Movie Shout Outs - Favorite American Remake?-Respnses!
Sunday, June 20, 2010 at 12:00PM
Good Sunday Morning! It's Movie Shout Out Response time!
Yesterday's question was:
What is your favorite American remake of a film?
Knowing that many times people get grouchy about this subject, we have to applaud you all for rising to the occasion! Check out your responses below:
The Ring is a fantastic movie, greatly improving on the quite good original.
Jeremy D. Frens via MYMHM comment
The Grudge 2. Although the term "remake" is used in the loosest of senses here, I preferred Grudge 2 to Ju-On 2, so it will just have to count.
Alexandra H via Facebook
I think QT's remake of City on Fire was pretty good ;-)
here_comes_B via Twitter
Either THE DEPARTED or FISTFUL OF DOLLARS.
Alex Lyons via MYMHM Comment
"Insomnia", without question. I saw the original with Stellan Skaarsgard and it was awful - the insomnia played no part in the story, there was a useless love story, and Skaarsgard looked stoned more then tired. The remake (with Al Pacino) fixed all those problems and was infinitely better.
Michael B via Facebook
Funny Games.
@1901 via Twitter
Gotta go with True Lies."Have you ever killed anyone?"
"Yes, but they were all bad."
Tony B via email
I did enjoy Ladykillers. Does Funny Games count?
Michael F via Facebook
the only ones i can think of are bangkok dangerous and the ring. not very helpful
@aaapromoagent via Twitter
12 Monkeys, without a doubt.
Bryan S via Facebook
The only one that comes to mind right now is Steve Buscemi's 'Interview' (2007)
@shimoroka via Twitter
"The Departed" (2006) which is a remake of the Hong Kong action thriller "Infernal Affairs"
think my fave remake has to be the remake of 'Yojimbo', 'Fistful of Dollars' is ace
@Nebuchanezer via Twitter
The Ring.
Juan from MYMHM
Reader Comments (3)
i'm a day late, but "down and out in beverly hills" the remake of the french "boudu saved from drowning." :)
Jeebus Dorie.
I'm embarrassed to say that this week's question really surprised me with how many films I've liked and had NO IDEA they were remakes...
they're sneaky ones... :)