Movies That You Didnt Know were Remakes (movie theater, documentary, biography)
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What ones have ya seen that you DIDNT REALISE was a remake??
I saw these:
1) Night of the living dead - 1990 (I like it BETTER than the original 1968 movie (I saw this first))
2) The Island - 2005 (Piece of crap compared to the original 1980 movie (I saw this first))
3) Assault on precinct 13 - 2005 (Piece of crap compared to the original 1976 movie (I saw this first))
The Bogart/Astor version of "The Maltese Falcon" is the third movie based on the book. I've never seen the first version, but I understand that it's good, particularly because it was made before the imposition of the Hayes Code, and goes into aspects of the story that were omitted from the Bogart/Astor version. I tried watching the second version, "Satan Met A Lady", starring Bette Davis, but couldn't stomach it. I think they were trying to make it as a light farce, with lots of dialog like, "Ah, ha, ha, ha, we're so charming." "Ah, ha, ha, ha, we're so dashing." "Ah, ha, ha, ha, we're so charming and dashing."
In my copy of Moe Howard's autobiography, there's a photo of a movie theater marquee showing "Satan Met A Lady" as the feature, with a Three Stooges short also playing. Best advice for that show - Watch the Stooges, newsreel, and cartoon, leave before the feature.
Few people realize that Judy Garland's 1939 The Wizard of Oz was the second full-length feature of Baum's novel (the book had also been previously turned into a short on two occasions as well).
1) Night of the living dead - 1990 (I like it BETTER than the original 1968 movie (I saw this first))
I don't think that any of the subsequent "zombie" (they were called "ghouls" in the original) movies can touch the original "Night of the Living Dead" for sheer creepiness. The grainy black&white photography and almost constant voice over from the radio or TV telling what's going on elsewhere give it a documentary feel, as though it was really happening and somebody with a camera just happened to be there to record it.
I don't think that any of the subsequent "zombie" (they were called "ghouls" in the original) movies can touch the original "Night of the Living Dead" for sheer creepiness. The grainy black&white photography and almost constant voice over from the radio or TV telling what's going on elsewhere give it a documentary feel, as though it was really happening and somebody with a camera just happened to be there to record it.
I actually disagree. Night of the living dead - 1990 actually I think is better than original. I tried watching the original and it's boring. I have seen lots of other remakes as well, and they all suck.
Might it be cause it was produced by the SAME people that did the first one??
I dunno but I also think its better.....
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