Top 5 Remakes of All Time

Top 5 Remakes of All Time
It's almost human nature to complain about remakes, but sometimes you need a second take to get it right. From shot-for-shot remakes to wildly different spins on familiar stories and everything in between, these are the 5 best remakes of all time.
The Picks
Shot-for-shot - Funny Games & Funny Games
Upgrade - LA Takedown & Heat
Same Story, Different Interpretation - Nosferatu & Nosferatu: The Vampyre
Same Premise, New Direction - The Thing From Another World & The Thing
Just the Seed of the Idea - La Jetee & 12 Monkeys
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[@Stetle]

John Carpenter's "The Thing" is my favorite remake, hands down.

[@johnhenson3875]

Easily my fav remake.

[@scottreinstein9586]

Sadly this is both a blessing and a curse! I agree with you that John Carpenter's The Thing is without a doubt one of the best remakes ever, if not best remake ever! Sadly Hollywood has become complacent and now relies on old TV shows and movies trying desperately to recapture what made the original so good and made them so much money! Sadly there have been way more failures in remakes and reboots than success! I truly wish Hollywood would get a clue and stop making all of these God awful remakes and reboots! We want to see something new not the same old stories told over and over again! With all the remakes and reboots I am starting to think that Hollywood is out of new ideas! Truly sad, I really used to enjoy going to the movies first with my Dad and later with my daughter. But the new movies that are really worth seeing are few and far between! I hate to be the one to break it to Hollywood but not every remake or reboot for that matter will be as good as John Carpenter's The Thing! Take a chance and try something new!

[@markmerzweiler909]

I think everyone would agree with that...just too obvious.

[@tiffsaver]

AGREED.

[@agfagaevart]

it was not a remake. they went back to the original story and did numerous versions of the script. the Hawks version does not feature a shape shifting alien like the original story and Carpenter's film...

[@ZeppelinBigFan]

La Jetée is one of the most incredible films I've ever seen. I still have no idea how you can make such a profound, emotionally devastating film using almost nothing but still photos and a voiceover. Only 30 minutes long, everyone should give it a chance.

[@whereami2477]

ZeppelinBigFan What's it about?

[@ZeppelinBigFan]

It's set after World War 3, and a bunch of scientists are performing time travel experiments on a prisoner. It's an unbelievably engaging watch, and the ending took my breath away.

[@whereami2477]

ZeppelinBigFan Sounds pretty interesting. I'll look out for it, thanks

[@whereami2477]

ZeppelinBigFan Is it in French?

[@ZeppelinBigFan]

Yes.

[@InsolentCrow]

John Carpenter's "The Thing" can never get enough praise!

[@ras6300]

Very glad you chose Nosferatu 1979, a masterpiece of a movie that is very overlooked. One of the best vampire movie and remake for that matter.

[@tommihommi1]

it says top 10 at 0:20

[@oliverfalco7060]

jajajaj its true

[@soylentcompany5235]

tommihommi1 Oh shit wuddap

[@ErrisSq]

Well spotted!

[@fjfeuankcnncne7663]

tommihommi1 sacrilegious.

[@thedevilsoffspring6575]

tommihommi1 I also noticed this

[@emigrant1510]

*Implying that the remake of The Wicker Man isn't the greatest accomplishment in cinematic history*

[@rae0993]

It was part of the opening images where he acknowledged everyone's complaints about remakes. The new Mummy movie was there too.

[@spinakker14]

Wait, what?

[@PatchGuilf]

Bees must have got in their eyes... 🤣

[@Khabaal87]

hmmm I enjoyed the remake much more than the original... (feel free to hate me now, I don't give a fuck xD) *HOW'D IT GET BURNED?!?!?!?!* kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKvVdaOga7Jkn8k

[@tehbonehead]

🤣🤣🤣

[@parrais]

'Airplane!' is a remake of 'Zero Hour!' (near shot-for-shot in places) while also being an amazing parody of the whole disaster movie genre.

[@robertzverina7181]

Had not occurred to me, and I think I agree, but it makes me wonder where the line is between remake and parody... 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@laustcawz2089]

Oddly, this was actually not the first disaster movie spoof. Four years earlier, there was "The Big Bus". I don't know that it had any specific connection to any previous film, however.

[@ianrobinson4200]

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers would make my list, I love the 1970s remake

[@ninjabobcat8959]

Ben-Hur (1959) is an example of a great remake. There were two made before that, one in 1907 and one in 1925. The 1959 one is x10 better than the other two.

[@foxybingo1112]

Ninja Bobcat And then the 2016 remake happened...

[@Traylorjim]

Can you really call these films "remakes," especially the 1925 & the 1959, when they are all based on the same novel? Aren't they new versions of the book as opposed to remakes of previous films? Is the 1939 The Hunchback of Notre Dame a remake of the Lon Chaney silent, or is it just a new adaptation of the book?

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

Re-adaptations of a pre-existing novel.

[@TheASMRReviewShow]

Moral of the story: A good remake must have some originality as to why it is being remade, regardless of how closely it is following the source film

[@gab_gallard]

I think is not about originality (although it surely helps), but about a purpose beyond mere profit. Haneke's remake on Funny Games is not original in the common sense of the word, but it is interesting because it has an interesting purpose, hence an interesting result.

[@TheASMRReviewShow]

Absolutely! There’s some kind of artistic intent involved in that remake, which is important. It doesn’t guarantee that the remake will be good, but it helps justify its existence

[@SlasherIncorporated]

I agree with that. The remake of Psycho proved that a scene-for-scene, shot-for-shot remake doesn't work and is pointless. People hated it.

[@danielgardecki1046]

SlasherIncorporated I didn't. Most of the films that I've seen from the 70's, 60's, 50's or earlier, I've watched because they had a remake. Films like 'Psycho' (1998) I liked, so I decided to go back and watch the original. Films prior to the 70's don't interest me otherwise, no matter how many people say there's some excellent films in those periods.

[@SlasherIncorporated]

Daniel Gardecki That's really sad...even though I'm kind of in the same boat, so I can't rag on you too much for it. I can go back a little further than you can, but not by much. Films prior to the 60's I generally cannot watch and have no interest in seeing. There have been some exceptions, but not too many. A lot of them I also did see because I saw the remake first and wanted to check out the original to compare and see how they both stack up to each other. Sometimes I wish it wasn't like that, though.

[@TheRealJahan]

I’m confused... is this a Top 10 or a Top 5? 0:20

[@TheChugg11]

blvckraikage I think it's the second part of a 'Top Ten' list.

[@billlisbon9538]

Or maybe they are counting five originals and the five remakes to make ten. ... probably not. They frequently make mistakes.

[@meaganwymbs4702]

they pasted the wrong title card into the video

[@tcorourke2007]

0:22 It is a "...tour of ALL the best remakes..." It's a top ten list, but there are only 5 remakes that qualify as the best.

[@lostindixie]

These guys are art majors, not engineers. Don't worry about the math.

[@robertbobert5365]

I'm thanking god you guys didn't even mention Charlie and the Chocolate Factory because there was literally no need for it at all

[@ebinrock]

I like Johnny Depp as an actor most of the time, but here's a movie where he totally annoys me.

[@jefflong1799]

Look up in the list, I said it before ya.. Absolutely agree.

[@dianamgallagher]

Same with Poltergeist, Red Dawn, True Grit, Carrie, Pet Semetary.... just don't....

[@CrookiNari]

I disagree. It was an attempt to be closer to the original source material than the 1971 film, which even though was partially written by Dahl himself deviates from the book in many ways.

[@wutangforeva4625]

@@dianamgallagher Sorry but the Coen brothers take on True Grit is objectively better. It captures the gritty dirty ways of rooster far better than the original. John Wayne was an awful choice he's too much of a goody 2 shoes type actor he just doesn't work

[@curiousworld7912]

Thank you for including "Nosferatu". Both Murnau's silent version and Herzog's 1979 update are beautiful in their differing styles, sharing not only source material, but a genuine uncanniness.

[@StruggleDraxProduction]

DREDD 2012 - now that's what you call a remake, when you hear the film flopped but got the budget back just by home video and streaming - that's says a lot.

[@NKA23]

Dredd wasn´t a remake of the Stallone movie, it was a second adaptation the source material, not just a remake of the first one. It is rather close to the comics (the source material) but has virtually NOTHING in common with the first adaptation. They didn´t even want to remake that shitty Sly movie, as it sucks damn hard.

[@StruggleDraxProduction]

oh, but it' still listed under "remake" category for some reason tho.

[@Lumibear.]

Drax The Destroyer - As a big child fan of the original 2000ad comic strip I was so ready to hate that movie based on the trailers, but not for the first time they did it no justice. It’s far from perfect but it’s very enjoyable, and a massive improvement on Stallone’s try (tho that’s not totally terrible neither) and visually, wow!

[@RedNebulaStudios]

I would certainly say it counts as a remake if The Thing does. Both are adaptations from an original source that go in vastly different directions, and Dredd was a great film.

[@pgoconn]

You could say that the Dredd (2012) was a remake of The Raid: Redemption (2011). Very much in line with the #3 choices (Same Story, Different Interpretation).

[@Fan-wj9mx]

"The Thing" is out of this world. I love it so much.

[@7awesomename]

You guys always put WAY more effort into your lists than others. Thank you.

[@Nick930]

Your intro says "Top 10 remakes" and there's only 5. Just a heads up.

[@ajanthony1356]

the title is 5. if you click without reading the title that's on you

[@kokmuntay6218]

@@ajanthony1356 I’m guessing cinefix changed it after reading this comment.

[@yogitagomes7388]

@@kokmuntay6218 He isn't referring to the title he's referring to the intro, 0:20 here this is what he's referring to.

[@yogitagomes7388]

@@ajanthony1356 He isn't referring to the title he's referring to the intro, 0:20 here this is what he's referring to.

[@SuperGetlife]

They should remake Hollywood.

[@Beforethecredits]

Disney is working on it... which isnt a good thing.

[@somerandomname3124]

And by remake we mean burn it, just burn it all down and rebuild.

[@chrisbrasel9049]

Agreed.

[@cha5]

That industry needs an enema. to misquote Jack Nicholson

[@114D]

#HarveyWeinstein

[@viktorstravinsky3109]

This list is the number one reason why cinefix will always be the best top ten channel: it’s because they choose obscure, underrated films for their picks rather just the typical, popular choice for a list. You guys are awesome and you should stay awesome!

[@crashburn3292]

Did this video just suggest that the remake of Psycho was good? Really?? Best remake, "The Thing" with Kurt Russell.

[@ebinrock]

Hitchcock has no equal in the suspense thriller genre.

[@MichaelCutts7]

I would count Casino Royale as a remake, and it’s easily my personal favorite

[@beatleszilla]

It's not so much a remake, as it is a reboot. The story is new but it reintroduces the character.

[@MichaelCutts7]

Eric Stephens But there was that American TV movie back in the 60s, and the comedy film making fun of the book, both also titled Casino Royale

[@KelsaRavenlock]

calling one a remake of the other would seem kind of like calling airplane a remake of Zero Hour

[@ZaZaTofuHumperdink]

Frank Conrad Never Say Never Again is not part of the official Bond series, it was made as a result of a legal battle over the rights of the Thunderball book.

[@cillboon]

I agree with the comment that Thunderball and Never Say Never Again are the same film. I believe at the time NSNA came out the comparison was quickly made in the media. Personally I prefer Thunderball. Not a difficult choice I would say.

[@anirudhashok9925]

When u trying to sleep as u have class tom but then u get a notification from cinefix nd u don't give a fuck abt sleep or class.

[@shyamwarrier9865]

Me too😂😂😂😂

[@comicbook325]

Anirudh Ashok or spelling mistakes

[@Joeofiowa]

You guys make the best movie lists by a SIGNIFICANT margin. I've discovered so many excellent movies thanks to y'all.

[@ianduncan3141]

Wish you gave The Bird Cage more then I fly by, I love that one

[@AramiGGs27]

Peter Jackson's King Kong (2005). I don't give a shit if people think it's too long. I adore that movie.

[@chrisbrasel9049]

Me too.

[@oldDNU]

I agree with most in saying it’s too long, but it’s still enjoyable. The T-Rex bungee fight is pretty damn hilarious.

[@nethanlock5008]

LOVE ITTTTT!!! Every scene is awesome (minus every one from the opening 50 minutes)

[@cha5]

I like it although my favorite will always be the 1933 original, Just one little gripe I have about Jackson's remake is that Kong manhandles Ann Darrow in such a way that every bone in her body would have been broken multiple times, In the 1933 original film Kong handled her delicately and carefully being she was his treasure and he loved her.

[@AramiGGs27]

cha5 BUT. You're forgetting the most important factor, which is the connection between the characters. It was practically non existent in the 1933 original, Ann was always scared of Kong, but in the 2005 version, it was so believable and emotional that you feel for both of them. It makes a huge difference and is a very important factor for the story.

[@Sinkinson_]

12 Angry men (1957) and 12 Angry men (1997) and 12 (2007) and 12 Citizens (2014) got worse over time, with each remake, the original is still gold

[@peterstangl8295]

i only saw the original about a year or so ago. It's incredible how well it holds up. Fantastic film.

[@cleetose]

Don't forget, the 1957 version is itself a remake of the 1954 teleplay.

[@drunkvegangal8089]

1995s "Abre Los Ojos" made 2001s "Vanilla Sky" one of the worst remakes of all time despite the female lead being the same woman...

[@drunkvegangal8089]

Wait! 1987s "Der Himmel über Berlin"/"Wings of Desire" vs 1998s "City of Angels". Holy Mackerel! What a pathetic re-make! Bah! Horrid! Everyone should watch the original...

[@SBeckerDTD]

Truth

[@ThatGuyNorm]

You blew my mind with Heat! Never knew that was a remake.

[@Lexi-zq9wg]

I'm so glad that I discovered this channel. I love you CineFix.

[@nicolascage4812]

I defenetly would've included Casino Royale but I respect your opinion

[@peterstangl8295]

i don't think that really counts as a remake.

[@tomgretzky]

Scarface too

[@kingofwakanda6899]

The Departed is probably my favorite remake of all time.

[@chrisbrasel9049]

My mom likes it because Leo is in it.

[@amstel5468]

King of Wakanda what's up King! Think our defense will turn things around in the second half??

[@jacobmaher7201]

King of Wakanda I assumed The Departed would be their #5

[@SierenH]

King of Wakanda remake of psycno sucked

[@ras6300]

King of Wakanda The Depahted

[@CinemaniacSeventy7]

Billy Wilder's comedy classic Some Like It Hot is a remake. The original is an early 1950s German film called Fanfaren der Liebe, which literally translate as Fanfare of Love.

[@Shahinulrs]

You guys are brilliant, analytical. A lot of hard work you have done to produce this. Hat's off!

[@SonyHawkman]

I love Kauffman's remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. It takes the small town aesthetic of the original and expands on it. It's normally forgotten but its really great and creepy too.

[@IcarusSuite]

Would have been cool to see The Fly and The Thing both share it.

[@cristianorafael4301]

Man, this channel is by far the best movie channel on KZbin.

[@raythulhu5143]

5:08 "Brat Pack original" Uh...how can a channel dedicated to cinema confuse the Rat Pack for the Brat Pack? Different decades, different genres, different everything.

[@erikchristopherkc]

The same channel that thinks the remake of Psycho was good: a shitty one

[@tomhassam9767]

Great list, though I'm disappointed Invasion of the Body Snatchers wasn't mentioned

[@fffUUUUUU]

Tom Hassam it was mentioned but not rated as top. A real shame for sure

[@HTHTucoTheRat]

3:08 Yes it was.

[@jakealter5504]

Tom Hassam I wish they included Night of the Living Dead from 1990

[@Teatime7771]

Tom Hassam No that remake sucked. The black and White original is more iconic.

[@al112v4]

I didn't saw Dredd.

[@ShiponPlaylists]

My fave remake was Ocean's Eleven. The style, the script and the cast were pitch perfect. Love Soderberg!

[@chrisbrasel9049]

Soderberg for life.

[@sada0101]

It is soo funny and charming a movie. No, i havent seen the original.

[@al112v4]

Yeah but nothing like true real-life pimps Rat Pack haha.

[@ShiponPlaylists]

Chris Brasel I loved Logan Lucky as well.

[@chrisbrasel9049]

One of my favorite underrated films of the year.

[@ChubbyChecker182]

I love Shawshank, but it is pretty much a 75% copy of Escape From Alcatraz

[@olliemad]

These Cinefix videos are such eye openers.

[@daviddispenser2434]

0:20 Top 10 best remakes of all time But there is only 5

[@KathyShaidle]

The original "The Thing..." is not all male. One argument in favour of the theory that Howard Hawks was the real director is the presence of witty, strong "Hawksian women."

[@RavenPryde]

Kathy Shaidle Agreed. I heard all male in regards to the original version of The Thing and i immediately thought “Wait... there were 2 women in that one.”

[@JacquelineMoleski]

And there's a LOT more to "His Girl Friday" than just a romance. Hildy doesn't simply choose to drop Ralph Bellamy (like every other girl in Hollywood) and take up with Cary Grant (who could blame her?) - Hildy chooses HER CAREER over a man! For my money, that makes it one of the strongest feminist films made (well, at least of films made prior to 1970), and it was made in 1940. Also, "The Front Page" *isn't* a screwball comedy. "His Girl Friday" is. "The Front Page' is a rather serious story about the same general plot as "His Girl Friday" - the escaped prisoner, condemned to die, but probably innocent. That is more or less a McGuffin in "His Girl Friday" - it's there so Hildy can realise she wants to remain a reporter and not settle down and marry. In "The Front Page" the male reporter gets involved in the prisoner's escape and tries to figure out if he's guilty or not.

[@zarinaa1135]

You guys are the amazing!!!!!!!!!! Keep the amazing work up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please some do some top ten videos for: 1) music scores 2) comedy characters 3) sequels 4) franchises 5) cameos 6) musicals 7) fourth wall breaks

[@praxcrown5]

Great list! I've always been partial to the 1987 remake of The Blob.

[@tomboz777]

Wait...top five or to ten Cinefix?!😏

[@jlavamesa]

Wow, your picks were pretty esoteric in my opinion. I really liked True Grit (Coen bros.) with Jeff and Matt - no disrespect to John Wayne, but the remake was better in every way except that it didn't have John Wayne himself. The sharp, no-contractions dialog (suggesting the story being told by a formal, adult Mattie) was hilariously done by Bridges and Damon, oh and the horse trader, too. Soderbergh's Ocean's Eleven has been mentioned, and I loved it, too. I love that y'all's expertise is so broadly informed, but it's sometimes a little out of my neighborhood, so to speak.

[@lasvegasloner4621]

That True Grit was a great remake and should be mentioned. I don't usually care if remakes are "better" than the original to not-- I don't usually look to art (which the world seems to have forgotten film is these days...) as a competition, and with film remakes it gets tricky because we're comparing two things from the same idea but they can't possibly be equal because of the time periods and other differences in abilities and resources. The formal Mattie really helps the film immensely, and I took it as less "adult" (though she is) and more showing a product of how people actually talked when focused on education of those days. It was near-religion. The horse trader-- fantastic. I also agree with the way they are so informed here, but at times (and it' gets heavier with other subject) they flex the academia beyond reason.

[@michaeledwards6683]

This is why I love Cinefix. Everything is done so... *artfully*

[@whinemax]

You guys are just great at what you do. I have never thought one of your lists to be wrong or supported by poor arguments; maybe I don't agree with it, but you always make your case. Well done to you guys.

[@Naruto_from_the_Naruto_show]

This thing just occurred to me, might be wildly wrong on this or sound a bit confusing but hear me out. No, a remake is not necessarily bad, however, what seems to be the problem here is that some of these films need to constatly remind us that they are remakes of beloved films and rely on riding too much on their original source material's back. What do I mean? Well, let's take Jurassic World, it feels that in order for you to enjoy the film you have to have seen the original, be a fan beforehand. While most of the best remakes try to make it interesting _by their own_ The Thing is seen such a good remake that most people don't even know about the original, why? Because it didn't try to appeal only for the fans, or go for the "remember that movie, remember how good it was? Let's try to do that again" but it added something new, so much so that one could enjoy both the original *and* the remake. Of course, don't take what I said as a rule, as with everything there are exceptions and also you might not think like I do, and that's fine too.

[@jasonschuler2256]

Jurassic World is a bad example because it's a sequel not a remake, but I see what you're saying.

[@Naruto_from_the_Naruto_show]

Jason Schuler Oh Yeah, sorry XD, couldn't think of any other example

[@AugustGallmeyer1998]

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) is one of my favorite films.

[@vb2388]

Herzog is God

[@duffthepsych]

This one was super fascinating. Thanks!

[@ms.rstake_1211]

Well I'm subscribing I've seen enough videos and I know this is an amazing channel.

[@gsk2214]

I don't know who Max Shank is, but Max *Schreck* is a fantastic vampire.

[@JayCCross]

I'm glad they referenced the David Niven/Marlon Brando caper comedy "Bedtime Story," that was remade as "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," with Michael Caine and Steve Martin... scene by scene, totally fairhful to the original!

[@citizengar]

Great video! Makes me think differently about remakes.

[@deadcelebrity]

Akira Kurasawa's 'Yojimbo' and its (originally unlicensed) remake 'A Fistful of Dollars. Same story, told essentially the same way, the only major change is the settings. During the Meiji reformation in Japan for 'Yojimbo' and the American 'Old West' for 'A Fistful of Dollars'.

[@tensaantares]

8:48 "It's the Lion King as a loose remake of the Hamlet story." More like, a not loosely rip off of Kimba The White Lion.

[@YakiOnigiriZoro]

Not a remake, more a ripoff

[@elphaba4674]

Get over it

[@Reach1335]

So obviously the ways it are different are the reason for its success. Better production value, better side characters, Jeremy Irons' voice etc.

[@DeadBunny69]

Disney's writers not only ripped off the story they were brazen about it and didn't even try to hide it. "So what should we name the new Kimba?" 🤔

[@plontoon642]

yikes this hasn't aged well. Hope y'all do some ACTUAL research next time

[@keyman6689]

You missed an opportunity to mention Airplane! (1980) as a hilarious remake of Zero Hour! (1957). Something I never knew until recently.

[@Henrique_Henriques]

What a Great list... It will keep me busy this month.

[@visualsofisa]

Holy crap so many movies I didn't know were a remake!

[@thebonesaw..4634]

Brad Pitt's character in "12 Monkeys" is one of my favorite performances of all time. I mean, everybody is great in that movie, but Pitt really sells it... I absolutely believed that he was certifiably nuts.

[@laustcawz2089]

Pitt's best performance... & the movie is pretty damn fantastic, anyway.

[@moretac]

No way man

[@bunnyborg]

For a "list" video, this was surprisingly good. It wasn't just listing the movies from worst best to best best (lol). It separated the genre and each choice was distinct. I actually learned something.

[@cirrustate8674]

This channel always does that. They don't just show you their choices, they walk you through an abbreviated version of their selection process and explain why they chose what they chose.

[@bennylofgren3208]

Cirrus Tate Yes, I _always_ learn something when I watch their videos. I love it when people who are passionate about their interest gets to express it.

[@ramirofacundobelmonte3234]

I love the channel!!! you're the best!. Just, please, add spanish subtitles for all of us who don't speak (or read) english so easily!

[@svarti]

Funny games mades a list from Cinefix for the first time. This is amazing.

[@lukess.s]

If Invasion of the Body Snatchers isn't on here, I shall be upset.

[@lukess.s]

I am upset.

[@McLarenMercedes]

@@lukess.s I always believed the 1978 remake was superior to the 1956 original. I don't count the 1993 and 2007 remakes at all. While the original Invasion of Body Snatchers actually is a poorly hidden allegory for the red scare (communist paranoia) of the 1950's and sort of a preachy tale what happens if you become "one of them" the 1978 one had better acting, better writing and an eerie atmosphere which enhanced the movie. There's a human element which is lacking in the original.

[@laustcawz2089]

@@McLarenMercedes Couldn't agree more. The '78 version is definitive. The collector's edition has some terrific extras.

[@Katt1721]

I always really liked William Dieterie's 1939 remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. While many things were similar, so much was added to it due to being filmed in the late 30s (the theme about justice for the oppressed especially, etc...). Its this remake that was the main inspiration for further adaptations of the story, including even the 1996 Disney film, not the original novel or the Lon Chaney film.

[@candice_ecidnac]

Wow, that's the first time I've ever heard anyone refer to Gus Van Sant's remake of Psycho in a positive light. Never thought that would happen.

[@ms.rstake_1211]

Well I'm subscribing I've seen enough videos to prove that this is an amazing video.

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Good choices. Although, I found "Infernal Affairs" to be my choice over the remake, "The Departed". Thanks for the info on "Twelve Monkeys", I didn't know about the original French version. Now, I wanna seek it out. EDIT: I just watched "La Jetee". It's amazing what Chris Marker did with still images. And the one moment of movement was perfect.

[@oldDNU]

While the video connects A Bug’s Life to Seven Samurai (which is apt to be sure), a more direct connection could be made with Three Amigos.

[@peterstangl8295]

sure but since the Three Amigos is basically a parody of The Magnificent 7 wich is a reimagining of Seven Samurai...

[@maskedcadaver]

One of my favorite remakes is James Mangold's "3:10 To Yuma." No one ever really talks about the movie, but it's one of my favorites. Near the end, when Ben (Russell Crowe) comes to an understanding with Dan (Christian Bale), and decides to help Dan make the deadline and be the father his son will be proud to look up to, always brings tears to my eyes. That's all I'll say. I wouldn't want to spoil the movie for anyone who hasn't seen it.

[@alanab9674]

Love The Thing. Stands up over time. Shows Carpemter's artistry and connection to us, the audience. Kudos.

[@springbloom5940]

The Goddamned THING! Ive had a recurring nightmare about the Thing, for 30 years running.

[@xgray2012]

#5...."You can remake something, if the original version isn't released with an English audio track!" #4..."You can remake something, if the original version is a short video that was released in the 1980's or an earlier time!" #3..."You can remake something, if the original version has lost its' luster after 30 years!" #2..."You can remake something, if it's refered as a 'Talkie'!" #1..."You can remake something, if it's an old movie that your only grandfather remembers!"

[@hellowchanYT]

So true! See The Departed.

[@kwcy92]

5:52 what was the music there? I've heard it many times and couldn't find the origin.

[@TheChugg11]

Thank you for showing Herzog's 'Nosferatu' some love!

[@LucasBradley]

Really? No mention of how Alien is a remake of the 50s B-movie It! The Terror From Beyond Space (to the point of being a shot-for-shot remake at a few points).

[@kingkeanu4651]

Lucas Bradley Because it's not officially acknowledged as such by anyone and I've never heard of the one you mentioned

[@Paulafan5]

It's not a remake, but may have had a few inspirations from that film. Honestly, I watched that film and didn't see much of a connection.

[@wk3820]

If they count stuff like that, they'd have to treat Avatar as a remake of Ferngully.

[@corydrumright5767]

“Man on Fire” starring Denzel Washington is absolutely incredible. Definitely should have been on the list, or at least mentioned.

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

Based on a novel

[@CrowFuu]

I got 2 honorable mentions. The remake of Evil Dead and the newest version of The Thing. Both were pretty good and entertaining.

[@nicolefiore5673]

The movie Gaslight (1944) with Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman won 2 Oscars and was a remake of another movie also called Gaslight made in 1940

[@harrywhitehead7814]

The Fly, The Blob and The Thing are all remakes of 50s horror movies that greatly improve on the original

[@rocketcon]

In some ways yes, but I still prefer the original Fly and Blob films. The remakes have superior effects and acting, but I think the originals do a better job in telling those stories. The original Fly is also more faithful to the book. I do prefer John Carpenter's Thing.

[@chrisbrasel9049]

And the thing is based on a short story by the way.

[@LucasBradley]

Alien is a remake as well.

[@NukeMarine]

In that case, The Thing was far more faithful to the original short story "Who Goes There?" Hell, I'd argue that many of these movies are less remakes and more reimagined adaptions.

[@jasonblalock4429]

+John Sullivan "Remake" might be going a bit too far. There's a little-seen 50s scifi written by Jerome Bixby called "It! The Terror From Beyond Space" about a mission to Mars which picks up an alien lifeform that kills off the crew. Dan O'Bannon later cited it as an *influence* on Alien, but the core premise - space monster eats crew - is really the only similarity. (Also, there'd already been ocean-bound variations on the same idea, going back to the 19th Century. The original Dracula had a very similar sequence with the Count onboard a ship to London, killing off its crew one-by-one.)

[@gloriousleader3203]

havent watched yet, if 310 to yuma isnt at least mentioned, ima riot. edit: yeah im rioting. cmon cinefix.

[@fredbyoutubing]

You're right, it should have been. Underrated western

[@Grnvolpe]

Never knew exactly why funny games was remade. Great job as always

[@Galadrian70]

Where are you guys when i sit in front of the tv, opening Netflix or Prime. I scroll and scroll endlessly to find something to watch. I finally give up. Then i come up on KZbin and have so many films to watch or rewatch because of you guys. Then ........the cycle starts all over again.

[@rpennington9]

"The Thing" should have been number one!!!

[@juliussw9153]

the order wasn't based on least to most good but instead how far it strayed from the original, and it's hard to beat terry gilliam remaking a narrated slideshow at that

[@NDStrider]

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. I do love the Swedish original but David Fincher's remake is excellent in it's own way.

[@MikeMike-jj8nd]

Great picks!!

[@izzojoseph2]

Awesome ~ it’s a top 5 but your title in the vid has Top 10!

[@ethanwood9124]

3:10 to Yuma 2007 one of the best remakes ever

[@Beforethecredits]

I didn't think Funny games would make the list (I'm happy it did) and you scared me when you showed "Let Me In," which is a terrible remake and I HATE the title change.

[@flaiman]

Before The Credits I agree it is overrated, but you do realize that is the actual translation of the original title...

[@Beforethecredits]

No it isn't, the original title is Låt den rätte komma in, which literally translates to Let the Right One In. A term that has its origins come from Vampire lore.

[@frostfang1]

I actually kind of liked it. Especially compared to a lot of foreign to American remakes. But then again I had a bit of time between each piece of media. I watched Let The Right One In first. Then Let Me In. Finally the book. And I plan to read the sequel if it's any good. I don't think I have rewatched or reread anything since I've first seen them though. And they are all kind of ringing around in my head so I can't remember all the differences. I bought Let Me In recently, so I probably will re-watch it and compare it to what I remember of the book. It's actually something I wouldn't mind another remake of with more of everyone's perspectives, especially the guy who takes care of Eli. (Name starts with an H I think?)

[@flaiman]

Before The Credits You're right, my bad. I always thought they just translate it properly for the remake. I had this memory because they did translate it Let me in in Spanish when the original came out. And I know it comes from vampires it is even a plot point during the film.

[@HelderMN]

Never saw the remake.

[@omargomez9594]

11.- The Fly (1986) 10.- Suspiria (2018) 9.- Planet of the Apes (2001) 8.- Ben-Hur (1959) 7.- Night of the Living Dead (1990) 6.- Let Me In (2010) 5.- The Thing (1982) 4.- True Grit (2010) 3.- A Fistful of Dollars (1964) 2.- 12 Monkeys (1995) 1.- Scarface (1983)

[@danielmashanic5738]

Great list!

[@greebo7857]

Abre los ojos and Vanilla sky. The Vanishing. The Thing (2011)

[@lavrentivs9891]

The Thing from 2011 is a prequel though, taking place just before John Carpenter's film.

[@0Dkiew4S]

The senseless remakes of Total Recall and Robocop were the pits.

[@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat]

I like the new Total Recall quite a bit.

[@0Dkiew4S]

@@Geronimo_Jehoshaphat: It did differ from the original but I preferred the plot and humour of the "Arnie Goes to Mars" 1990 version. They should have changed the name; shown more creativity. Kate Beckinsale deserved better!.

[@morbid1.]

Did you make already top 10 dialogs, because watching this "heat" scene reminds me there are tons of amazing dialogs/conversations in movies.

[@WAAAAAAAAAAAY]

Philip Kaufman's Invasion of the Bodysnatchers is my favourite remake ever. :)

[@MiKeDaBoMb321]

Uh oh guys, the title card after the intro says top 10 remakes! Hate to be that guy, but that's a pretty awesome editing mishap haha

[@Traylorjim]

Well, you could say that they gave us 5 teams of 2, or 10 films in all. . .

[@nikokaapa]

High Society to Philadelphia Story. I think it's more charming and way less dated.

[@drumraine6910]

Agreed, but the Philadelphia Story came first.

[@richardmorris8902]

Wow. Sukiyaki Western Django and The Good, The Bad, and The Weird getting mentions in one video? Nice to see them getting some love. I really enjoyed the craziness of both those films.

[@kenirwin9758]

It should have been a top ten, then maybe we get a few in there like Brewster's Millions, which few people even realize that there are versions other than the Richard Prior version (there's 12 others dating back as far as 1914), or Tom Hanks in The Man with One Red Shoe, a remake of Le Grand Blond Avec Une Chaussure Noire (The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe). And surely the 1982 Kiss Me Goodbye remake of the 1972 Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos (Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands) deserves at least a mention somewhere.