RE “The Mummy”
I saw the version with Tom Cruise; after watching it a second time, I came to see it as not so much a “remake” as a different story.
Same idea, yes, but it was different - like the old Boris Karloff Vs Christopher Lee versions.
RE Godzilla:
Loved the 1998 version; funny as hell, the special effects were great (my sonny boy lost his mind when he saw it - EVERYTHING was “Godzilla!!!” for Christmas that year...
The newer ones aren’t bad, they’re just too serious.
Robin Hood:
Errol Flynn, “Welcome to Sherwood”...Olivia DeHavilland... Basil Rathbone... Calude Rains... ‘Nuff said. The green tights, though... they needed to go. Hard to remake perfection...
I’d only watch the Cruise version of “The Mummy” because I have a crush on Sofia Boutella.