The Hollywood challenge
Can anyone please provide me with a Hollywood remake of a film that is better than the original please?

of the track record I can think of

El Mariachi is better than Desperados

Any Japanese horror movie has been better than the hollywood remake

Get Carter - genius versus abomination

The Italian Job - genius versus abomination

The only film that comes close is The Departed and thats still not quite as good as Infernal Affairs.

Just be interested to know if there are any good ones out there?
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:02, 4 replies)

Ocean's 11
I confess I haven't seen the Frank Sinatra original, but apparently the slick George Clooney version has the edge.

The Magnificent Seven is a pretty good remake (although in a Western setting) of the Seven Samurai, but I wouldn't rate it better.
(annexed, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:14, closed)

hmm, magnificent 7 is up there
but technically the original Oceans 11 was a hollywood ratpack film anyway wasn't it?
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 17 Jul 2008, 21:18, closed)

the limey
the stampo remake is so superior to the jack lemon film.

fact.
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Thu 17 Jul 2008, 23:48, closed)

Erm...
Man Hunter (old) - Red Dragon (New)
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 18 Jul 2008, 8:43, closed)