Good remakes
 

Please don't type in capital letters at me if this has already been done. :P

Name some good remakes?

For me the ones that currently come to mind are:
Battlestar Galactica
13 Ghosts
12 Angry Men

Very rare for me to see a remake that I like. But there are a few:

Hills Have Eyes
Wolfman (I know it has its flaws, but call it a guilty pleasure I love it)

...that's all I can think of off the top of my head.

This is unfair for me. I love remakes. I love getting to see something in a new light. Its fun for me. I don't become to reliant on the details in original films that I cant understand change.

That said, Apocalypse in the new X-Men looks all wrong and it makes me angry. Lol.

I'm open minded about remakes, but I'm also often disappointed.

A few that I like, or even love;

Nosferatu (1979). Love both versions but the Herzog remake is one of the best horror films ever made. So is the original, so...I wouldn't want to choose which I enjoy more.

House of Wax (1953). A redux of Mystery of The Wax Museum (1933), Vincent Price steps into the Lionel Atwill role and fills his shoes admirably. I still prefer the original but, come on, it's Vincent Price! The cast also includes Fay Wray and Carolyn Jones. Need I say more, horror fans?

Carrie (2013). The original is a classic, and one of my favorites, but I was very impressed with the recent remake of Carrie. Chloe Grace Moretz has an amazing presence on screen and it was incredible to watch her work. I'm still amazed at how young she is. The thing I really liked about this remake was that the villainess, Chris Hargensen (Portia Doubleday) was sooooo evil. Nancy Allen played the part in the 1976 version, and yes we all hated her, but Doubleday plays her in such a way that I couldnt stand her from the moment she appeared onscreen. This made the conclusion to the film, and Chris's fate so much more delicious to watch.

So, that's a few off the top of my head.

RZ's Halloween 2

I'm not picky about remakes at all. If I don't like a remake, it's probably because the movie was bad even on its own. That being said, here are some that I liked:

Carrie
The Last House on the Left
The Ring
The Grudge
The Hills Have Eyes
The Fly
The Thing
Evil Dead
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Crazies

And to a lesser extent

Poltergeist
Silent House

I found The Amityville Horror remake more entertaining than the original.


I liked Carrie too.

I haven't seen the original of House on Haunted Hill, but the remake was decent. Entertaining and all that.

Rementioning 13 Ghosts. It should have won awards for set design. Alas. The acting was alright, but the ghosts were fantastic as was the house the film takes place in. A very original idea regarding the house. Anyway, if you haven't seen it its a great flic. 7/10 or so.

The original is one of my favorite movies. It has Vincent Price and it's on YouTube in both black and white and color (if either have yet to be taken down). I highly recommend you give it a watch.

In a weird way House on Haunted Hill59 is like Pulp Fiction to me... I dont know why like it, but its so enjoyable for some reason.

good remakes:

the fly 86
the thing 82
invasion of body snatchers 78
evil dead II 87
king kong 76 & 2005
the ring 2002
war of the worlds 2005

The Hills Have Eyes
The Uninvited (Also known as; A Tale of Two Sisters)
Evil Dead
Carrie
Dawn of the Dead

I didn't really like The Uninvited. It had a lot of those stupid CGI children and bad jump scares. I liked the sideplot about the crazy girlfriend, but I wish that was the main plot rather than the little ghost kids.

Eventually. I'm really trying to get myself to watch a 3 hour silent movie from 1912...can't remember the name, not at home now. And also Lawrence of Arabia. But I shall add it to my list. : )

Only part I liked of Pulp Fiction was Mr. Pink.

Anyway, yeah Cronenberg's Fly was phenomenal. But, well it is Cronenberg. Sort of always that way.
Evil Dead II was definitely great.

War of the Worlds remake was good? Dude, like, omg. We're definitely not getting married.

Little Shop of Horrors was good, so was Cape Fear... Its just so hard to live up to the originals though.

I think the CGI children were there to make it more of a "horror" movie, because without them it would have been more of a thriller I think. I loved the twist at the end, The Uninvited and The Mist are the only movie endings that proper shocked me and kept me thinking about it for a while after.

They are remaking Martyrs. Starring Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars). I love the French original, probably one of the most disturbing films I've seen, so i'm fully expecting the American remake to be a big let down.

It didn't surprise me since I saw the original first.

Oh I saw the original after, maybe that's why I preferred the remake

lol, mr pink/buddy holly was the only thing you liked about pulp fiction? how could you not like pulp fiction?

you didnt enjoy War of the Worlds (2005)? i did. thought the effects and sound were cool. thought a couple things were compelling, like the father/son tension, & the cruise/Tim Robbins battle. it was directed by speilberg. it wasnt great, of course, but i thought it was enjoyable, which is enough for me to give it a 'good' nod.

I do concede its been eons since I saw it, but I was bored by most of it and found nothing really fun or moving...besides Mr. Pink. : ) I haven't really enjoyed any of what's his names movie besides the one(half of one film?) with Rose Mcgowan.

you should give it another peak. The dialogue is great. Superbly acted. I think one has to be interested in people to like it, which most people do. It's high tension, & beautifully shot, great motion & pace.

It has fascinating narratives going on, but it has no message, in contrast to fellow 'six degrees of separation' film like Crash.