Has there ever been a remake that was better than the original film?

[New England]

Just venturing my opinion. I reserve the right to be wrong. Except about Dredd. I'm right about Dredd.

loved dredd.

when i figured out that the guy playing dredd was the dude from the rohirrim, my life changed.

[Tay Roc]

Freaky Friday

310 to yuma

13 assassins

[Jack Napier]

Eddie Murphy's Nutty Professor is better than the original one
the remade Last House on the Left beats the original one
King Kong from a little bit back beats the original and the other remake

[squealpiggy]

King Kong from a little bit back beats the original and the other remake

Nooooo. No. Surely you jest. Please say that you're joking.

[Jack Napier]

Nooooo. No. Surely you jest. Please say that you're joking.

no joke
was loving the creature/ape effects the new Kong
the modern age effects just made it look better
it's bloated as hell (length) and the new Driscoll sucks, but that's all
and it SHITS all over the one that's about oil

[New England]

Nooooo. No. Surely you jest. Please say that you're joking.

you know that fit blonde let lord bridges beat on it.

[ßringer]

Scorsese's adaptation of 'Cape Fear' was superior to the original, IMO. As was De Palma's version of 'Scarface.'

Others that spring to mind include Cronenberg's remake of 'The Fly', Mann's version of 'Heat' (originally a TV movie titled 'LA Takedown'), Scorsese's 'The Departed' ('Internal Affairs'), and Carpenter's remake of 'The Thing.'

[squealpiggy]

no joke
was loving the creature/ape effects the new Kong
the modern age effects just made it look better
it's bloated as hell (length) and the new Driscoll sucks, but that's all
and it SHITS all over the one that's about oil

The remake was a bloated and soulless imitation of a seminal original. It's like saying that the Star Wars special editions are better than the original theatrical releases because the Stormtroopers were riding on lizards.

you know that fit blonde let lord bridges beat on it.

The Dude abides.

[Jack Napier]

The remake was a bloated and soulless imitation of a seminal original. It's like saying that the Star Wars special editions are better than the original theatrical releases because the Stormtroopers were riding on lizards.

new Kong was cool, fuck the special editions Star Wars and the prequels

[squealpiggy]

new Kong was cool, fuck the special editions Star Wars and the prequels

New Kong was alright but it simply isn't in the same league as the 1930s original.