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10 Remakes That Improve on the Originals

"Remakes: the only things lower than sequels… Often created to exploit a brand, pushed by studios looking for safe bets where an audience is pre-sold. But for all the critical carping about regurgitating old ideas, if a remake is talent-driven then there's no reason it can't be great—rebuilding the idea for a different age, fuelled by the fears of a new generation. Citing ten remakes better than the movies they're based on, though—it's hard. Originally this list had rules: the films needed to be 'pure' remakes, rather than alternative adaptations of source material. Then I discovered The Thing from Another World was based on a novella, and remembered His Girl Friday was originally a play. So, in the tradition of Hollywood fair-dealing…"
—Nev Pierce, in 10 Bad Dates with De Niro: A Book of Alternative Movie Lists (2007), edited by Richard T. Kelly.
List in book titled "Even Better Than the Real Thing: 10 Remakes…" etc.
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The Departed (2006)
The Departed (2006)
2
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
3
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
4
Scarface (1983)
Scarface (1983)
5
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
7
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
8
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
9
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
10
His Girl Friday (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
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