Around a gazillion new movies are released every year, but when you watch them, do you sometimes catch yourself thinking “Hmm, have I seen this one before?” And you might have! Well, almost. Today we’re looking at the most iconic movies that have hit the cinemas more than once. From animation to 3D, from old-school to amazing CGI, it’s your turn to decide if the movie industry should leave the classics in the archives or make bigger and better revamps of the movies we love.
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"Dumbo"
The scene where Mrs. Jumbo is in jail and she still cradles Dumbo and she's crying and he's crying and I'm crying just thinking about it.
"The Mummy"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(1932_film) This is the original
"Jumanji" vs. "Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle"
Can’t choose, they both are really good. The sequel did honor to the original imo.
"The Karate Kid"
The new one is called the KARATE kid, but he gets taught kung-fu. Make it make sense.
"A Man Called Ove" vs. "A Man Called Otto"
Haven't seen either, but I've loved Tom Hanks since Bosom Buddies.
"Ghostbusters"
I will admit that I probably one of the only people that enjoy the new one, I love the original but I like the female cast one also.
To me, the original was great when I was a kid, but I wouldn't be able to watch it now. The "girl" one was different, but fun. The newest ones, that no one is mentioning, I haven't even been able to get through
Load More Replies...Liked both to be honest. Though if you think about the original, Venkman is more than a little bit skeevy.
Arw you kidding? The 2016 one was an unfunny mess filled with overacting and low brow jokes. The original had clever quips, good characters and great actors.
The original has a dream sequence where a ghost performs fellatio on a human. It doesn't get more low brow than that.
Load More Replies...The remake might have been OK if it hadn't been edited by a throwing it under a lawnmower. I wasn't keen on remaking GB but I thought doing it with women was a better idea than a remake with a male cast. Who could compare to the originals?
Literally nobody, which is why the belated third film had to bring Ramis back as a force ghost.
Load More Replies...Ugh at the remake. I didn't dislike it "cuz women". But I disliked that there was no need for it. It felt like a money grab. More or less the same story but trying to create buzz and sales because this time it had a female cast.
I watched it like if the original wasn't even made, like it was totally new material, and didn't like it, half of the cast annoyed me.
Load More Replies...The later Ghostbusters wasn't a remake, it was something new, inspired by the original. I watched it, expecting to be disappointed. I ended up being impressed.
Load More Replies...Thought i read that that new one was meant to be an alternate universe or something
Ah, the beginning of the "Femmakes" (Female remakes) - usually not that successful at all
Not a gender swap. New characters all. If you're going to moan about gender swapping every day, at least choose examples where it's true.
Load More Replies..."It"
Anyone who thinks Bill Skarsgard was scarier than Tim Curry needs their heads examined by Top Men.Top. Men.
"A Star Is Born"
The older version with Judy Garland and James Mason was better. But there was the original in 1937, with Janet Gaynor and Fredric March.
"Blade Runner" vs. "Blade Runner 2049"
Who gives a damn about whether you think harrison ford or ryan gosling is hot? The first movie is based on an amazing book, the second movie is a sequel. They're both good, the first is better and the poll options we're offered here are stupid.
"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" vs. "Tomb Raider"
"Charlie And The Chocolate Factory" vs. "Wonka"
W***y Wonka & the Chocolate Factory from 1971 is the original
"Taxi"
For real? The New York one is EMBARASSING. It takes away all the scoundrel charme of Naceri for some generic run-of-the-mill ghetto girl stance, and the impossible to like Fallon character. The original is campy, fun and ridiculous on purpose, the american version is just trashy.
"West Side Story"
I love the musical. Saw it twice during the latest touring revival - it is simply the best musical ever produced. The original movie is an abomination. Natalie Wood (who I love) in brown-face and dubbed? Nope. Spielberg did West Side Story properly. He even included the best musical piece "Transition to Scherzo" which is usually left out.
"Pinnocchio"
"Disney's Pinocchio"? Both movies are from Disney (Also were is the Guillermo del Toro option?)
"Cats"
Are you kidding with this one? The 2019 film is literally one of the worst movies ever made
I'll die on the hill of W***y Wonka, The Lion King and Aladdin should NEVER be remade! I know that they do this to keep the trademark but leave original perfection alone.
Right? In several instances, a remake is being compared to another remake. Sloppy article, BP.
Load More Replies...The overwhelming majority of remakes can't hold a candle to the originals. Most of the remakes that end up being actually good are not actually remakes of the original movies, but rather a new adaptation of the same novel / source material (like IT, Dune or even The Thing). Makes sense, in a way - if an original movie flops, nobody would want to touch it for a remake. If it's a hit, then the remake will often be done purely for cash-grabbing purposes and would face an uphill battle, having to live up to the standards set by the original.
Agreed, they seem to be made for the visuals rather than the script/story/visual. Just because they can be "remade" doesn't mean that they should be. You want to remake something? Try Metropolis, I fu¢king dare you! You can pump a bazillion $ into your "remake" and you'll still never touch the original. Those losers need to develop new stuff and stop turning the originals into some money grubbing blasphemy of good stuff. Now I'll go take my meds, lol.
Load More Replies...When they considered Momoa I was willing to give it a chance. The trailer put me off for good.
Load More Replies...Verry p*ssed about that Jumanji one. That is a sequel - not a remake. And I love all three....
In virtually all cases, the original is better. Instead of remaking already-good movies, perhaps they should remake BAD movies to try to get them right. And sequels aren’t remakes. Harrison Ford playing the same character in BR2049 as in Blade Runner should be a clue that it was a sequel….
Remakes aren't always bad just because they don't live up to the original. I love Cowboy Bebop (anime original), but I also liked the Netflix version. Sure they were different, but that doesn't take away the thrill. You just got to look at them for what they are, different.
I think a better comparison to use would be One Piece. While the live action show has some deviations from the anime, the changes it make work for live action. As a die hard Cowboy Bebop fan, I had low expectations for the Netflix adaptation, but I still wound up disappointed.
Load More Replies...No mention of Robocop? The original is one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. The remake, while not awful, just made me wonder--how do you put Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, and Samuel L. Jackson in the same movie and have it just come out as "Meh"?
I totally agree - the first movie is a timeless classic. The sequels and TV shows, though, can be dumped in the garbage.
Load More Replies...The worst remakes are those that "fix the problems from the original" and are made for "modern audiences" to be honest.
This would have been more fun without the cringey over-written choices. I liked the new Dune, but I'm not like "Timotheeee squeeeee!"
Judge Dredd (Sylvester Stallone) or Dredd (Karl Urban)? Our house is divided on this one. Edit: do not understand the downvotes as I'm just asking which one people prefer. Note, I didn't pick sides.
The Karl Urban one is better as an action film, whereas the Stallone one can be considered a cheesy, campy action comedy. I wouldn't exactly call Urban's a remake of Stallone's, as both are based on Judge Dredd comics, and are possibly using different inspirations for the story (I haven't read the Dredd comics, so I can't confirm if it's true or not, or what comics were used).
Load More Replies...I've said it before and I'll say it again: remakes are stupid. Either you slavishly copy the original, in which case it's pointless, or you do things differently, in which case it's wrong.
The two movies I can think of where the remake is equal/'better' are "Invasion of the body snatchers" -the 70's remake and "The Manchurian candidate"-the remake with Denzel Washington. Neck in neck to remake 'better'.Put better in ' because eye of the beholder etc
I'd also put the Al Pacino's Scarface over the 30's film.
Load More Replies...Why not take a good book that was made into a crappy movie and try again? I am looking at you Eragon...
Thanks for hightlighting just how many movies I haven’t seen
I don't consider Oceans 8 or the Ghostbusters 2016 as remakes, just separate stories and both are great movies!
I quit when Johnny Depp was referred to as the original. You blew it, Julija. Smh.
Remake? Did you know "The Wizard 0f Oz" is a remake? It was originally filed as a B&W silent movie in 1925. I saw it - it's AWFUL!
The newest Lara Croft wasn’t a remake - it was a prequel. The are all excellent, and I hope they do more!
More based on the rebooted first game, but I'd agree that Vikander's Tomb Raider could be considered a prequel.
Load More Replies...Some remakes are awesome, but there was one I'm surprised didn't pop up. Al Pacino's Scarface is a remake of a 30's movie.
Load More Replies...Most of these are not remakes. They are sequels or prequels. One is even a series compared to a movie. Two of them even had actual movies they were remade after. Oceans Eleven had an original year's ago with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Also the Wonka movie was not a remake. Do your research. The original was with Gene Wilder.
New Hope, without a doubt. Force Awakens was basically the same movie with some minor differences.
Load More Replies...Eh, even Shakespeare lifted most of his stories from existing material.
Load More Replies...I'll die on the hill of W***y Wonka, The Lion King and Aladdin should NEVER be remade! I know that they do this to keep the trademark but leave original perfection alone.
Right? In several instances, a remake is being compared to another remake. Sloppy article, BP.
Load More Replies...The overwhelming majority of remakes can't hold a candle to the originals. Most of the remakes that end up being actually good are not actually remakes of the original movies, but rather a new adaptation of the same novel / source material (like IT, Dune or even The Thing). Makes sense, in a way - if an original movie flops, nobody would want to touch it for a remake. If it's a hit, then the remake will often be done purely for cash-grabbing purposes and would face an uphill battle, having to live up to the standards set by the original.
Agreed, they seem to be made for the visuals rather than the script/story/visual. Just because they can be "remade" doesn't mean that they should be. You want to remake something? Try Metropolis, I fu¢king dare you! You can pump a bazillion $ into your "remake" and you'll still never touch the original. Those losers need to develop new stuff and stop turning the originals into some money grubbing blasphemy of good stuff. Now I'll go take my meds, lol.
Load More Replies...When they considered Momoa I was willing to give it a chance. The trailer put me off for good.
Load More Replies...Verry p*ssed about that Jumanji one. That is a sequel - not a remake. And I love all three....
In virtually all cases, the original is better. Instead of remaking already-good movies, perhaps they should remake BAD movies to try to get them right. And sequels aren’t remakes. Harrison Ford playing the same character in BR2049 as in Blade Runner should be a clue that it was a sequel….
Remakes aren't always bad just because they don't live up to the original. I love Cowboy Bebop (anime original), but I also liked the Netflix version. Sure they were different, but that doesn't take away the thrill. You just got to look at them for what they are, different.
I think a better comparison to use would be One Piece. While the live action show has some deviations from the anime, the changes it make work for live action. As a die hard Cowboy Bebop fan, I had low expectations for the Netflix adaptation, but I still wound up disappointed.
Load More Replies...No mention of Robocop? The original is one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time. The remake, while not awful, just made me wonder--how do you put Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, and Samuel L. Jackson in the same movie and have it just come out as "Meh"?
I totally agree - the first movie is a timeless classic. The sequels and TV shows, though, can be dumped in the garbage.
Load More Replies...The worst remakes are those that "fix the problems from the original" and are made for "modern audiences" to be honest.
This would have been more fun without the cringey over-written choices. I liked the new Dune, but I'm not like "Timotheeee squeeeee!"
Judge Dredd (Sylvester Stallone) or Dredd (Karl Urban)? Our house is divided on this one. Edit: do not understand the downvotes as I'm just asking which one people prefer. Note, I didn't pick sides.
The Karl Urban one is better as an action film, whereas the Stallone one can be considered a cheesy, campy action comedy. I wouldn't exactly call Urban's a remake of Stallone's, as both are based on Judge Dredd comics, and are possibly using different inspirations for the story (I haven't read the Dredd comics, so I can't confirm if it's true or not, or what comics were used).
Load More Replies...I've said it before and I'll say it again: remakes are stupid. Either you slavishly copy the original, in which case it's pointless, or you do things differently, in which case it's wrong.
The two movies I can think of where the remake is equal/'better' are "Invasion of the body snatchers" -the 70's remake and "The Manchurian candidate"-the remake with Denzel Washington. Neck in neck to remake 'better'.Put better in ' because eye of the beholder etc
I'd also put the Al Pacino's Scarface over the 30's film.
Load More Replies...Why not take a good book that was made into a crappy movie and try again? I am looking at you Eragon...
Thanks for hightlighting just how many movies I haven’t seen
I don't consider Oceans 8 or the Ghostbusters 2016 as remakes, just separate stories and both are great movies!
I quit when Johnny Depp was referred to as the original. You blew it, Julija. Smh.
Remake? Did you know "The Wizard 0f Oz" is a remake? It was originally filed as a B&W silent movie in 1925. I saw it - it's AWFUL!
The newest Lara Croft wasn’t a remake - it was a prequel. The are all excellent, and I hope they do more!
More based on the rebooted first game, but I'd agree that Vikander's Tomb Raider could be considered a prequel.
Load More Replies...Some remakes are awesome, but there was one I'm surprised didn't pop up. Al Pacino's Scarface is a remake of a 30's movie.
Load More Replies...Most of these are not remakes. They are sequels or prequels. One is even a series compared to a movie. Two of them even had actual movies they were remade after. Oceans Eleven had an original year's ago with Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. Also the Wonka movie was not a remake. Do your research. The original was with Gene Wilder.
New Hope, without a doubt. Force Awakens was basically the same movie with some minor differences.
Load More Replies...Eh, even Shakespeare lifted most of his stories from existing material.
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