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> Some remakes are better (Wizard of Oz, Ben Hur) I'll have to disagree :). The only remake that was better to the original is John Carpenter's "The Thing".
by findalex 4y ago
> Some remakes are better (Wizard of Oz, Ben Hur)
I'll have to disagree :). The only remake that was better to the original is John Carpenter's "The Thing".
- mrob 4y agoWhich are your favorite versions of The Wizard of Oz and Ben Hur? I've only seen the famous versions (1939 and 1959 respectively), which are both remakes.
- findalex 4y agoThanks for the correction - I was in fact talking about those two versions. I’m glad no one was putting the most recent Ben Hur dumpster fire over the classic.
- gertrunde 4y ago"Man on Fire"? (The 1987 original is rarely seen).
- croes 4y agoScarface?
- WalterBright 4y agoYeah, that remake was better!
- WalterBright 4y agoYou haven't seen the silent Wizard of Oz. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016544 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016544 or the 1929 Ben Hur. Yes, the sea battle and chariot race in the 1929 version were great, but the rest needed a remake. The remakes after the 1959 version were all "what were they thinking" pointless. Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" remake was much better than the earlier animated version. Jackson's "Hobbit" trilogy was just unwatchable. It seems like after the huge success of LotR, everyone around Jackson said nothing but "yes sir, yes sir, three bags full sir!"
- macintux 4y ago> Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" remake was much better than the earlier animated version. It lacked the immortal “Where there’s a whip, there’s a way” marching song from the animated Return of the King, so that’s debatable.
- 5555624 4y ago"The Maltese Falcon" -- Huston's version, with Bogart, is much better than the pre-code 1931 version.