Concidering what I will eventually do, I have decided that...

I am no longer going to expect to hate a remake because it is a remake. :eek:

I aim to judge all things as fairly as possible, even though it is ultimately still my own opinion - I will study things carefully, and at the end of the day I will judge all remakes as individuals within themselves. True, they will be compared to their original counting parts to some extent, but they will in the end be rated as there own film.

Of course some remakes will be inferior to the original, and some may even be (in my opinion) just a crap film, period. But there will be times when they are better (I found the Chocolate Factory remake to be MILES better than the original).


The main problem we have is, that we all get used to things, and when something we love is scheduled for a remake, we feel somewhat offended - we "know" that the original is perfect as it is, anything else is bound to be rubbish!


But is that really so? I used to think so, but now I'm not so sure - even if something I really love ends up having a remake, I am going to view the remake as an alternative, whether I like or not will depend on the actual film.

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Originally Posted by MJN SEIFER

(I found the Chocolate Factory remake to be MILES better than the original).

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What!

I see what you're getting at, but honestly I just find them unnecessary. Especially after the horrible bastardization of The Wicker Man.

You're just now doing this? Didn't you mommy ever teach you to not judge a book by it's cover!

On that note, hello the new batman movies are infinitely better than many earlier ones xP

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Originally Posted by Aurey

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Originally Posted by MJN SEIFER

(I found the Chocolate Factory remake to be MILES better than the original).

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What!

I see what you're getting at, but honestly I just find them unnecessary. Especially after the horrible bastardization of The Wicker Man.

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I just found Tim's version closer to the book, and just a generally more enjoyable film for reason that will eventually be released in detail. I know some long term fans of the first version will dissagree - I personally didn't like the first version that much (I didn't hate it, I just didn't like it.) My opinion.

I haven't seen either version of The Wicker Man - so I can't comment there. However, I can see how they can be deemed as unnecessary at times - at the end of the day, what I really want to see is a new thing all together, but I have awoken to the fact that remakes can be good.

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Originally Posted by Freya

You're just now doing this? Didn't you mommy ever teach you to not judge a book by it's cover!

On that note, hello the new batman movies are infinitely better than many earlier ones xP

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I am late I realize, but I am following that rule now, yes. I thought; "I watch some TV show remakes... Some aren't that bad... I've never had a problem with cover songs, and they're technically "remakes"... There are some films I like that are remakes... Wait, why am I always bitching about them!?"

I still have yet to give the new Batman movies ago - infact the only Batman I ever saw was the really old series where it was all "Bang!" "Pow!" etc. :roll2 I'll check them out one day.

Also, there is a remake out now which I would like to see - even though I enjoyed its originial as a kid (even though this film has been remade several times and the orginal Disney version is technically a remake itself...)