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Originally Posted by SOPi_Jawbreaker
Wow, with the exception of Freaky Friday, The Ring, and Ocean's Eleven, I didn't know all those other ones were remakes. I kinda wonder if maybe it's easier for a remake to do well if the original is not hugely well-known...like people aren't going in to the theater with the original burned into their minds...like they aren't mentally comparing the new lead actor's performance with the iconic original actor's performance.
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Yes, I was thinking the same, but did not say it because I did not want to lesser my argument. There are some really iconic movies that just can't be touched. I think Rocky Horror is one of them, along side Wizard of Oz, Rocky, Godfather, Gone with the Wind, etc. THE BIGGIES, I call them.
The original Scarface, Father of the Bride and Ocean's 11 were really successful. The latter two having Elizabeth Taylor and the rat-pack respectively. Those are def. some iconic people, and though the movies were great, they did not transcend to greatness, which helps. Secondly all three movies took a different spin, as most remakes try too. So, it really depends on if its a good script to start with and the change is good. Not necessarily the movie. ALSO, The Departed, The Ring, Three Men and a Baby, True Lies, and Twelve Monkeys were all remakes of foreign films, stories that were rather fresh to the american market.
If I chose cinema as opposed to theatre, I think I would of had a good thesis paper here!!!