Best remake of a classic Sci-Fi/Horror Movie

[General Zod]

Since the remake of the classic " The War of The Worlds" will be out in a few weeks, I thought I'd see what are some of your favorite remakes of other classic Sci-Fi/Horror films.


Peter Jackson's remake of " King Kong " will be out later in the year, and 2006 will have the release of the new "Superman."

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Planets of the Apes 2001 would be the WORST remake

:P

I chose The Thing as the best, because it so clearly and utterly is.

[sakabatou]

7. No... you're wrong

Godzilla '98 was the worst.

[Rabrrrrrr]

8. I never saw that one

I walked through the filming of it - the part at the Flatiron building - but never saw the movie. It looked really bad.

[sakabatou]

12. As a G-fan...

It was worse than Godzilla's Revenge...

[alphafemale]

16. There were parts of The Ape Planet remake that were deliciously...

enjoyable.

It could never match the delightful romp provided by an overwrought Heston in a loincloth...but it had its moments.

[Dave Reynolds]

2. I'm waiting for a remake

of "Night of the Lepus".

Giant killer BUNNIES!

[General Zod]

3. I saw that movie when I was around 10 years old.....

.... I had no idea it was going to be about giant rabbits.

That is one bad movie.

[Dave Reynolds]

5. The very worst,

even when I was a kid I thought it was funny.

[MidwestMomma]

4. Oh yeah...Night of the Lepus

Finally someone else who has seen that!

How about "The Killer Shrews"? Anyone ever seen that b-movie gem?

[Dave Reynolds]

6. Nope, never saw that one,

and I bet I could not find it at Blockbuster, either....

and then, there is the really outstanding

[MidwestMomma]

10. If your get B-Mania on cable they show it occasionally

I hadn't seen it since my childhood and then there is was on B-Mania one night.

I haven't see Frogs.

Maybe they should make Night of the Lepus meets Frogs :)

[alphafemale]

13. With DeForest Kelly! How'd it Miss?

:D

[giant_robot]

9. Definately "The Thing"

I loved the scene where the guys were chained together and Kurt Russell was testing their blood by dipping a hot wire in it. Also the scene where a severed head sprouts crab-like legs and scurries away. Classic!

[Eyeball Kid]

20. My favorite quot from "The Thing":

"I know you gentlemen have been through a lot, but when you find the time, I'd rather not spend the rest of this winter TIED TO THIS FUCKING COUCH!"

[MidwestMomma]

11. I'm watching the original Village of the Damned right now...

Only seen the remake. So I'll have to vote after the viewing.

I didn't even know there was an original...

[CanuckAmok]

14. Of course, "The Thing". Are you kidding? It's one of the only examples...

...of a remake being far better than the original.


But...I also loved the remake of Dawn of the Dead, maybe even more than the original.

Maddox' review pretty much echoes my sentiments:

http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=dawn_rules

[The Animator]

15. It's been at least 20 years I'm waiting for a remake of...

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!!

[PittPoliSci]

17. what? no Solaris!? of course not!

:-)

[alphafemale]

18. Voted for "The Thing" but is it really a remake? Or just the same title?

And a rough concept?

[EstimatedProphet]

19. Battlestar Galactica 2005

[ikri]

21. There's such thing as a good remake?

Seriously, film producers and directors who can't come up with anything new should find a new profession instead of messing around with other people's work.

War of the worlds is a different case since pretty much every film version that's been made has simply moved the setting from Britain in the late 19th Century to the modern day. I don't see this latest version as being a remake, more a new adaptation of a classic book.