Movies that shouldn't be remade...

[isabeau]

i was watching the movie..."The day the earth stood still" the other day, and i was thinking...i'm glad they never remade that movie...there are many movies that have been remade that shouldn't have..why does Hollywood remake classic movies? i'm thinking of the original "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers" that movie was fantastic....Hollywood remade it, and made it more gory and gross...we don't need those special effects...our imagination works just fine...and this isn't just about movies..there are songs that are better left not remade.... I'm thinking "The boys are back in town", the song by Genesis..."And this is the world we live in" not sure of the title to that song...and Don Henley's "The boys of summer"...to me these songs rather sucked the first time around...why remake them???

 

[DannyMc]

I can't imagine how they could remake "Casablanca" or "The Sound Of Music"

 

[Senbab]

hmmm... what movies shouldnt be remade? how bout all of em?

The reason it happens is because people today lack talent. Because of the lack of talent, they can't come up with new ideas so they steal an old one and pretend to have a noble cause of remaking it.

 

[steph]

Thank you!
XOXO

hmmm... what movies shouldnt be remade? how bout all of em?

The reason it happens is because people today lack talent. Because of the lack of talent, they can't come up with new ideas so they steal an old one and pretend to have a noble cause of remaking it.

 

[storyteller]

hmmm... what movies shouldnt be remade? how bout all of em?

The reason it happens is because people today lack talent. Because of the lack of talent, they can't come up with new ideas so they steal an old one and pretend to have a noble cause of remaking it.

Echo what Steph said.

More responses to Isabeau's query follow.

Movies that should NOT HAVE BEEN remade

"Charade" (1963)--unfortunately remade about 2003 as "The Truth about Charlie," which was less than okay. "Charade" with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn (along with George Kennedy, Walther Matthau, and James Coburn, among others) was and is fantastic.

"The Bishop's Wife" (1947), Cary Grant, David Niven, Loretta Young. Remade in the '80s or '90s with Whitney Houston. OK remake BUT nothing compared to the cast, humor, and general feeling of "anything is possible" provided by the original.

Movies that should NEVER be remade

"Gone With The Wind" (1939)-Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland as principal cast. NO ONE can beat the perfection of the principal cast or the casting for the other roles, Max Steiner's original score (as well as music by other contributers), the adaptation, the entire package Selznick achieved...LEAVE ALONE.

Agree with DannyMc about "Casablanca" (1942) and "Sound of Music" (1965).

"Gigi" (1958)--Louis Jourdan, Leslie Caron, and Maurice Chevalier--perfect casting; WHO could play Chevalier's role with the same effect?

"My Fair Lady" (1964)--Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn (should have left her voice for the singing!)--again, can't beat the cast or other aspects of the film.

"Holiday Inn" (1942)--Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire. Both irreplaceable.

NO movie in which Fred Astaire and/or Gene Kelly dance.

"Working Girl" (1988)--which was nominated for several awards, including several Oscars (Carly Simon took one home for "Let the River Run"). Heard Jessica Simpson or somebody wanted to remake. Bad idea.

Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy--Leave it alone folks. Can't improve on perfection.

All the current Harry Potter films (and hopefully, if cast remains consistent) those for the remaining books--Terrific casting, writing, visuals, music. Leave it alone. Ditto for George Lucas' "Star Wars" films, unless he himself chooses to go back and tweak again, and Spielburg's "Raider's" trilogy.

Songs

Irving Berlin's "White Christmas" --No one sings it like Bing Crosby so I wish they'd stop screwing with it.

Virtually everything done by David Bowie. Leave 'em alone.

I can probably think of tons of other movies, and given time, songs, but anyone reading this is most likely thinking, "when is she going to shut up?" So, I will.

 

[isabeau]

ack no movie that Humphrey Bogart made should be redone..can you imagine anyone else in "The African Queen"? or "Casablanca"? Hollywood did remake "We're no Angels" which originally starred bogie, Peter Ustinov, and Aldo Ray... the remake i think had George Clooney and others..i never saw it..you can't remake films such as those.. As far as i know..they have never remade "The Searchers" "The Quiet Man" or "True Grit"..John Wayne's personality is too much stamped in those characters for anyone else..and they have remade "Streetcar Named Desire" and "Cat on a hot tin Roof" and very unsuccessfully..imo.....only Brando could play Stanley...and only Paul Newman and Liz Taylor could play the tense couple in that movie..

 

[TicklishLurker]

Most movies/tv shows should not be remade. Especially staring no talent buttheads like Clooney.

However, some songs are improved by being redone. (Since I sing the oldies I'm going to stick with this.) For instance, even though I've performed it, I hated Unchained Melody until Barry Manilow did it. I still do not like the Rightous Brothers' version.

Now granted, the regee version of Can't Help Falling In Love sucks. But some songs are improved by their redone versions.

 

[lojak]

Cat woman
batman 1,2,3,4
Broke back Mountain
King Kong
most movies on Sci-fi channel
any movie from Life TV.

 

[milagros317]

I liked the original versiion of "King Kong" from 1933 better than the expensive recent remake.

 

[isabeau]

well about songs that are remade...hall and oates version of the righteous brothers song..which dang it i can't remember the title was better to me than the original...as was van halen's pretty woman...

o and any movie made with bette davis..should never be remade...

 

[Snail Shell]

Why remake movies: To make money and because Hollywood hasn't had an original thought since Pulp Fiction. And some remakes aren't even remakes, but cheap knock-offs. My Fair Lady was remade into a teen comedy called She's All That. And so on.

It's a tragedy and a half that this is happening these days (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was perfect the first time), but what can you do eh?

Snail Shell

 

[TicklishLurker]

I've changed my mind - some remakes - very few - but some are better then the original. King Kong for instance - in the original she's just a whiny, screaming little thing, but in the remake the main female actually has some depth and character. And the new Charlie & The Chocolate Factory is much closer to the original book right down to using the songs Dahl actually wrote. Which by default makes it better. Same with Red Dragon.

But the rest of them all suck.

 

[General Zod]

Kelly's Heroes should never be remade It was a W.W.2 movie Telly Savalis,Don Rickles,Clint Eastwood,Carol O'Conner,Donald Sutherland were the main stars

It was about a platoon of GI's with some tank support going thrity miles behind enemy lines to steal gold from an enemy held bank Even if a remake would use genuine Tiger tanks I doubt if I'd see it I don't think you could get a cast like the one that was in this movie ever again

 

[lojak]

Kelly's Heroes should never be remade It was a W.W.2 movie Telly Savalis,Don Rickles,Clint Eastwood,Carol O'Conner,Donald Sutherland were the main stars

It was about a platoon of GI's with some tank support going thrity miles behind enemy lines to steal gold from an enemy held bank Even if a remake would use genuine Tiger tanks I doubt if I'd see it I don't think you could get a cast like the one that was in this movie ever again

Zod i take it a little further, most of the W.W.1 and 2 movies shouldn't be remade. you see how they missed up pearl harbor

 

[natural tickler]

They should have stopped Rocky after 3
Superman after 2
Jason after the first one honestly
Freddy after 3
They should have never remade Willy Wonka
Batman after the first one (still have Prince's soundtrack to that movie)

that's all for now

 

[OnnaOtaku]

Oh, this is a pretty popular topic among friends and myself.

Superman shouldn't have been remade.

I think the movie industry thinks that every comic book character needs a movie and then it needs to be remade.

There are so many remakes that never should have been.

 

[Headsnap]

Hollywood as a whole should be barred from making films until they can prove they can not suck arse at it.

 

[General Zod]

Oh, this is a pretty popular topic among friends and myself.

Superman shouldn't have been remade.

I think the movie industry thinks that every comic book character needs a movie and then it needs to be remade.

There are so many remakes that never should have been.

Superman movies should've never been made period That chump has waaaaaaaaay too much publicity as it is

 

[storyteller]

Most movies/tv shows should not be remade. Especially staring no talent buttheads like Clooney.

However, some songs are improved by being redone. (Since I sing the oldies I'm going to stick with this.) For instance, even though I've performed it, I hated Unchained Melody until Barry Manilow did it. I still do not like the Rightous Brothers' version.

Now granted, the regee version of Can't Help Falling In Love sucks. But some songs are improved by their redone versions.

I have seen several remakes of films that were as good or better than the original or able to stand separate--with both continuing to be enjoyable without staleness. My sinus med has fogged my brain for any examples though! Basically, I got back on here to say I agree with TL (above) about songs. Songs are a lot tougher to say "no, leave alone." The voice and style of so many artists, known and not, make the songs they perform enjoyable all over again. And, it is a tribute to the lyricist that the song continues to be performed. Even though I prefer Crosby's version of "White Christmas," I still listen to other versions. Same for movies, I guess. It's usually preference. I've just seen far fewer remade movies that improved upon the originals, usually because of the actors/actresses involved in the originals. And, I REALLY don't want ANYONE to mess with GWTW!!! Create whatever similar films you want, just leave that one as is!

 

[Illtcklu]

To name a few;

Star Wars
THX1138 (sucked the first time)
Maltese Falcon
Dracula
Frankenstein (or FRUANK-EN-STEEN)
Robin Hood
Captain Blood
Cabinet of Dr. Calagarigi
Birth of a Nation
Little Dictator
Streetcar Named Desire
West Side Story
Zorro
The Lone Ranger
The Magnificent Seven
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
The Court Jester
The Good the Bad and the Ugly
Bullet
The French Connection
The Godfather 1,2,and 3

 

[isabeau]

Superman movies should've never been made period That chump has waaaaaaaaay too much publicity as it is

hmm you are just pissed because in the second Superman..he did away with you..hehe...

 

[Illtcklu]

hmm you are just pissed because in the second Superman..he did away with you..hehe...

He didn't do away with him.............he's right here on the forum!!!!!!!

 

[General Zod]

hmm you are just pissed because in the second Superman..he did away with you..hehe...

That's because he bullied the writers of the movie to let him win

 

[General Zod]

He didn't do away with him.............he's right here on the forum!!!!!!!

Ya hear that Izzy? I'm here and Superman isn't 😛

 

[isabeau]

That's because he bullied the writers of the movie to let him win

haha good one...but not true..here he comes to save the day..

ok hmm no one should remake a led zeppelin tune..there now i'm on topic..