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Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp
Naah, I'm just wary about "movie" remakes in general.
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Same here. Many years ago I saw that there was a remake of
High Noon. I love Tom Skerritt, but I just couldn't bring myself to watch it, even for free..
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I can't recall one remake that I ever liked.
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There was a TV remake of
Vanishing Point. It was one of Claude Akins' last roles. It gave the world Viggo Mortensen. It had a plot, which the original with Barry Newman didn't. That ruined it. The lack of plot was what made the original great.
Then there was a remake of
Gone in 60 Seconds. As soon as I read the plot I knew I would hate it, so I didn't bother. The whole plot of the original was to destroy as many cars as possible in 90 minutes. Homemade, bad acting, minimal plot line, no explosions at all. Just a 45-minute chase, put on by a car guy. The remake had to be a better movie in every respect, but it lost the cheesy charm that made the original a true classic. I bought the original on disc and was shocked and disappointed. Another of the hallmarks of the movie was the awful home-grown country soundtrack. The DVD has it replaced with a very nice jazz score, which pretty much ruins a major part of the flick. Oh well.