The American remake of the French movie "Taxi". The original film is an icon in France, is incredibly funny and got several sequels. When they made the American adaptation they have to do so many "politically correct" changes, gender swap and other compromises they ruined the movie turning into a flop that nobody watched.
Bad remakes stick out in your memory, a good remake can make people often forget the original. That is why it seems like they all suck, the ones that do collect in our memory.
What I really miss and it fits perfectly in this row of films: The Thing, The Fly and... Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I think the 1979 version by Philip Kaufman is absolutely superior!
I much preferred Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn than John Wayne , but then I much preferred Kim Darby over Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross (I`m not saying HS gave a bad performance - she didn't). Since the movie could be alternatly titled as 'The Revenge of Mattie Ross" , so central is her character to the story, people should notice the importance of the role and be less distracted by whoever is chewing up the scenary as Rooster Cogburn. So as controversial as it may be I think the original edges it , despite being handicapped by the ill judged presence of Glen Campbell.
Surprised the True Grit remake didn't get a bit more love. The original is pretty wonky, but the Coens took it and, well, Coen-ised it, but without making it into The Big Lebowski in the Wild West.
I honestly hope that there will NEVER EVER be a remake of Back To The Future. Its almost 30 years old, and, damn, it still holds up. It is one of the best cinema experiences one can have. And a remake would somehow destroy the spirit of this film.
ah, the recent 'thing' wasn't really a remake as much as a 'prequel'. It ends as the Kurt Russell version begins, and surprised me as being rather good despite me being very skeptical towards it.
I love Kermode, but his views on Solaris really are so wrong, it is truly one of the greatest sci-fi's (if not films) ever made. I have not even bothered myself with the remake - the original is purposely slow paced, it has a undeniable spirituality and vast depth.
Carhartt became pretty cool in the 90s as part of the trend towards outdoors-y brands in Hip Hop (see also Timberland and Helly Hansen). They've had shops in London for years. Mark wearing it 20 years after its fashionable peak seems about right.
I loved Soderbergh's Solaris but still haven't gotten around to Tarkovsky's Solaris. Gave it 20 minutes once and gave up. I have a Criterion version and everything, really need to sit myself down for that one.
Don't care about Scarface but the original of Cape Fear was infinitely better. Robert Mitchum as Max Cady was far more sinister. The real weakness, imo, of the remake however was Juliette Lewis who was far to worldly, dare I say mature, for the role of Danielle. Lori Martin was much better cast.
I'm surprised no one mentioned The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. There was nothing wrong wit the original but the Philip Kaufman version is just brilliant.
So, The Wicker Man is all your fault!! 🤪 I must agree with your comment on The Thing, John Carpenter's version is sublime, and I remember when it first came out, many of my friends didn't rate it, but now consider it a classic. Funny how that happens... 🤔
I'm surprised no-one mentioned 'Some Like it Hot', a rare example of Hollywood remaking a foreign film and getting it right (to my mind, the film is perfect).
Magnificent 7 better than the Seven Samurai? Man, that's an opinion you don't see to often. Also, while I enjoyed the Thomas Crown Affair remake, nobody is as cool as Steve McQueen. The orignal is way way better imo.
I'm sure someone must have mentioned it to Kermode, but why he didn't bother to highlight the 1995 remake of 'Sabrina' is an utter mystery to me. I remember sitting through it in the cinema dumbfounded that anyone- anyone at ALL- thought it would be a good idea. It's horrible and (though I've no hard evidence to support this) I think it was the reason that Julia Ormond's mainstream Hollywood career came to a dead stop... which, if true, was totally unfair; at least a dozen people associated with this execrable hash deserved to never work in Hollywood again...
I think the purpose of remakes is to remind us how good the originals are. Whenever I see a film based on another movie my immediate thought is: "how good is the original in comparison?" Obviously watching the remake first may alter the reaction to the original version but in most cases I realized that the reboot added no value, no new experience. This is why I'd differenciate between reboots and re-interpretatitons. The latter beeing Amercian Psycho to the 1998's reboot version of Psycho.
The Uninvited, the supposed re-make of A Tale Of Two Sisters was just a horrible travesty of the brilliant original Korean film. ( It's not to be confused with The Uninvited, the very entertaining old black and white movie with Ray Milland, and a lovely score).
top three, order irrelevant... the wicker man, the rock, con air (honourable mentions: face/off, national treasure, gone in 60 seconds, lord of war)... my life would be worse without them, simple ... (not the bees!)
Great show but how the hell was Scarface not mentioned!? The 1932 movie is good, but nothing special. We’re passing up Pacino’s incredible performance?!
The only good thing that came out of that silly Psycho remake is the re-recording of the soundtrack. Danny Elfman did a terrific job. There are so many re-recordings of the Bernard Herrmann soundtrack and they are all terrible. There is an original recording of the 1960 version but the recording is rather bad.
As everyone else, I agree on some views expressed in this video, and I disagree on some other ones. Nothing original here. But I feel the need to defend a film in particular. When I watched the Wicker Man remake, based on its reputation, I expected it to be one of the worst movies of all time, a film so bad it's good. Then… I was kind of disappointed. This film is not that bad, it is a rather average movie. I am not saying it is a masterpiece, but it is certainly better and more original than many horror movies (like, say, Oui Ja, Slender Man, I Know What You Did Last Summer, any Halloween or Friday 13th sequel, etc...) And the original movie is so weird (an horror film with folk songs, kind of hippies with open sexuality, Christopher Lee dressed as a woman…), it is far from easy to remake it and I think they did a relatively good job in this regard, even if the result is imperfect. I listen to critics who claimed that the movie is hilariously bad, but they seem to complain only about minor things that they obviously didn't understand. I didn't find the film funny at all, it is rather horrific and disturbing.
The Raid's impending remake strikes me as a case of an English-language remake which will erase much of what made the original brilliant- it's rooted in another culture, as is the martial art which is central to it. Take that away, and you'll just have standard martial-arts-by-numbers.
I can't believe anyone likes that Clooney abomination better than the original, "smarter and a little bit funnier?" What is he smoking and where can I get some...
The Departed was terrible, people who rate it over Infernal Affairs baffle me. Also, why are people still treating the Nick Cage Wickerman as a lamentable travesty instead of the spectacular failure it patently is.
Mark Kermode is responsible for The Wicker Man remake???
This changes everything.
What about the '78 Invasion of the Body Snatchers?
I don't think people realize that "Scarface" with Al Pacino was a remake!
True Grit, Cape Fear, Little Shop of Horrors, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Ocean's Eleven, Scarface
The American remake of the French movie "Taxi". The original film is an icon in France, is incredibly funny and got several sequels. When they made the American adaptation they have to do so many "politically correct" changes, gender swap and other compromises they ruined the movie turning into a flop that nobody watched.
The first fifteen minutes of 'Evil Dead II:Dead By Dawn' are essentially a remake of 'The Evil Dead' and it's a superior film in every regard.
I love the fact Kermode is behind one of the best comedies of all time "NOT THE BEES"
Bad remakes stick out in your memory, a good remake can make people often forget the original. That is why it seems like they all suck, the ones that do collect in our memory.
What I really miss and it fits perfectly in this row of films: The Thing, The Fly and... Invasion of the Body Snatchers. I think the 1979 version by Philip Kaufman is absolutely superior!
True Grit, directed by the Coen brothers, was leagues better than the original with John Wayne.
I much preferred Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn than John Wayne , but then I much preferred Kim Darby over Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross (I`m not saying HS gave a bad performance - she didn't). Since the movie could be alternatly titled as 'The Revenge of Mattie Ross" , so central is her character to the story, people should notice the importance of the role and be less distracted by whoever is chewing up the scenary as Rooster Cogburn. So as controversial as it may be I think the original edges it , despite being handicapped by the ill judged presence of Glen Campbell.
Surprised the True Grit remake didn't get a bit more love. The original is pretty wonky, but the Coens took it and, well, Coen-ised it, but without making it into The Big Lebowski in the Wild West.
This video is a remake, Mark Kermode as Taxi Driver. He tries to bump off Boris Johnson after this
Oceans 11, a great remake
I honestly hope that there will NEVER EVER be a remake of Back To The Future. Its almost 30 years old, and, damn, it still holds up. It is one of the best cinema experiences one can have. And a remake would somehow destroy the spirit of this film.
The 2011 version of The Thing is not a remake it's a prequel.
Surprised no one mentioned The Thomas Crown Affair
ah, the recent 'thing' wasn't really a remake as much as a 'prequel'. It ends as the Kurt Russell version begins, and surprised me as being rather good despite me being very skeptical towards it.
I love Kermode, but his views on Solaris really are so wrong, it is truly one of the greatest sci-fi's (if not films) ever made. I have not even bothered myself with the remake - the original is purposely slow paced, it has a undeniable spirituality and vast depth.
If you haven't bothered with the remake then you have no right whatsoever to have any say in how right or wrong Kermode is on it.
Carhartt became pretty cool in the 90s as part of the trend towards outdoors-y brands in Hip Hop (see also Timberland and Helly Hansen). They've had shops in London for years. Mark wearing it 20 years after its fashionable peak seems about right.
Peter Jacksons King Kong and Martin Scorcese's Cape Fear get no mention?
Yeah! I'm still mad that it won Best Pic, when Children of Men wasn't even nominated that year.
I loved Soderbergh's Solaris but still haven't gotten around to Tarkovsky's Solaris. Gave it 20 minutes once and gave up. I have a Criterion version and everything, really need to sit myself down for that one.
i love your impersonation Keanooooo! :)))
We had some good ones, 3:10 TO YUMA, TRUE GRIT, CAPE FEAR. But most of them are rubbish.
Cape Fear & Scarface were BRILLIANT remakes.
Don't care about Scarface but the original of Cape Fear was infinitely better. Robert Mitchum as Max Cady was far more sinister. The real weakness, imo, of the remake however was Juliette Lewis who was far to worldly, dare I say mature, for the role of Danielle. Lori Martin was much better cast.
But the movie pretty much follows all the exact same beats as the Carpenter movie.
It might as well be a remake, since it's just the first film again.
The Coen Brothers remake of 'The Ladykillers' , I mean really what were they thinking ???
Agreed. Also their remake of the Ladykillers wasn't amazing but was worth making I thought.
Pyscho was remade close to how hitch plan to make it and if he had made it that way, it would have failed.
I like it when he recants tales like at the end
No mention of 'Scarface'? The remake is certainly more widely known and more highly regarded than the original.
Mark Kermode.. you make my life.
I'm surprised no one mentioned The Invasion of the Body Snatchers. There was nothing wrong wit the original but the Philip Kaufman version is just brilliant.
So, The Wicker Man is all your fault!! 🤪 I must agree with your comment on The Thing, John Carpenter's version is sublime, and I remember when it first came out, many of my friends didn't rate it, but now consider it a classic. Funny how that happens... 🤔
I'm surprised no-one mentioned 'Some Like it Hot', a rare example of Hollywood remaking a foreign film and getting it right (to my mind, the film is perfect).
Magnificent 7 better than the Seven Samurai? Man, that's an opinion you don't see to often. Also, while I enjoyed the Thomas Crown Affair remake, nobody is as cool as Steve McQueen. The orignal is way way better imo.
I'm sure someone must have mentioned it to Kermode, but why he didn't bother to highlight the 1995 remake of 'Sabrina' is an utter mystery to me. I remember sitting through it in the cinema dumbfounded that anyone- anyone at ALL- thought it would be a good idea. It's horrible and (though I've no hard evidence to support this) I think it was the reason that Julia Ormond's mainstream Hollywood career came to a dead stop... which, if true, was totally unfair; at least a dozen people associated with this execrable hash deserved to never work in Hollywood again...
What about Willard?
What about The Magnificent Seven?
I think the purpose of remakes is to remind us how good the originals are. Whenever I see a film based on another movie my immediate thought is: "how good is the original in comparison?" Obviously watching the remake first may alter the reaction to the original version but in most cases I realized that the reboot added no value, no new experience. This is why I'd differenciate between reboots and re-interpretatitons. The latter beeing Amercian Psycho to the 1998's reboot version of Psycho.
You see I'd love to see Solaris but then again I love Natasha McElone
The Uninvited, the supposed re-make of A Tale Of Two Sisters was just a horrible travesty of the brilliant original Korean film. ( It's not to be confused with The Uninvited, the very entertaining old black and white movie with Ray Milland, and a lovely score).
3- 10 to Yuma original just on tv, was far more engaging/exciting than the remake IMHO.
What about Metropolis? The Japanese animated film? Its definitely not any worse than the original. Not better either, but just awesomely different.
What about Scarface?
Dawn of the Dead, simply awesome!
top three, order irrelevant... the wicker man, the rock, con air (honourable mentions: face/off, national treasure, gone in 60 seconds, lord of war)... my life would be worse without them, simple ... (not the bees!)
Great show but how the hell was Scarface not mentioned!? The 1932 movie is good, but nothing special. We’re passing up Pacino’s incredible performance?!
Am I the only one who despises the term "helmer" when referring to a director?
What about dawn of the dead!!?
The remake of Solaris is better??? WHAAAAAAA????
The only good thing that came out of that silly Psycho remake is the re-recording of the soundtrack. Danny Elfman did a terrific job. There are so many re-recordings of the Bernard Herrmann soundtrack and they are all terrible. There is an original recording of the 1960 version but the recording is rather bad.
Infernal Affairs is miles better than The Departed. Surprised not to hear a mention for Scarface though.
Sorry, disagree about 3.10 To Yuma, the original with Glenn Ford & Van Heflin is very good indeed.
Not in the same category with the original.
As everyone else, I agree on some views expressed in this video, and I disagree on some other ones. Nothing original here. But I feel the need to defend a film in particular. When I watched the Wicker Man remake, based on its reputation, I expected it to be one of the worst movies of all time, a film so bad it's good. Then… I was kind of disappointed. This film is not that bad, it is a rather average movie. I am not saying it is a masterpiece, but it is certainly better and more original than many horror movies (like, say, Oui Ja, Slender Man, I Know What You Did Last Summer, any Halloween or Friday 13th sequel, etc...) And the original movie is so weird (an horror film with folk songs, kind of hippies with open sexuality, Christopher Lee dressed as a woman…), it is far from easy to remake it and I think they did a relatively good job in this regard, even if the result is imperfect. I listen to critics who claimed that the movie is hilariously bad, but they seem to complain only about minor things that they obviously didn't understand. I didn't find the film funny at all, it is rather horrific and disturbing.
So The Wicker Man remake is entirely your fault?
The Magnificent Seven is a brilliant remake!
The Magnificent 7 and The Thomas Crown affair were both better then their originals.
Oof. I don't think The Departed is a bad remake by any means, but it's nowhere near as taut or surprising as Infernal Affairs.
Heehee! Same.
2011 Sam Beckett.
But, but, Mark's never wrong!
Halloween remake was actually not bad.
The Raid's impending remake strikes me as a case of an English-language remake which will erase much of what made the original brilliant- it's rooted in another culture, as is the martial art which is central to it. Take that away, and you'll just have standard martial-arts-by-numbers.
I can't believe anyone likes that Clooney abomination better than the original, "smarter and a little bit funnier?" What is he smoking and where can I get some...
ive got an idea. lets talk about movies we DONT like.
The Prisoner mini seires down by Amc. Oh god it's terrible!
Ahhh... So Kermode is to blame for the piss poor remake of The Wicker Man then.
Tut tut tut, shame on your Dr. K... shame on you.
the thing 1982
the departed
cannot comprehend why spike lee remade oldboy, not even ten years after it was made.
The Departed was terrible, people who rate it over Infernal Affairs baffle me.
Also, why are people still treating the Nick Cage Wickerman as a lamentable travesty instead of the spectacular failure it patently is.
Rubbish The Departed was a good film but Infernal Affairs was easly better.
Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!
The remake of John Carpinter's the Fog = The worst time i've ever had in the cinema. And i saw transformer 2.