Barrel Scraping redefined

[BrianSnail]

Is there REALLY a need to remake Karate Kid?

wax on, wax off

[TheFaQQer]

Can think of a few


Ocean's 11
Postman Always Rings Twice
Payback
Ransom
The Thomas Crown Affair
War of the Worlds


(Though I did watch a few of the remakes before the originals)

WTF?

[AlfredJPruffock]

Maybe. Just maybe. It's a challenge.

1. Solaris. To my immense surprise, the remake starring George Clooney is a well-made adaptation. I know I'm supposed to go on about the much longer Russian original, and I can BS on cinema with the best of them, but TBH unless you're really interested in Tarkovsky, and if you only want to watch one version, this one is good. Clooney acted a good understated job here, that's why it bombed at the box-office: he didn't play the big star that his fans wanted.

2. The 39 Steps. The modern remake is closer to Buchan's novel, if that's what you want.

3. Um, let me think a bit....

Solaris - an excellent choice, if I may say so.

I read Lem's book back around 1980 then several years later saw Takovsky's version which is a hard act to follow.

That said I recently (over Xmas) saw Clooneys version and to my su'prise he did the movie justice and addec some original intriguing insights as to the nature of Solaris itself - well worth seeing.

[Platypus]

Solaris - well worth seeing.

I'm afraid I can't agree that the film is well worth seeing. Sorry