 John the OFM  | 05 Jul 2026 3:37 p.m. PST |
Because they are PERFECT! The Princess Bride The Godfather The Music Man |
 Herkybird | 05 Jul 2026 3:40 p.m. PST |
Starman
The Last Starfighter
Dredd (The Carl Urban one) |
| Titchmonster | 05 Jul 2026 4:11 p.m. PST |
Bridge too far
Zulu
Lord of the rings |
| robert piepenbrink | 05 Jul 2026 4:27 p.m. PST |
The Wind and the Lion
The Lion in Winter (O'Toole/Hepburn)
Casablanca
The Maltese Falcon (Bogart)
The Third Man
The Scarlet Pimpernel (Howard/Oberon)
Captain Blood
Raiders of the Lost Ark Parentheses indicate someone already remade the movie--or that the classic verson was a remake. I think it was Roger Ebert who said that you can remake a movie until you get it right--and then you're supposed to stop. |
| John the OFM | 05 Jul 2026 4:32 p.m. PST |
"Ah, Mrs Perdicaris. My Christian name." |
| Grattan54 | 05 Jul 2026 5:39 p.m. PST |
Kelly's Heroes
The Great Escape |
| Frederick | 05 Jul 2026 5:45 p.m. PST |
The African Queen And maybe The Rock Plus all the ones named above |
| John the OFM | 05 Jul 2026 5:53 p.m. PST |
The Man Who Would Be King |
| doc mcb | 05 Jul 2026 6:02 p.m. PST |
2003 ALAMO Thornton's Crockett is superb. |
| Greylegion | 05 Jul 2026 6:44 p.m. PST |
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| AGamer | 05 Jul 2026 7:24 p.m. PST |
Casablanca
2003 Alamo – Agree on Thornton's Performance
The Longest Day
The Last of the Mohicans – Daniel Day Lewis |
| BillyNM | 05 Jul 2026 10:38 p.m. PST |
I'll add The Third Man and The Draughtman's Contract to the list.
The Music Man? Never even heard of it let alone seen it. |
| Perris0707 | 05 Jul 2026 10:40 p.m. PST |
Beau Geste. The Gary Cooper version. |
| Martin Rapier | 05 Jul 2026 10:58 p.m. PST |
Pretty well, all of them. Most remakes are dreadful. |
