Some would say Godfather 2 was superior to 1, but it's splitting hairs as both are great.
I'm going with Terminator 2 being better than 1. Both were good, IMHO. DBT |-----Original Message----- |From: MoPo List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Phil |Edwards Cinema Arts |Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:12 PM |To: [email protected] |Subject: Re: [MOPO] CHALLENGE: a better remake ? | |Not sure about the time frame there, but I'd have to say David |Cronenberg's THE FLY remake was a far superior film than the original. | |Of course Cronenberg's film was - as is often the case with his films - |a serious film presented in the guise |of a "horror" film. | |The original, while a more faithful adaptation of it's original short |story source, has become something of a high camp B movie, particularly |it's closing, "Help me! Help me!" scene. To fully appreciate the 1950 |THE FLY, it really must be seen on the big screen to enjoy its various |visual merits (flyvision, for example). | |Cronenberg's film carries just as much dramatic punch in black and white |on a 10" TV. | |I can't imagine what a remake of THE OMEN can add, apart from more |graphic special effects. | |Hollywood, of course, eats itself every 20 or so years. | |Phil | | |Michael B wrote: | |> one of my favorite films is DIAL M FOR MURDER, 54 hitchcock. i refuse |> to watch remakes of brilliant films. I remember being on a plane, and |> the remake was shown. as being a member of this captive audience, i |> started watching it. it was so stupid, and so violent and so |> different, i took off my headset................. |> |> was there any remake in the past 20 years better than the original? |> |> |> |> michael |> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com |> |> |___________________________________________________________________ |> |> How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List |> |> Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |> |> In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L |> |> The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. |> | | Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com | |___________________________________________________________________ | How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List | | Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L | | The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
