Can anybody think of one movie remake which was better than the original?

[big black dog]

I only ask because I can't think of one.

[FrankR]

I’m to the point that I won’t even bother watching a remake of anything...they generally always suck and only serve as a vehicle to show off their new production capabilities with computer animation and/or graphics, etc. Maybe the special effects guys spawn these remakes by declaring they could do the exposions or the chases even better...but it certainly doesn’t help the acting.

[Master of Orion]

300

[fish hawk]

May I point out that the biggest reason for that would be the advance in technology in the film industry.

[behzinlea]

I have to agree with you there. Just about every MST3K “remake” was superior to the original. That was the whole point, of course.

[LittleBillyInfidel]

THE WIZ

[Kartographer]

Russell Crowe’s (2007) 3:10 to Yuma was a pseudo-gay S&M leather fantasy. Where as Glenn Ford/Van Heflin’s (1957) is a classic moral western.

[big black dog]

Godfather II

That would fall under the category of a SEQUEL rather than a remake being better than the original, would it not?

But in that account, I would agree. And I can think of a few more of those.

[roving]

I have never seen it, but my son says the remake of The Shining was better then the 1st.

[Britt0n]

Father of the Bride starring Steve Martin.

[fish hawk]

We are talking remakes here not sequels. Like if someone makes a new “Rocky” movie not staring Stalone, not Rocky 2, 3, 4, 7, 22, etc.

[greatvikingone]

Manchurian Candidate

[pghoilman]

Like Aliens

[Kartographer]

I wasn’t aware the Current Events counted. ;-)

[RepRivFarm]

Hey..a remake is a remake.

[fish hawk]

Would that be the remake of the TV show, “The Biggest Loser”?

[HapaxLegamenon]

Parent Trap. The 1998 Linsey Logan version is better than the 1961 Hayley Mills version, although Mills is overall a better actress than Logan sadly turned out to be.

[Elle Bee]

The Thomas Crown Affair

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[EQAndyBuzz]

Shaft.

“It’s my duty to please that booty.”

[allmendream]

BIG bump on “The Thing”.

Original was nothing special. The remake was ‘creep you out twenty years later’ awesome.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Thomas Crown bump. Excellent remake.