A remake is a movie based primarily on an earlier work.
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Why has no movie version of I Am Legend dared to keep the original ending?
The original book that led to the movies Last Man On Earth, The Omega Man and I Am Legend (and have I missed any?) has a somewhat pessimistic ending (Richard Matheson's great I Am Legend). I know that ...
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Why are there a lot of Hollywood-remakes of successful non-US-movies?
The question-title is my question, but some examples:
Seven samurai vs. The Magnificent Seven
Nightwatch vs. Nightwatch
Taxi vs. New York Taxi
The Ring vs. The Ring
Open Your Eyes vs. Vanilla Sky
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Why did Terry Gilliam include Jeffrey as a character in Twelve Monkeys?
The movie La jetée has already the story of 12 Monkeys, including also key-settings like the airport and the mall. But there is one big difference in 12 Monkeys to the older movie: Terry Gilliams ...
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Diction in original vs remake of True Grit
The diction in the 2010 production of True Grit is much different than that of the 1969 True Grit.
Why did the Coen brothers decide to follow the diction of the original novel so closely? Did folks ...
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Were there any Russian or Soviet moviemakers who were widely imitated by Western ones?
It's well known that many Western moviemakers respect and love foreign moviemakers and liberally borrow/steal/copy/homage ideas and scenes.
Anything from Tarantino and Wuxia movies, to Lucas and ...
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Why did they change the location of Akira in the remake?
As described on IMDB site, the Akira remake:
Set in New-Manhattan a city rebuilt with Japanese money, the story focuses on two biker friends. Further plot is not known at this time.
My issue is ...
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Was Zero Effect an early attempt to do a modern Sherlock Holmes?
As far as I can remember (it's hard to check since I don't think there has ever been a region 2 DVD) the fantastic but under appreciated movie Zero Effect featured a somewhat reclusive private eye ...
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Did the original Fantomas movies also include a lot of gadgets like the movies from the 60s?
In my childhood I liked the Fantomas-movies from the 60s (1, 2, 3) with Louis de Funès as inspector Juve. I can see they are remakes of much older Fantomas-movies from 1913, 1932 and 1947.
I liked ...
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Why was the Clash of the Titans remake so radically different from the original?
The remake of The Clash of the Titans is radically different from the original, but does keep a couple of elements the same. Why did Louis Leterrier decide to have the remake be so radically ...
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3 scenes from Total Recall: The Original vs. The remake
I've heard from several sources that the Total Recall remake is "humiliatingly bad." This may or may not be true, but no matter what, I have no intention of spending close to 3 hours to watch it. I ...
