Movie Remakes: Good or Bad? |
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 Aug 16 2005, 08:10 PM
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 dont steal my eggroll  Group: Member Posts: 528 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 41,442  |
On the internet it said that they are remaking the 1792 Poseidon Adventure. Growing up that was one of my favorite movies and I'm actually very happy there remaking it because I want to become a screenplay writer and if they didn't remake it I would have
 However they are changing parts of the story so this got me thinking about all of the other remake movies. Are they good or bad? I like some. I thought War of the Worlds was really good but others like amityville horror blew. So what do you all think. Are film makers are running out of ideas and just trying to make a dollar or is remaking a classic for a new generation a great idea?
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Aug 16 2005, 08:22 PM
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I think once in a while they can make a really good remake. But a lot of the time, the original is better.
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Aug 16 2005, 09:05 PM
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 mon cheri amour x Group: Member Posts: 2,349 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 168,530 |
it actually depends.. but most remakes suck compared to the originals
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Aug 16 2005, 09:38 PM
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depends...
like Freaky Friday was nothing like the orginal..or teh book Stepford wives didn't make any sense and i the ending changed..which i am glad it did |
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Aug 16 2005, 11:37 PM
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 SAXY kathy Group: Member Posts: 535 Joined: Jun 2005 Member No: 150,550 |
it depends. i usually like the original better.
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Aug 16 2005, 11:44 PM
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 when we speak, we breathe Group: Member Posts: 1,635 Joined: Jan 2005 Member No: 91,760 |
It depends on the category of the movie being remade. As of late, almost all of the suspense/horror/thriller movies have been less then mediocre.
I enjoyed the remade versions of Ocean's Eleven, Manchurian Canidate, and Rounders. Though I'm not too sure if I'd be able to welcome a remade version of Poseidon Adventure. I've watched it far too many times to. Who knows if the producer would be able to do it justice; Personally, I'd just rather they leave some of the [better] classics alone. |
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Aug 17 2005, 12:59 PM
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I haven't seen all remakes, of course, but anyway:
Some good remakes: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Ocean's Eleven Bad Remakes: The Stepford Wives, The Haunting The new War of the Worlds was pretty good, but I haven't seen the first one in a while, so I don't know if it was that much better. I guess I've got some movie-watching to do. 
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Aug 17 2005, 05:51 PM
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 yes. Group: Member Posts: 711 Joined: Aug 2004 Member No: 37,487 |
most remakes are bad, like that Charlie and The Chocolate Factory was horrible in my opinion. same goes for the Dukes of Hazard
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Aug 17 2005, 06:16 PM
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it depends really. i personally liked the charlie & the chocolate factory remake, but some other movies (no examples that i can think of) are better off as originals.
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Aug 17 2005, 06:19 PM
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 Lauren loves YOU. Group: Member Posts: 2,357 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 32,793 |
It really depends on el pelicula. There are good remakes and bad remakes. It also depends on whether the movie that the writers are attempting to do over was a classic. If it is, it would be almost impossible to create a movie that would equal or top the original.
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Aug 17 2005, 06:45 PM
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 LiCKETY SPLiT ;] Group: Member Posts: 211 Joined: Aug 2005 Member No: 202,514 |
the parent trap was one of the better remakes i think.
but other than that, it would depend... |
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Aug 18 2005, 12:32 AM
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resident high-five'r Group: Member Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,585 |
There's no way you can win with a remake ..... there really isn't.
If its too much like the original people will complain that it doesn't offer anything new ... If its not like the original people will complain that the remake is bad and that its nothing like the original. |
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Aug 19 2005, 06:24 PM
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 Newbie Group: Member Posts: 9 Joined: May 2005 Member No: 146,360 |
Most remakes are crap.
I haven't seen Charlie and the Chocolate Factory yet, but I want to. What was that a remake of? |
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Aug 19 2005, 07:03 PM
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movie remakes are beginning to get really old and are pretty much like the old movie just more updated with better graphics.
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Aug 19 2005, 07:32 PM
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it really depends.
i enjoyed freaky friday && the parent trap =\ |
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Aug 19 2005, 07:40 PM
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 hi. call me linda. Group: Official Member Posts: 8,187 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,475 |
QUOTE(yummy_delight @ Aug 17 2005, 7:19 PM) It really depends on el pelicula. There are good remakes and bad remakes. It also depends on whether the movie that the writers are attempting to do over was a classic. If it is, it would be almost impossible to create a movie that would equal or top the original.  la pelicula* And yeah, I agree, it depends. Some movie remakes are not as good as the originals while others are. I saw both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the original, and it probably wasn't as good, but it wasn't bad either. |
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Aug 19 2005, 07:55 PM
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 i <3 peter Group: Member Posts: 744 Joined: Apr 2005 Member No: 125,986 |
I think remakes are good...
and I also think the original is usually better than most remakes.. Charlie&The Chocolate Factory-Old was better Stepford Wives-New was better aaand...I can't think of any others right now! |
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