agent817
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Post by agent817 on Aug 20, 2022 21:08:16 GMT -5
It seems that any time a remake/reboot is made, a lot of people online get angry, when in reality, remakes have existed since before the 2010s when they became all of the rage. Yes, I know that some came out in the 2000s as well, then you had remakes in the 1990s and the 1980s. The point is, remakes are far from a novel concept.
With that being said, there are remakes that have been well-regarded, some even liked despite negative critical reception. For example, a lot of people have spoken positively about Zack Snyder's Dawn of the Dead. I personally enjoyed the 2000s Texas Chainsaw Massacre films (although I think I should check out the sequels that were made, at least before the 2013 film). RoboCop 2014, well, I don't hate the movie. It's been years I've watched it. I had also heard some positive things about the 2016 Magnificent Seven.
Then you have remakes of foreign films. One example I can think of that I liked was Point of No Return, despite seeing how that was mostly a shot-for-shot remake of La Femme Nikita. I also liked The Uninvited, but I should find a way to watch A Tale of Two Sisters to see how that compares to the remake.
I personally am not opposed to remakes, as long as they're done right. Then again, I've never hated Ghostbusters 2016 despite seeing why people hate the movie, but it's never swayed my opinion.
What are your examples?
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Post by Schizo on Aug 20, 2022 21:52:27 GMT -5
The live action Jungle Book was fantastic imo, great film
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Aug 20, 2022 21:54:33 GMT -5
The Rescue Rangers movie despite the Peter Pan controversy and the feeling that it wanted to be anything but a Rescue Rangers movie.
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Post by schma on Aug 20, 2022 21:56:22 GMT -5
Duck Tales is a great example of how to redo a beloved show well.
The He-man series in the early 2000s was excellent and really expanded on the lore.
The most famous one for a time was Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The movie was a bit of a flop but got a chance a few years later as a tv show and the rest is history.
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Post by Jumpin' Jesse Walsh on Aug 20, 2022 22:28:34 GMT -5
The 2017 Power Rangers reboot. I can see why it ultimately failed, but I personally enjoyed it.
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Post by El Pollo Guerrera on Aug 20, 2022 22:32:56 GMT -5
I enjoyed the US remake of "The Ring" more than the Japanese original.
I love the original "Suspiria", and also enjoy the remake. The original was a fever dream, the remake felt less stylized (maybe making it easier to follow) and the dance scenes were amazing.
The 80's version of "The Blob" was fantastic.
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Post by darbus alan on Aug 20, 2022 22:35:48 GMT -5
This seems to work out better with video games than other media. Metroid: Zero Mission, Metroid: Samus Returns, Super Mario All Stars, Final Fantasy VII REMAKE, and the Resident Evil remakes are all really well-regarded. And I am talking about outright remakes as opposed to ports or remasters with higher resolution textures, quality of life improvements, and some extra content here and there.
Other video game remakes I liked were Castlevania: Rondo of Blood 2.5D, Maverick Hunter X, and Mega Man Powered Up! for the PSP. Ys: The Oath in Felghana is an excellent remake of Ys III, too.
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Post by ERON on Aug 20, 2022 22:47:17 GMT -5
Transformers Animated is the only piece of Transformers media that I've enjoyed as much as G1. I wish it had received at least one more season.
I prefer both He-Man 2002 and TMNT 2003 to the original cartoons.
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Aug 20, 2022 23:23:51 GMT -5
Coen Bros.’ True Grit was good.
I guess John Carpenter’s The Thing is technically a remake and that’s probably my favourite horror movie of all-time, so definitely that.
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Aug 20, 2022 23:57:25 GMT -5
A bunch of 80s remakes like The Thing, The Fly, The Blob, and Invaders From Mars.
Wizard of Gore from 2007 or 8 I thought was better than the 1970 original. I love the Suspiria remake, too.
The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, I loved the Rooney Mara/Daniel Craig movie. Haven't seen the originals with Noomi Rapace.
I like the English language remake Let Me In. Probably prefer Let The Right One in, but Let Me In is really good.
I loved the Andrew Garfield Spider-Man movies. It may have been too soon after Tobey Maguire's series, but I loved them. Andrew and Emma Stone had great chemistry, Andrew just felt right in the part to me. I like the Maguire movies a lot, but like, even when Amazing Spider-Man 2 was overstuffed and messy, it felt like the Spidey comics I read growing up in the 90s. *shrug*
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Post by karl100589 on Aug 21, 2022 1:07:31 GMT -5
David Cronenberg’s version of The Fly.
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Aug 21, 2022 1:17:56 GMT -5
The Italian Job (2003) I’ve always thought the original is overrated, the final twenty minutes is great fun but the rest is a chore. The 2003 film at least tried to do something different and as an overall experience, I think it’s better than the original.
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Post by ayumidah on Aug 21, 2022 1:25:31 GMT -5
Syfy's miniseries version of Alice in Wonderland in 2009 was fun. I still watch it from time to time.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Aug 21, 2022 2:30:42 GMT -5
Thundercats 2012 was great it's a shame CN basically murdered it by splitting it inot a half season and not advertising it coming back... and sticking it in a death slot...
Like all of the Masters of the Universe reboots have improved on the original.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Aug 21, 2022 6:22:10 GMT -5
Dredd, Bradley Cooper’s A Star Is Born and the 1996 Birdcage remake all rock. “Don’t look at me! I’m hideous!”
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Post by BorneAgain on Aug 21, 2022 6:30:52 GMT -5
The Planet of the Apes reboot not only managed to end up creating a very enjoyable dramatic trilogy, it basically rescued the brand after the dumpster fire that was the 2001 Tim Burton Film.
Speaking of Tim Burton, I don't hate his version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I don't really like it that much either, but as someone who thinks Gene Wilder largely carried the 1971 movie, the 2005 film is one I can see as having some merit and I can say that I prefer the Charlie in the latter.
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Post by chrom on Aug 21, 2022 6:38:42 GMT -5
Thundercats 2012 was great it's a shame CN basically murdered it by splitting it inot a half season and not advertising it coming back... and sticking it in a death slot... Like all of the Masters of the Universe reboots have improved on the original. It was a great show and got screwed by the network which became the norm for CN starting around that period.
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Post by HMARK Center on Aug 21, 2022 9:20:02 GMT -5
Syfy's miniseries version of Alice in Wonderland in 2009 was fun. I still watch it from time to time. Tin Man? Damn, that one had such a fun concept and intriguing beginning, but it did feel like as it went along either the writers lost the plot or the network/producers started meddling a lot. And yeah, you can put a whole lot of 80s remakes of 50s horror films in here, and lots of 00s-20s reboots of 80s cartoon shows. Their earlier versions tended to be done on the cheap or just to rush out a promotional product to sell merchandise with, and while not every reboot avoided the latter they were often given the room to escape the former and put out something with a lot more effort and love behind it. And good calls on The Italian Job and True Grit…especially True Grit, the original kinda sucks, like a lot of later Wayne stuff.
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Post by Bo Rida on Aug 21, 2022 9:40:19 GMT -5
The 1941 Maltese Falcon.
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Post by Burst on Aug 21, 2022 10:00:40 GMT -5
It's more or less been said in this thread, and remake/reboot is kind of poor phrasing for a franchise like Transformers that does something new every few years, but I feel like when people wax nostalgic about G1, they're waxing nostalgic about the ideals of G1 that have been built upon in subsequent years, because while the original series has its share of standout moments, don't get me wrong... it's really... not that great, especially when you've gotten used to more modern arc-driven animation or just the characterizations and Transformers lore that have been built upon over the years.
At least for me, it's going to be hard to top Animated for the TV shows and to top James Roberts' run on the IDW comics for just Transformers storytelling as a whole.
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