April 16, 2010

Take a gander at a list of the 25 best movie remakes!

This is courtesy of Moviefone, and the full list can be found here (and I'll also post it in the comments section), but this is the top 10:

10. A Star is Born
9. Ocean's 11
8. A Fistful of Dollars
7. The Fly
6. The Departed
5. The Magnificent Seven
4. Cape Fear
3. The Man Who Knew Too Much
2. Scarface
1. The Thing

-Thoughts on the list?

6 comments:

  1. Here's the full 25:

    25. The Thomas Crown Affair
    24. Ransom
    23. Nosferatu The Vampire
    22. Insomnia
    21. 3:10 to Yuma
    20. True Lies
    19. Dawn of the Dead
    18. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
    17. The Italian Job
    16. The Champ
    15. Little Shop of Horrors
    14. The Ring
    13. Father of the Bride
    12. Heaven Can Wait
    11. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
    10. A Star is Born
    9. Ocean's 11
    8. A Fistful of Dollars
    7. The Fly
    6. The Departed
    5. The Magnificent Seven
    4. Cape Fear
    3. The Man Who Knew Too Much
    2. Scarface
    1. The Thing

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  2. I think The Thing is a solid choice for #1...

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  3. Considering it's my favorite horror film ever made, I could agree with that.

    However, it's hard to judge on this since I'm not sure whether to go with how good the films on the list are or how good the films are in comparison with the original.

    I've seen the original Howard Hawks version of "The Thing", and John Carpenter's remake blows that one out of the water. However, I would say that "The Departed" is a better film -- yet I haven't seen "Infernal Affairs". So, to some extent, I'm at am impasse...

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  4. I think it's open to interpretation.

    Infernal Affairs is a good movie, without a doubt...but The Departed is more entertaining.

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  5. It seems odd that The Man Who Knew Too Much gets to be that high when it was the same guy making both versions. I suppose I understand the sentiment, but...number 3?

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