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Posted: 8/3/2020 4:51:26 PM EST

Can you name at least one?

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:52:02 PM EST

[#1]

Heat

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:52:07 PM EST

[#2]

True Grit.

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:52:52 PM EST

[#3]

Dawn of the Dead

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:52:56 PM EST

[#4]

1977 King Kong

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:52:58 PM EST

[#5]

Ghostbusters.

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:53:02 PM EST

[#6]

The Thing

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:53:22 PM EST

[#7]

Lord of the Rings (not sure if it counts as a remake, but they're better than the late 70's version.)

Casino Royale

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:53:31 PM EST

[#8]

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Ghostbusters.

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F*ck you...

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:53:42 PM EST

[#9]

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Ghostbusters.

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Please see yourself out, sir.

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:54:52 PM EST

[#10]

Apocalypse Now & Heart of Darkness

The ending of the Japanese remake of Unforgiven is better than the original, and more in keeping with Spaghetti/Kurosawa movie themes

Island of Dr. Moreau, now that I know the horrifying backstory of its production

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:54:56 PM EST

[#11]

True Grit

The Thing (82)

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:57:05 PM EST

[#12]

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1977 King Kong

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Peter Jackson King Kong better than ‘77 version

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:57:14 PM EST

[#13]

Jamanji

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:58:12 PM EST

[#14]

Bear Man from True Grit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rxm5e4EI_MA

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:58:19 PM EST

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It references the original movie, technically a sequel not a remake. I'll admit, it was much better than I expected though.

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:58:34 PM EST

[#16]

The remake of all 9 Star Wars will be awesome in the future!!

Posted: 8/3/2020 4:58:37 PM EST

[#17]

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The Thing

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Posted: 8/3/2020 4:58:57 PM EST

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Dawn of the Dead

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This.

Also

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:03:23 PM EST

[#19]

Cape Fear

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:06:03 PM EST

[#20]

Tron

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:10:06 PM EST

[#21]

True Grit

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:10:56 PM EST

[#22]

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The Thing

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Posted: 8/3/2020 5:11:40 PM EST

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The Thing

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Wasn’t that a prequel?

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:12:24 PM EST

[#24]

Man on Fire

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:13:29 PM EST

[#25]

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Can you name at least one?

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Total recall

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:13:30 PM EST

[#26]

Dredd

was much better than

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:13:48 PM EST

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True Grit.

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The Dude killed The Duke.

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:15:16 PM EST

[#28]

Gone in 60 seconds. The original was rough.

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:15:54 PM EST

[#29]

Airplane was an almost line-for-line remake of a movie called Zero Hour, but changed the tone to a comedy rather than disaster flick.

"Side-by-side" comparison: Zero Hour! (1957) Vs Airplane! (1980)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-v2BHNBVCs

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:17:06 PM EST

[#30]

3:10 to Yuma

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:17:40 PM EST

[#31]

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Wasn’t that a prequel?

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You're thinking of the prequel to the 1982 remake of the original 1951 movie.

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:21:05 PM EST

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You're thinking of the prequel to the 1982 remake of the original 1951 movie.

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I was thinking Of the 2011 Movie. I didn’t know about the 1951 movie

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:21:36 PM EST

[#33]

Red Dawn

Don't ban me, bro!

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:21:56 PM EST

[#34]

It

Original is a classic. But the remakes were 100 times more enjoyable for me

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:22:05 PM EST

[#35]

Ocean's 11

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:23:24 PM EST

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Absolutely

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:24:03 PM EST

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I approve

"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwvHt7Cdswk

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:24:16 PM EST

[#38]

Tin Cup....much better than Dead Solid Perfect.

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:25:06 PM EST

[#39]

Ben Hur.

No, not the 2016 film. The all-time great 1959 version was actually preceded by a 1925 silent version. Gotta be the best remake in the history of remakes.

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:25:45 PM EST

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True Grit.

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No need to hide. The remake was far better.

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:26:32 PM EST

[#41]

Robocop. Remake was a much more serious movie. The first is a classic and great in its own way, but the remake is better.

The Thing was better than the 1951 original.

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:28:10 PM EST

[#42]

As much as I hate Matt Damon...

The Bourne Identity

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:28:59 PM EST

[#43]

Scarface

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:29:21 PM EST

[#44]

They've already been mentioned, but The Thing and True Grit.
Also, The Fly and Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:29:21 PM EST

[#45]

Apocalypse Now

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:29:56 PM EST

[#46]

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Can you name at least one?

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if they remake the final countdown I am sure that would be a good remake with fa-18s

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:30:16 PM EST

[#47]

True Grit

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:31:01 PM EST

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Boomers will gnash their teeth, but definitely.

ETA damnit I meant to reply to the post saying “True Grit”

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:31:46 PM EST

[#49]

Posted: 8/3/2020 5:32:01 PM EST

[#50]

The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge from 1973/74

The Jungle Book

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