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Original or remake?

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Which would you rather watch?
Original
50% [11]
Remake
9% [2]
Don't know
23% [5]
Don't care
18% [4]
Total Votes: 22

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  • The-Apostle
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:27 pm GMT

    Which kind of movie would you rather watch: An original or its remake?

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    Which kind of movie would you rather watch: An original or its remake?

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  • super_mario_128
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:30 pm GMT

    Most of the time, the original. Remakes tend to have the inherent error of being remakes of great films.

    EDIT: Holy ****, 20k posts. \o/

    Edited on Jul 31, 2010 10:31 pm GMT


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    Most of the time, the original. Remakes tend to have the inherent error of being remakes of great films.

    EDIT: Holy ****, 20k posts. \o/

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  • no_more_fayth
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:31 pm GMT

    originals.

    on rare cases, i like remakes.

    Dawn of the Dead is an example.



    originals.

    on rare cases, i like remakes.

    Dawn of the Dead is an example.

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  • 8-Bitterness
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:32 pm GMT
    if they were guaranteed to be just as good, the remakes of course...

    if they were guaranteed to be just as good, the remakes of course...
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  • The-Apostle
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:34 pm GMT

    Yeah, and when you want the original they're hard to find. I saw Children of the Corn on PSN but it was the remake. I could only find the remake on my three main places to legally download stuff (PSN, XBL and iTunes) in fact. To get CotC I had to go to Amazon. I was literally like, WTF?!

    Edited on Jul 31, 2010 10:35 pm GMT

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    Yeah, and when you want the original they're hard to find. I saw Children of the Corn on PSN but it was the remake. I could only find the remake on my three main places to legally download stuff (PSN, XBL and iTunes) in fact. To get CotC I had to go to Amazon. I was literally like, WTF?!

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  • dreDREb13
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:35 pm GMT
    super_mario_128 wrote:

    Most of the time, the original. Remakes tend to have the inherent error of being remakes of great films.

    EDIT: Holy ****, 20k posts. \o/

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    [QUOTE="super_mario_128"]

    Most of the time, the original. Remakes tend to have the inherent error of being remakes of great films.

    EDIT: Holy ****, 20k posts. \o/

    [/QUOTE]GIVE US ZEE PARTY! :x
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  • The-Apostle
     
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    no_more_fayth wrote:

    originals.

    on rare cases, i like remakes.

    Dawn of the Dead is an example.

    I preferred the House on Haunted Hill and Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes over the originals myself.

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    [QUOTE="no_more_fayth"]

    originals.

    on rare cases, i like remakes.

    Dawn of the Dead is an example.

    [/QUOTE]

    I preferred the House on Haunted Hill and Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes over the originals myself. :D

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  • mitu123
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:37 pm GMT

    Most remakes I saw are garbage so originals, I enjoy them more too.

    Most remakes I saw are garbage so originals, I enjoy them more too.

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  • no_more_fayth
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:37 pm GMT

    The-Apostle wrote:

    no_more_fayth wrote:

    originals.

    on rare cases, i like remakes.

    Dawn of the Dead is an example.

    I preferred the House on Haunted Hill and Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes over the originals myself.

    they were watchable.

    but the remake of The Haunting was terrible if you've seen it.



    [QUOTE="The-Apostle"]

    [QUOTE="no_more_fayth"]

    originals.

    on rare cases, i like remakes.

    Dawn of the Dead is an example.

    [/QUOTE]

    I preferred the House on Haunted Hill and Texas Chainsaw Massacre remakes over the originals myself. :D

    [/QUOTE]

    they were watchable. :P

    but the remake of The Haunting was terrible if you've seen it. :o

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  • MetroidPrimePwn
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:38 pm GMT

    Depends on the movie in question.

    I much prefer [REC] to Quarantine, and I definitely like Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho more than Gus Van Sant's remake.

    But at the same time, I much prefer David Cronenberg's The Fly to Kurt Neumann's.

    Depends on the movie in question.

    I much prefer [REC] to Quarantine, and I definitely like Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho more than Gus Van Sant's remake.

    But at the same time, I much prefer David Cronenberg's The Fly to Kurt Neumann's.

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  • chessmaster1989
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:39 pm GMT
    It depends on which movie. Often the original is better, but it is not uncommon for a remake to be better.

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    ninjas and saved OT. Thanks Chessmaster! (And Clint Eastwood ) - DJ-Lafleur
    That's all well and good in practice, but how does it work in theory?

    It depends on which movie. Often the original is better, but it is not uncommon for a remake to be better.
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  • The-Apostle
     
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    I also liked the original Shining over than the remake even though the remake was closer to the book. I guess I preferred the original because it was more graphic and it seemed creepier.

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    I also liked the original Shining over than the remake even though the remake was closer to the book. I guess I preferred the original because it was more graphic and it seemed creepier.
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  • Ultrabeatdown55
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:41 pm GMT

    Whichever one is known to be better...

    Whichever one is known to be better...

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  • Snipes_2
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:42 pm GMT
    Ultrabeatdown55 wrote:

    Whichever one is known to be better...


    Yeah, Same here. Whichever one is better.
    [QUOTE="Ultrabeatdown55"]

    Whichever one is known to be better...

    [/QUOTE] Yeah, Same here. Whichever one is better.
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  • fedora80
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 10:51 pm GMT
    Depends on which is better, because I think there may have been a couple remakes at some point in history that actually managed to somehow be better than the original, so... yeah......

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    Depends on which is better, because I think there may have been a couple remakes at some point in history that actually managed to somehow be better than the original, so... yeah......
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  • rockguy92
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 11:08 pm GMT
    Usually original.

    Usually original.
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  • MrGeezer
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 11:15 pm GMT

    super_mario_128 wrote:

    Most of the time, the original. Remakes tend to have the inherent error of being remakes of great films.

    EDIT: Holy ****, 20k posts. \o/

    This. And the inherent error being that they are usually artistically void. They're not done for artistic reasons, they're done to cash in on a great movie.

    Usually.

    I have no problem with the idea of a remake. There are a hell of a lot of movies with great ideas, but were ruined due to how those ideas were implemented. Those are the movies that SHOULD be getting remakes, not the movies which are classics and almost universally loved.

    If you're gonna re-do something, you'd generally expect the second attempt to be BETTER than the first, or else why bother? Why remake the classic movie which lived up to its potential? If the original was awesome, then the remake is probably going to be worse. Better to take something that DIDN'T live up to its potential, and then remake THAT.

    [QUOTE="super_mario_128"]

    Most of the time, the original. Remakes tend to have the inherent error of being remakes of great films.

    EDIT: Holy ****, 20k posts. \o/

    [/QUOTE]

    This. And the inherent error being that they are usually artistically void. They're not done for artistic reasons, they're done to cash in on a great movie.

    Usually.

    I have no problem with the idea of a remake. There are a hell of a lot of movies with great ideas, but were ruined due to how those ideas were implemented. Those are the movies that SHOULD be getting remakes, not the movies which are classics and almost universally loved.

    If you're gonna re-do something, you'd generally expect the second attempt to be BETTER than the first, or else why bother? Why remake the classic movie which lived up to its potential? If the original was awesome, then the remake is probably going to be worse. Better to take something that DIDN'T live up to its potential, and then remake THAT.

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  • LIONHEART-_-
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 11:44 pm GMT

    Where's the both option? 8)

    Where's the both option? 8)

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  • Revixe06
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 11:56 pm GMT

    no_more_fayth wrote:

    originals.

    on rare cases, i like remakes.

    Dawn of the Dead is an example.

    This.

    Edited on Jul 31, 2010 11:57 pm GMT

    [QUOTE="no_more_fayth"]

    originals.

    on rare cases, i like remakes.

    Dawn of the Dead is an example.

    [/QUOTE] This.

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  • Acemaster27
     
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    Jul 31, 2010 11:56 pm GMT
    depends on the movie
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    depends on the movie
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