GOOD Movie Remakes (?) - Beyond Tiki

A AquaZombie Member Thrillville Joined: Aug 01, 2003 Posts: 461	A AquaZombie Posted posted on Sun, Aug 17, 2003 12:46 PM Naughtykitty suggested this as a new topic actually, spinning off the Tiki Rat Pack thread. Everyone agrees most remakes of classic or even popular cult movies are worthless and pointless ripoffs, but there are exceptions. Here're a few remakes that are worth seeing, though only one actually improves and even eclipses its predecessors. My two cents: THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) - Bogey's version, the definitive one, is actually the THIRD adaptation of Hammett's hardboiled literary landmark, though the first two didn't make the mark on our culture other original versions have THE THING (1982) - one of Carpenter's best, I think SCARFACE (1983) - F*** You, mang - one of the all time greatest "guy flicks" CAT PEOPLE (1982) - it's the nudity and sex, man - sorry PAYBACK (2000 or whatever) - I was highly skeptical this remake of the classic "Point Blank" could work at all, given the original had all time tough guy Lee Marvin and this one had non-lethal weapon Mel Gibson in the vengeful hit man role, but I was proven wrong - it works, baby. Great look and soundtrack, too. There might be others I could list, but I gotta go now.

Naughtykitty suggested this as a new topic actually, spinning off the Tiki Rat Pack thread. Everyone agrees most remakes of classic or even popular cult movies are worthless and pointless ripoffs, but there are exceptions. Here're a few remakes that are worth seeing, though only one actually improves and even eclipses its predecessors. My two cents:

THE MALTESE FALCON (1941) - Bogey's version, the definitive one, is actually the THIRD adaptation of Hammett's hardboiled literary landmark, though the first two didn't make the mark on our culture other original versions have

THE THING (1982) - one of Carpenter's best, I think

SCARFACE (1983) - F*** You, mang - one of the all time greatest "guy flicks"

CAT PEOPLE (1982) - it's the nudity and sex, man - sorry

PAYBACK (2000 or whatever) - I was highly skeptical this remake of the classic "Point Blank" could work at all, given the original had all time tough guy Lee Marvin and this one had non-lethal weapon Mel Gibson in the vengeful hit man role, but I was proven wrong - it works, baby. Great look and soundtrack, too.

There might be others I could list, but I gotta go now.

Post #48163 by AquaZombie on Sun, Aug 17, 2003 12:46 PM