the movie. Huh. I like to take both as separate works of....art?
I thought almost everything in the 21st century Charlie and the Chocolate factory was better - except for Willy Wonka. In the book, and the first movie, Wonka's childlike wonder and joy at what he was doing, really showed through. Yes, the naughty kids got what they deserved, but Wonka still clearly was a person who loved kids.
Depp's Wonka is a sterile, alien creature that is extremely hard to relate to. Bizarre. Made it very difficult for me to enjoy the move.
Also, the whole "daddy" subplot with Christopher Lee was really offputting. Plus the fact they had to tack on more "personal growth" for Wonka. The story was about Charlie, a good kid who gets what he deserves, plain and simple. Not the candymaker's therapy bills.