HenryKrinkle Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I cannot understand why the Hollywood machine needs to keep remaking films - expecially when the originals aren't that old...I suppose it's just lack of creativity/originality. Anyway, today I found out that they are remaking Scarface......NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! WHY??????????? Can anyone name a film remake that was as good/better than the original....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hucknall Ram Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Lord of the rings? or was that a TV series many years ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsilks Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I cannot understand why the Hollywood machine needs to keep remaking films - expecially when the originals aren't that old...I suppose it's just lack of creativity/originality. Anyway, today I found out that they are remaking Scarface......NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! WHY??????????? Can anyone name a film remake that was as good/better than the original....? Which Scarface are you talking about? The most popular version was the 1980's classic with Al Pacino which itself was a remake of the original 1932 version. Quite an irony really if you refer to the remake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangerous Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I thought Cape fears remake was better than the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryKrinkle Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Lord of the rings? or was that a TV series many years ago? I think that was a cartoon? I'm thinking more along the lines of Karate Kid, I spit on your Grave, Last House on the Left, Bad Lieutenant, Italian Job, Footloose (?!), Alfie, Arthur, Assault on Precinct 13 and so on...just a few that have been done in the last few years. Just leave 'em alone for FFS!! I suppose they did go through that phase of remaking 50's B-Movies in the 80s - I most were pretty good - The Thing, The Fly etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsilks Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Some of my favourites include Casino Royale, The Fly, The Thing, The Departed, Cape Fear and of course, as I have already mentioned, Scarface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryKrinkle Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Which Scarface are you talking about? The most popular version was the 1980's classic with Al Pacino which itself was a remake of the original 1932 version. Quite an irony really if you refer to the remake. Oh yes...George Raft was it? I suppose I mean one's that are more fresh in recent memory - was the 80s really that long ago!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorksopRam Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I suppose it can be good in some ways, bringing a dated version into the 21st century and appealing to a larger audience, but it has been a bit overdone nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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