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Creature from the Black Lagoon really needs a remake. It's such a great concept, but the original is intensely giggle-worthy in places. Let Guillermo del Toro do it.[/quote]
Ditto. I love that movie. I haven't heard anything on the remake since it was announced, other than Robert Redford is in it. I'm a little nervous about it though, considering the way Disney operates these days. I'm terrified they are going to cast Miley Cyrus, Hillary Duff, or any of their usual cadre of manufactured stars.
I am against them also.... They are mostly all garbage....
Most movies are mostly garbage. 95% of everything is crap. But remakes have a pretty impressive track record.
THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. Perhaps didn't surpass the original, but still a great movie.
A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. Better than the original.
KING KONG. Peter Jackson's remake was far better than any previous versions in every way.
TRUE GRIT. Much closer to the book. Very good movie.
THE THING. I adore both versions, but Carpenter's beat the original in terms of scare and story.
THE FLY. Waaaaaaaay better than the silly original.
THE MALTESE FALCON. The 1941 version with Bogart was the third attempt made and the best of the three.
TRUE LIES. I've never seen the original. But Cameron's remake was great.
THE DEPARTED. Great movie.
INSOMNIA. Another great movie.
DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS. Yet another great movie.
12 MONKEYS. And the great movies keep on coming.
CASINO ROYALE. Not only world's above better than the original, but the best Bond movie ever made.
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS. Not sure it is better than the original, but the late '70s version is still really good. Donald Sutherland is always at his creepiest when he isn't even trying to be creepy.
A while ago, I watched the original Fly and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. The last time I watched those was decades
ago. I thought they were good (I think I was confused since there were 3 versions of The Fly and the second & third were
cheesy).
Speaking of cheesy as someone else mentioned The Creature from the Black Lagoon was very low budget (man in a
rubber suit). A remake today with so many great options for special effects would do well. Same goes for Soylent
Green - a dystopian future and food rationing.
Walker
William Walker was a filibuster, a term describing (usually) American citizens working to overthrow Latin American governments in the 1800s. Walker did so successfully on two occasions - he was President of Lower California (which is now the northern half of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico) for a couple of months in 1853/54 and two years later he seized the Presidency of Nicaragua and held it for almost a year. Walker was released in 1987, a strange film full of intentional anachronisms (Newsweek magazines, a helicopter delivering 20th century U.S. Marines, and so forth). But it was a mess. I'd like to see another attempt at a Walker biopic.
The Sheltering Sky
Actually, this would be more of another try at an adaptation of the novel than a remake. It was filmed in 1990 but the result was a lackluster bit of nothing special.
Outland High Noon in space. A great concept with an okay and unexceptional production. It could be so much more, especially with today's cinematic technology.
King John
This little-known Shakespeare play centers on King John, he who ruled from 1199-2016 and signed the Magna Carta. It has only been done once, a BBC series in 1984. A feature film adaptation would be welcome.
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When a great film has been made, there is rarely any cause for a remake. Films that fell well short of their potential should be the ones that are remade, in my not-so-humble opinion!
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