That's true. Instead of remaking the film, they should just hire industry experts to make an English dub. With the original separated audio tracks it can be done extremely well. I don't think many companies have tested the current market to see if a profit can be made from doing it properly. I would rent the English dub.

My favorite remake is the thing it is so well made from the production value to the score plus it's an interesting premise I only wish the 2011 sequel would have been made better

Wolfman for sure. I don't like it more than the original, and it's certainly not perfect. But it's one of my favorites, and about the only remake I can stomach.

My top remake is Herzog's Nosferatu, from 1979. How anyone would improve on Murnau's 1922 version, I couldn't imagine, and then I saw THIS amazing movie. For me, it's possibly the only remake I prefer to the original.

Close would be House of Wax (1953) with Vincent Price, which I love, but I still like Lionel Atwill and Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) a bit better.

Honorable mentions:
The Thing (1982)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
The Blob (1988)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Carrie (2013)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)

While I have to say Evil dead (2013). But part of me won't say that because it's a reboot and not a remake, and glad it's not a straightforward remake too.

So I would have to say at this moment its Poltergeist . I did like Halloween though a lot, but hated part two, so I can't let myself count that in the list. And I also loved Friday the 13th, but it serves as both a reboot, and a sequel in one.

Dawn Of The Dead. Honorable mention to The Fly and Halloween.

Nosferatu 1979
House of Wax 1953

There's already an English dub of Martyrs. I made the mistake of watching that version the first time I saw it. Terrible. The original French version is one of my favorites though.

I would have to say John Carpenters The Thing and David Cronenbergs The Fly.
Two awesome movies with great body horror.
They do everything a remake should do which is to try and improve on films that are flawed in some way.
::wink::

What do you consider flawed about The Thing From Another World(1951)?

I guess I probably shouldn't have said flawed! ::embarrassment::
I meant the remake is an improvement.

It's a better overall movie, it's a richer experience than the original!

Now we see eye to eye. Yep, the original is a legitimate classic but I agree that Carpenter's redo gives the viewer a lot more to chew on. I'm a huge fan of both versions.

Probably either The Hills Have Eyes or Evil Dead.

The Hills have eyes(first part,ONLY first part) and The Amityville horror.

Saw it. Not too great, unless you've never seen original. In that case, I suppose it's still an interesting concept. American Martyrs PG-13 style, if you can imagine that.

Carpenters one is closer to the source material.

Dawn of the Dead
The Thing
The Hills Have Eyes

In that order. Solid films.

Hmm.

Probably The Hills Have Eyes.

Not saying any of these were better or worse than the originals, but I enjoyed these "remakes"...

Evil Dead 2
The Thing
The Fly
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Ring
Dawn of the Dead

I might like the remake of The Crazies better than the original.

Seems like the original Romero '73 version was lost to obscurity.