tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686756265513466913.post3013823661280573880..comments2023-03-24T06:45:33.372-05:00Comments on The Voice at the Other End of the Line: re-makes suckkatie71483http://www.blogger.com/profile/01630112624048325284noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686756265513466913.post-25999910796761101292011-03-30T14:58:41.660-05:002011-03-30T14:58:41.660-05:00I'm a bit late to the party, but in terms of f...I'm a bit late to the party, but in terms of film remakes that are pretty good, I would nominate:<br /><br />1) The Departed, a remake of Infernal Affairs<br />2) John Carpenter's remake of The Thing. It's one of my favorite horror movies.<br />3) Invasion of the Body Snatchers - both the 1950s original and the 1978 remake are fantastic.<br />4) I've actually never seen it, but plenty of folks are shocked to find out that Al Pacino's Scarface is actually a remake.KJhttp://thepopcornprincess.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686756265513466913.post-43689970930964632152011-02-28T20:27:40.222-06:002011-02-28T20:27:40.222-06:00@C - You're right, Ocean's Eleven is a ter...@C - You're right, Ocean's Eleven is a terrific re-make :)<br /><br />@Jen - I found Jared's Friday the 13th re-make slightly more palatable than Jensen's My Bloody Valentine re-make. Of course, that's not saying a whole lot since both were terrible. I really wish my beloved Winchesters would get something worthy of their talent. (Especially Jensen, lol)katie71483https://www.blogger.com/profile/01630112624048325284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686756265513466913.post-88939252642516930972011-02-28T13:42:13.475-06:002011-02-28T13:42:13.475-06:00I feel like I saw a good remake once... yeah, I ca...I feel like I saw a good remake once... yeah, I can't think of anything.<br /><br />Over the weekend, I suffered through part of the new Friday the 13th again, and it is such a poor imitation of the original that it makes me sad for Jared Padalecki. (What is he Polish now? Loved the most recent meta episode of SPN.)Jenhttp://popculturecurmudgeon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686756265513466913.post-6875194841524976712011-02-28T03:00:56.352-06:002011-02-28T03:00:56.352-06:00Also, the remake of 12 Angry Men was very good.
O...Also, the remake of 12 Angry Men was very good.<br /><br />OK, I'm going to bed for real!elisamaza76https://www.blogger.com/profile/00391901675763660772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8686756265513466913.post-88200289306368495652011-02-28T02:53:06.805-06:002011-02-28T02:53:06.805-06:00Really should be sleeping, but ran across this on ...Really should be sleeping, but ran across this on the way to bed.<br /><br />First off, ditto on not loving Let Me In, and for very similar reasons. I don't remember having a particular problem with the boy, though I didn't love him. I just recently saw "The Road," which is a pale shadow of the book (one of the best things I've ever read, so much so that I'm teaching it this Spring). I wanted to smack him in the movie, but took that as something the movie had gotten right, as I wanted to smack The Boy in the book...<br /><br />On the Remakes That Don't Suck list, I'd put Ocean's Eleven. WIll have to think on it some more for others, though. And do not speak of the terrible travesty that was Bionic Woman - it had such potential and was wasted -- WASTED, I SAY! I don't even want to think about what a mess they're going to make of Wonder Woman. I only wish I had the will not to watch it.elisamaza76https://www.blogger.com/profile/00391901675763660772noreply@blogger.com