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JB Smoove
04 Feb 10 21:52
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2 for me

The Taking of Pelham 123 - 70's original could never be bettered

The Heartbreak Kid - Neil Simon classic original murdered by Ben Stiller etc)

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By:
Mr Eboue
When: 04 Feb 10 21:54
Italian job.
By:
TiptheOdds
When: 04 Feb 10 21:54
A French movie called The Disappearance, remade in traditional trash Holywood style with American actors and a happy ending.

And of course Nikita.
By:
HRH The Lager Khan
When: 04 Feb 10 21:55
Spartacus
By:
punterfleecer
When: 04 Feb 10 22:01
the wicker man

at least nicholas cage got killed in the end
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:04
The heartbreak Kid, I have mentioned several times in the past on threads, excellent film, doubt its been on the tv in the last 10 years sadly, turned off the remake after 15 min, awful awful awful.
By:
brendanuk1
When: 04 Feb 10 22:05
saw The Omen was on the other night, flicked over and it was a remake??!!
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:05
definitely the peak of Charles Grodin's acting career, an absolute classic.
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:06
Grodin a totally underated actor
Completely outshone De Niro in Midnight Run
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:06
(the heartbreak kid ^)
By:
thelibertine
When: 04 Feb 10 22:07
Psycho. Other than it being in colour, the director did a scene by scene exact remake. If you are only doing that, what is the fecking point?
By:
DaveEdwards
When: 04 Feb 10 22:07
Mr Eboue bang on.

The Italian Job original is one of the classics. To use the name again should have been against the law imo.
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:08
Heartbreak Kid one of my fav films, your the first person on here thats even as much as heard of it when its bought up on threads.
By:
TELL DEL
When: 04 Feb 10 22:10
believe they are doing a remake of The Dam Busters, with any calssic film like that,
why do a remake (?) several times the original is still the best one.

2 remakes of King Kong, first one was awful, second one was ok, but still think original was best one.
By:
thelibertine
When: 04 Feb 10 22:11
The Ladykillers, an ego trip by Tom Hanks....Sir Alec Guinness he ain't!
By:
citroen999
When: 04 Feb 10 22:11
assault on precinct 13
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:12
someone will do Zulu one day

THE FOOLS !
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:12
yes, a forgotten gem the heartbreak kid, panglima. Definitely in my top 3 of all time.
By:
citroen999
When: 04 Feb 10 22:13
what about when they started making film versions of tv comedies?

most were fckin poor... rising damp etc
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:15
JB Smoove
The ending when he's married Cybil S, the look on his face, totally brilliant imo
By:
Mikael D'Haguenet
When: 04 Feb 10 22:15
panglima 04 Feb 23:06

Grodin a totally underated actor
Completely outshone De Niro in Midnight Run


agree partially. thought de niro was excellent too. in fact the whole cast were brilliant in midnight run.
By:
thelibertine
When: 04 Feb 10 22:15
Halloween.
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:16
"I was ten."
By:
Mikael D'Haguenet
When: 04 Feb 10 22:16
thelibertine 04 Feb 23:11

The Ladykillers, an ego trip by Tom Hanks....Sir Alec Guinness he ain't!


agree partially. more a coen brothers ego trip than hanks. i still quite enjoyed it tho.
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:17
Eddie Albert was superb as Cybil S's dad too. Think he died only recently.
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:19
Died aged 99 in 2005
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:22
the scene in the study where he's trying to buy lenny off, "you're looking at a rich brick wall!" pure class.
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:28
Actually I am quite pleased I have not seen it in such a long time I will enjoy it as much as the first time when I do get round to seeing it again.
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:34
i bought a copy on video years ago, must have watched it 40+ times (sad, I know..) last time was about a year ago. Genuine pleasure even after all those times. Fav scene is in the restaurant where breaks it off with Lila and loses it with the waiter ("No pecan pie!!??) but it's all excellent. Glad you are a fellow devotee.
By:
louie87
When: 04 Feb 10 22:35
no one said psycho yet?
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:36
Yep, nice to talk to someone with similar taste.
By:
panglima
When: 04 Feb 10 22:36
I bet you get the video out & watch it again within the week :D
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:48
yes, may have to watch it again soon, you're right. :)

Another film they should never have re-made is the Out of Towners, original with Jack Lemmon and Dandy Dennis was streets ahead of the remake with Stev Martin & Goldie Hawn.
By:
JB Smoove
When: 04 Feb 10 22:48
*Sandy
By:
JOCI Club
When: 04 Feb 10 22:50
Assault on Precinct 13

The Vanishing

The Ring (in fact, any of the Asian films remade in America).
By:
STUDYFORM
When: 04 Feb 10 22:52
War of the Worlds
The Time Machine
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Sleuth
By:
barry spannerface
When: 04 Feb 10 23:18
The Firm by Nick Love

Kept 3 or 4 scenes from Oldmans Becks and then changed the final one.
By:
Big Charlie
When: 04 Feb 10 23:30
Get Carter
By:
Sica Dan
When: 04 Feb 10 23:34
War of the worlds was a good shout, sadly Gene Barry died a few weeks ago aged 90
By:
positively4thsteet
When: 04 Feb 10 23:38
Bedazzled (nap)
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