Has anyone seen any that are really good?
Posted by Anna Sullivan (Member # 4010) on :
I think Baz Lehmann's Romeo & Juliet was a great deal better than the campy, black and white, silent original.
Posted by Stitchgroover (Member # 2895) on :
The recent Texas Chainsaw Massacre was far superior to the original.
Posted by Duckie Dale Winton (Member # 3419) on :
"The Ring" was superb - scared the bejeezus outta me! The original was also excellent.
Posted by SouthernKat (Member # 3239) on :
Hello,
Good topic! Yes, the remake of Texas Chainsaw Massacre was very good and an excellent "slasher" type film. They did well to heighten the tension instead of turn it into a gorefest.
"Father of the Bride" was a remake of an early 1950's movie with Spencer Tracy and Elizabeth Taylor which worked really well with Steve Martin and Diane Keaton.
Godzilla was actually better than I thought it would be since they managed to make use of Matthew Broderick's absent minded professor act.
SouthernKat
Posted by Obscurus Lupa (Member # 2700) on :
I agree about Godzilla. I actually liked it.
Hm, good remakes . . . Lord of the Rings? Might not count because it's the books rather than the old cartoon. Lemme think . . .
Really, I do know there are some; I'm just really blank-minded right now.
Posted by The Wizard (Member # 533) on :
Dawn of the Dead remake was good, the subtle (ha!) use of CGI on bodies getting dismembered worked well.
Has anyone seen the Dune mini-series? I like the original film, got the DVD recently.
![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
The original was also excellent.