Poltergeist remake

[Iron Mego]

I think remakes often get a bad rap and are unfairly labeled as something new...they're not. Not even by a long shot. If people knew their film history like I do, having worked with all this vintage film memorabilia for the last ten years they'd be amazed to find out some of their beloved "originals" were in fact remakes themselves. The 1939 Wizard of Oz for example was actually the THIRD version filmed! Our beloved Hammer films were nothing but color remakes of the classic Universal horror films of the 30's.
A lot of silent films were remade when sound came out. Some silent films were even remade two or more times DURING the silent era.
And as far as films being made for a quick buck...hey, that's why ALL movies are made. Even the classics.

Yup. They've been remaking movies since movies were invented. One of the first films ever made was a version of Frankenstein. And we know how many times that was redone!

[Nostalgiabuff]

My Jaws remake dream cast --------

Leslie Nielsen as Chief Brody

Rick Moranis as Hooper

Wilfrid Hyde-White as Quint

and Richard Kiel as Jaws

they are all dead Mike. would have been cool though, LOL

[Nostalgiabuff]

okay, Moranis is not dead, he's just retired

[Mikey]

I'm fine with remakes if they have something to artistically add.

Great examples of this is Ben Hur (1959) and The Ten Commandments (1956)

Although sometimes artistically added remakes are not necessarily good (see Burton's Willy Wonka and Planet of the Apes)

[mickeymoosemego]

I'm fine with remakes if they have something to artistically add.

Great examples of this is Ben Hur (1959) and The Ten Commandments (1956)

Although sometimes artistically added remakes are not necessarily good (see Burton's Willy Wonka and Planet of the Apes)

You may have listed the only 2 in the History of film making that are better.