best remake ever?

[Danny]

what ,in your opinion is THE greatest remake ever, and im gonna be cool and say give a top 3, out of all the crap, what do you think really shine above the rest?, heres my favrouties. the kaufman remake of invasion of the bodysnatchers form the 70's(i think), great film then, great film now. The fly, the whole subtext about terminal illness really makes goldblumbs performance much more tragic. carpenters the thing, just simple action and sci fi with no interest of big budget crowds or tie in sequels or spin off shows, just a great stand alone movie. well those are mine, and it occurs to me there all sci-fi, wierd, and NO i aint sayin' magnificent seven cus seven samurai rocks!

[MissJacksonCA]

Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake was the tits but what movie with Donald Sutherland and Jeff Goldblum wasn't totally awesome? I also find another quality remake was (and i'm not sure if it counts) Mary Shelleys Frankenstein and Bram Stokers Dracula. Technically they were the first stories to be told in that way but the stories themselves they were based on had countless movies that were simply sub par. Keanu did of course ruin BSD but still... Anthony Hopkins more than made up for it. And if those dont count i'm going to say the Hills Have Eyes remakes rocked since the early ones were so primitive and just downright silly (does anyone remember the blind girl in part 2?). Worst remakes tho... Stepford Wives Exciting upcoming remakes...Invasion We need a remake of Phantasm!!!!!!!!!!!!

[suicide22]

Night Of The Living Dead 1990 Version Directed by Tom Savini.

[MinionZombie]

Carpenter's "The Thing", definitely. The original Invasion of the Body Snatchers is still my favourite out of those though ... lemme guess, someone was up late watching the 70's version t'other night on BBC1?

[suicide22]

I have this on DVD Invasion of the Body Snatcher late 70's version. It looks impressive for the time. this version that stars Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldbulm, Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Veronica Cartwright. This is the only time that Nimoy actually seems happy in a movie or television; from in between the last season of Star Trek getting cancelled and the first movie. This is all the time is been away from Will Shatner.

[LouCipherr]

Carpenter's "The Thing", definitely. I concur. Good call, MZ.

[DjfunkmasterG]

My list, and I don't wanna hear shiznit about #3. 1. J.C.'s The Thing 2. The Fly 3. Dawn of the Dead

[LouCipherr]

3. Dawn of the Dead The can of worms has officially been opened. How did I know that was coming, Dj?

[DjfunkmasterG]

At least I didn't make it #1. It's good but not that good. The Thing is way better, and of course The Fly is better too, but hey this is coming from a guy who would love to have one night in Paris.

[bassman]

1. Ben Hur 2. The Fly 3. The Thing I was also tempted to throw Scarface or Cape Fear in there...

[MinionZombie]

Ooooh ... Scarface - HELL YEAH. The Thing - that flick still sh*ts me up, the sense of isolation and fear that Carpenter created is just superb. The claustrophobia is immense...SUCH a good film. Ewww ... one night in Paris? One night in Paris means many nights in the doctor's clinic. Yaboo sucks to Yawn04, as per usual. And speaking of remakes and such, apparently there's a 'remake' (although judging by the story tidbit I heard it's a sequel, doi!) of Wall Street getting made called "Money Never Sleeps" or something, with Douglas back from the clink after being shafted at the end of the first movie - so it's a SEQUEL, not a remake, sheesh, stupid lady on E! Entertainment channel...

[capncnut]

It's gotta be The Thing. Which is being remade again sadly.

[LouCipherr]

It's gotta be The Thing. Which is being remade again sadly. NO FU*KING WAY, are you serious? Where did you hear this?? If this is the case, i've lost all respect for hollywood, period.

[capncnut]

Some guy on another forum I go to posted an article about the upcoming remakes of The Thing and Escape From New York. No-one's happy about this, believe me Lou. The Thing Remake Escape From New York Remake

[_liam_]

i totally agree with hellsings. 70s body snatchers, 80s fly & 80s thing were the best. scarface was also good, and i liked the magnificent seven, if that counts.