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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Special Edition [1974]The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Special Edition [1974]
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Tobe Hooper's cult-classic was not in need of a remake. Turning it into a stock US teen slasher film with visible nipples is not the answer....
The Kingdom [1996]The Kingdom [1996]
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Why remake this wonderful TV series? Why let Stephen King do it? Have you seen his version of The Shining or Maximum Overdrive??????
The Haunting [1963]The Haunting [1963]
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Brilliant original that did not to be remade by the bloke behind Speed 1 & 2....
Dawn Of The Dead [1980]Dawn Of The Dead [1980]
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Romero's classic was not in need of remaking, reimagining, or whatever focus-group terminology used to pitch remaking perfectlty fine films. Even if the remake does have Ms Polley in it...
Manhunter--Special EditionManhunter--Special Edition
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Red Dragon, like Hannibal, was just a franchise movie trying to milk the Lecter-thang...It was an insult to Mann's own chestnut, possibly better than Silence/Lambs....
Solaris [1972]Solaris [1972]
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OK, Soderbergh was just doing another adaptation of Lem's SF-classic, but really, why bother? Tarkovsky's film was much more on one...
Insomnia [1998]Insomnia [1998]
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Christopher Nolan's remake was OK, but really the original was fine. Are you too lazy to read subtitles??????
Out Of The Past [1947]Out Of The Past [1947]
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Remade as the dire Against All Odds (the one with the Phil Collins song in). One of the great noirs alongside Detour, In a Lonely Place & The Big Sleep...
Nikita [1990]Nikita [1990]
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Remade as The Assassin- which is as bad as it gets until you look at the idiotic TV series La Femme Nikita, which casts her as a standard blonde-model...
Open Your Eyes [1997]Open Your Eyes [1997]
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Not as good as Lost Highway, but not as silly as Vanilla Sky might make you think this is...
The Vanishing [1988]The Vanishing [1988]
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Here they got the director of the original to remake it US-stylee- the remake, apart from Jeff Bridges, is excerable....
Rollerball [1975] - Special EditionRollerball [1975] - Special Edition
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I'm so glad the dumb remake flopped.
Wings Of Desire [1987]Wings Of Desire [1987]
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City of Angels was beyond irritating...Let's hope Meg Ryan doesn't decide to remake The Marriage of Maria Braun...
Ring (1998) [2000]Ring (1998) [2000]
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This Japanese horror classic did not to be remade as an American film.
L'Appartement [1997]L'Appartement [1997]
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One of my faves & they've remade it as 'Wicker Park' (???) with Josh Hartnett in the lead!!! From the plankton what made Gangster#1...
Shaft [1971]Shaft [1971]
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What's the point in making films of a certain age? All they had was Samuel Jackson and an idea of him playing Shaft. Which was not enough....
The Ladykillers [1955]The Ladykillers [1955]
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Why have the Coen Brothers remade this? What was the point? What next?- Dr Strangelove? The Great Dictator? Some Like It Hot?
Jules Et Jim [1961]Jules Et Jim [1961]
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Remade as the ponderous Willie & Phil, which was bad- even if it did have Margot Kidder in it....
Planet of the Apes -- 35th Anniversary Special Edition (2 discs) [1968]Planet of the Apes -- 35th Anniversary Special Edition (2 discs) [1968]
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Again, a film reflecting a certain zeitgeist. The Tim Burton movie was an abomination- Burton is now pointlessly remaking Willy Wonka....
La Jetee / Sans Soleil [1966]La Jetee / Sans Soleil [1966]
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12 Monkeys was very hit & miss (& The Terminator is almost a remake of La Jetee!). Less is much more....
The Return Of Martin Guerre [1982]The Return Of Martin Guerre [1982]
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Sommersby was average & not the first time Gere had been in a remake (Breathless- which I quite like!!) or would be the last (The Jackal)....
The Thomas Crown Affair [1968]The Thomas Crown Affair [1968]
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Like the remake of The Getaway, the Pierce Brosnan-remake was pointless. Why bother? Did someone remake Citizen Kane in the 70s????
Psycho (1960)Psycho (1960)
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The Gus Van Sant remake is a good post-modern joke. Not a funny one mind you...
Dune -- Two-disc Special Edition [1984]Dune -- Two-disc Special Edition [1984]
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Lynch's film is flawed but is what it is and not as naff as the TV-version of Dune...
Logan's Run [1976]Logan's Run [1976]
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Yes, they're remaking this- The Wicker Man too!! The horror, the horror!!!!!