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Has there ever been one that surpassed the original?

Cape Fear always came close for me, but just re-watched original and De Niro version doesn't come close.

Telly Savalas with hair, Gregory Peck immense and Psychotic Robert Mitchum with his trousers up to his tits (maybe and influence for Lee Barry Cattermole aka the pub watch cantona)
 


Has there ever been one that surpassed the original?

Cape Fear always came close for me, but just re-watched original and De Niro version doesn't come close.

Telly Savalas with hair, Gregory Peck immense and Psychotic Robert Mitchum with his trousers up to his tits (maybe and influence for Lee Barry Cattermole aka the pub watch cantona)

I hate remakes as a rule but

1982 The Thing
1983 Scarface
1986 The Fly
2006 Casino Royale
1986 Little Shop of Horrors
1941 Maltese Falcon
2013 Dredd
2010 True Grit
1980 Airplane
1995 Heat
1956 Man Who Knew Too Much
2002 Quiet American
1984 1984
 
The Thing
Ocean's 11
The Fly
I particularly like the original Cape Fear, thought Mitchum was outstanding. Also, the young girl was exactly that, not highly sexualised like the awful Juliette Lewis. And that was more chilling.
 
Excellent call on the thing chaps. Always forget that was a remake.
The Thing
Ocean's 11
The Fly
I particularly like the original Cape Fear, thought Mitchum was outstanding. Also, the young girl was exactly that, not highly sexualised like the awful Juliette Lewis. And that was more chilling.

Mitchum always plays a good Psychotic, Night of the hunter another personal favourite
 
1977 Sorcerer
The Thing is a definite. I'd also say Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978 Donald Sutherland version not the mid 90s travesty).

I was wavering over the 1978 Bodysnatchers. It is amazing, but it's such a close thing between that and the 50s original
1939 Wizard of Oz is also a remake as it goes
2004 Man on Fire
 
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I just recently saw some of the latest round of Godzilla remakes (Legendary Pictures Monsterverse versions), Godzilla (2014) and Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019).

Very good. True to the original Japanese ones but with modern big budget effects. Well worth watching.

Also Kong: Skull Island (2017) from the same series.

Next up from the same series is Godzilla vs Kong (2020). Can't wait!
Has there ever been one that surpassed the original?

Cape Fear always came close for me, but just re-watched original and De Niro version doesn't come close.

Telly Savalas with hair, Gregory Peck immense and Psychotic Robert Mitchum with his trousers up to his tits (maybe and influence for Lee Barry Cattermole aka the pub watch cantona)

I'll also nominate Twelve Monkeys, which is (pretty much) a remake of a French short arty film called La Jetée.
 
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