Forums

We want to share an important update with our Betfair Community users.

Over the coming months, the Betfair Community platform will be winding down. The final active day for the platform will be December 21st. From December 22nd, users will no longer be able to access the platform.

Your discussions, insights, engagement, and, most importantly, feedback have helped shape the platform and guided innovation. Your feedback continues to be important to us, and we will continue to listen via our dedicated feedback channels, as well as through product testing and innovations.

To share your feedback and experience, visit: https://support.betfair.com/app/home

Welcome to Live View – Take the tour to learn more
Start Tour
There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
JB Smoove
04 Feb 10 21:52
Joined:
Date Joined: 01 Nov 08
| Topic/replies: 400 | Blogger: JB Smoove's blog
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)
Pause • Switch to Standard View unnecessary remakes of films
Show More
Loading...
Report Mr Eboue • February 4, 2010 9:54 PM GMT
Italian job.
Report TiptheOdds • February 4, 2010 9:54 PM GMT
A French movie called The Disappearance, remade in traditional trash Holywood style with American actors and a happy ending.

And of course Nikita.
Report HRH The Lager Khan • February 4, 2010 9:55 PM GMT
Spartacus
Report punterfleecer • February 4, 2010 10:01 PM GMT
the wicker man

at least nicholas cage got killed in the end
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:04 PM GMT
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.
Report brendanuk1 • February 4, 2010 10:05 PM GMT
saw The Omen was on the other night, flicked over and it was a remake??!!
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:05 PM GMT
definitely the peak of Charles Grodin's acting career, an absolute classic.
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:06 PM GMT
Grodin a totally underated actor
Completely outshone De Niro in Midnight Run
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:06 PM GMT
(the heartbreak kid ^)
Report thelibertine • February 4, 2010 10:07 PM GMT
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?
Report DaveEdwards • February 4, 2010 10:07 PM GMT
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.
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:08 PM GMT
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.
Report TELL DEL • February 4, 2010 10:10 PM GMT
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.
Report thelibertine • February 4, 2010 10:11 PM GMT
The Ladykillers, an ego trip by Tom Hanks....Sir Alec Guinness he ain't!
Report citroen999 • February 4, 2010 10:11 PM GMT
assault on precinct 13
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:12 PM GMT
someone will do Zulu one day

THE FOOLS !
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:12 PM GMT
yes, a forgotten gem the heartbreak kid, panglima. Definitely in my top 3 of all time.
Report citroen999 • February 4, 2010 10:13 PM GMT
what about when they started making film versions of tv comedies?

most were fckin poor... rising damp etc
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:15 PM GMT
JB Smoove
The ending when he's married Cybil S, the look on his face, totally brilliant imo
Report Mikael D'Haguenet • February 4, 2010 10:15 PM GMT
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.
Report thelibertine • February 4, 2010 10:15 PM GMT
Halloween.
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:16 PM GMT
"I was ten."
Report Mikael D'Haguenet • February 4, 2010 10:16 PM GMT
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.
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:17 PM GMT
Eddie Albert was superb as Cybil S's dad too. Think he died only recently.
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:19 PM GMT
Died aged 99 in 2005
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:22 PM GMT
the scene in the study where he's trying to buy lenny off, "you're looking at a rich brick wall!" pure class.
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:28 PM GMT
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.
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:34 PM GMT
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.
Report louie87 • February 4, 2010 10:35 PM GMT
no one said psycho yet?
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:36 PM GMT
Yep, nice to talk to someone with similar taste.
Report panglima • February 4, 2010 10:36 PM GMT
I bet you get the video out & watch it again within the week :D
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:48 PM GMT
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.
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 10:48 PM GMT
*Sandy
Report JOCI Club • February 4, 2010 10:50 PM GMT
Assault on Precinct 13

The Vanishing

The Ring (in fact, any of the Asian films remade in America).
Report STUDYFORM • February 4, 2010 10:52 PM GMT
War of the Worlds
The Time Machine
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Sleuth
Report barry spannerface • February 4, 2010 11:18 PM GMT
The Firm by Nick Love

Kept 3 or 4 scenes from Oldmans Becks and then changed the final one.
Report Big Charlie • February 4, 2010 11:30 PM GMT
Get Carter
Report Sica Dan • February 4, 2010 11:34 PM GMT
War of the worlds was a good shout, sadly Gene Barry died a few weeks ago aged 90
Report positively4thsteet • February 4, 2010 11:38 PM GMT
Bedazzled (nap)
Report JB Smoove • February 4, 2010 11:49 PM GMT
^yes!
Post Your Reply
<CTRL+Enter> to submit
Please login to post a reply.

Wonder

Instance ID: 13539
www.betfair.com