I usually don't like remakes
if an old film was good, there's no need to do it again.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:22, 7 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

^this, very much

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:23, Reply)

Some remakes are better
Most are shit
( Peej, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:24, Reply)

Sometimes the original concept was good
but poorly executed, possibly due to budget constraints. So a remake can improve on it.

But not very often. In fact I'm struggling to think of a remake that I preferred to the original.

Actually, the new Dawn of the Dead film was a better horror film than the original, though it lost the social commentary.
(Bazongaloid, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:24, Reply)

I was about to say "was it fuck"
but it's not a bad point actually. Setting aside how much scarier the remake is, because 1970s Zombies are just nowhere near as frightening on account of very obviously being extras covered in ketchup, both are probably equally effective in terms of the impact on the audience they were aimed at.

Good example of a cracking remake, I still think the original is a better movie though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:29, Reply)

I don't watch
horror films, so I can't agree nor disagree.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:38, Reply)

Battlestar Galactica remake was better
TV series I know but it still counts!
( Peej, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:27, Reply)

You are Darth Foxtrot AICMFP

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:28, Reply)

You are absolutely, indisputably correct AICMFP

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:29, Reply)

I am always correct
I just finished Caprica. Its a shame that they rushed three seasons worth of plot in to the last 15 minutes. Otherwise I really enjoyed it.
( Peej, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:32, Reply)

That's sort of what they did with Jericho
a great series rushed at the end so we actually get to see how they wanted it to finish.

I am just at the beginning of season 3 of BSG, and am enjoying it very much indeed.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:34, Reply)

It's one of the best series i've watched
I think I liked it even more than The Wire
( Peej, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:37, Reply)

The first time I went to Baltimore
we went on a sightseeing trip, and they showed us the precinct from that show. I've never seen it, though.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:40, Reply)

A lot of the extras were just people who lived in Baltimore that they liked the look of
Lisa Bullock for example. Oh and Felicia Pearson.
( Peej, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:43, Reply)

My friend's daughter was on set and has pictures with aome of the cast, I think.
I have to say, it's a beautiful town and I wouldn't mind living there.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:47, Reply)

ONLY SEEN HALF THE SERIES SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UP
Brilliant so far I must say
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:37, Reply)

Right, He's really a ghost, she's really a guy, its kevin spacy and darth vader is his dad.

( Peej, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:41, Reply)

You bastard
I suppose that's saved me 9 hours though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:42, Reply)

Wow, that Rentaghost reboot sounds great.

( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 15:01, Reply)

I haven't seen the remake yet but I doubt it's got a better theme tune

( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:59, Reply)

John Carpenter's The Thing
fucking fantastic film and is a remake
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:31, Reply)

Yes, that's a brilliant example.

(Bazongaloid, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:35, Reply)

The Donald Sutherland Invasion Of The Bodysnatchers is fantastic
Very much of its time, much like the brilliant original. The Gabrielle Anwar one in the nineties and the recent one with Nicole Kidman were shit, however.
( Bill Clay a.k.a. Claudio, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:37, Reply)

Not necessarily the case
Seven Samurai is an amazing film, but so is the Magnificent Seven. The former is better but the remake is also brilliant.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Thu 9 Jun 2011, 14:40, Reply)