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I just saw a commercial on TV for a "new" movie and I cant believe it. They have actually remade "Ben-Hur" again ! The 1959 version is a true classic and won like 15 Oscars, why on earth would they choose to redo that one? It was so good. Crazy. Whats next? A remake of "The Godfather"?
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If I remember right a stunt man died in the chariot race and they left the footage in the movie.
this movie is a classic but at 1959 it is one of the older remakes what gets me is how soon some were remade -
IIRC there is one movie that was remade and is either going to be remade again or is in the process of being remade again.Comment
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king kong was remade twice. Original was 1933, first remake was 1976, second remake was 2005.Magnepan 1.6 QR Loudspeakers, Amherst A-2000 MOSFET 150 WPC Amp, Conrad Johnson PV-10A Modded Tube Line & Phono Stage, Electrocompaniet MC II Class A Head Amp, Audio Technica AT-OC9XML Cart (Stereo) , Graham Engineering 2.2 Tonearm (Stereo) , VPI Aries-1 Turntable (Stereo) , VPI Clamp, Denon DL-102 Cart, (Mono) , Luxman Tonearm (Mono) , Kenwood KD-500 Turntable (Mono) , Michell Clamp, Marantz 20B Analog FM Tuner, Pioneer SACD, Onkyo DX-6800 CD Transport, DIY 24B/192K DAC, Sennheiser HD-650 Headphones, Headroom Max Balanced Headphone Amp, DIY Silver InterconnectsComment
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I saw the Ben Hur trailer, too and it made me cringe. Unknown actors and CGI.
But some remakes have been good.
I thought the second King Kong with Jessica Lange was pretty good, the third so-so.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers - original classic 1956 and the pretty good remake in 1978. -
As far as King Kong goes, I like the original best, then the 2005 version, then the 1976 version. The ape in the '76 version was lame.
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I forgot about that one. Obviously silent, ANY silent movie is ripe for remake in the sound era, no matter how good. Another good reason is much better special effects or color or widescreen format. But the 1959 Ben-Hur was in ultra wide screen, color, sound, and had great visual
effects and sets. EPIC.
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About the only movie remake that to me actually was better than the original was 'The Thing'Chris
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Well they remade PLANET OF THE APES, so I guess they will remake anything with Charlton Heston in it.Magnepan 1.6 QR Loudspeakers, Amherst A-2000 MOSFET 150 WPC Amp, Conrad Johnson PV-10A Modded Tube Line & Phono Stage, Electrocompaniet MC II Class A Head Amp, Audio Technica AT-OC9XML Cart (Stereo) , Graham Engineering 2.2 Tonearm (Stereo) , VPI Aries-1 Turntable (Stereo) , VPI Clamp, Denon DL-102 Cart, (Mono) , Luxman Tonearm (Mono) , Kenwood KD-500 Turntable (Mono) , Michell Clamp, Marantz 20B Analog FM Tuner, Pioneer SACD, Onkyo DX-6800 CD Transport, DIY 24B/192K DAC, Sennheiser HD-650 Headphones, Headroom Max Balanced Headphone Amp, DIY Silver InterconnectsComment
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I was in third grade when the 1959 Ben Hur came to the theaters. It was advertised like mad in my Classics Illustrated comic books. I drooled over it but I don't think my parents took me to see t at the time,
Why remake it? I think Hollywood is out of ideas. Just saw Jason Bourne latest. There are virtually no lines for Mat Damon. Plenty of action but the same old story line from the previous films. Got us out of the apt for a couple of hours.Turntable: TW Acustic TT with Ref motor & controller; Tri-Planar Arm; Transfiguration Proteus Cartridge (repaired and re-tipped by AnaMightySound), Massif Record Weight, PS Audio Stellar Phono Preamp; KLAudio Ultrasonic Record Cleaner.
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I'm sure the action sequences in the new Ben Hur will be awesome but really, has there ever been an actor before or since Heston with that amount of epic biblical gravitas? To make things worse they not only have to live up to Heston, they have to live up to Stephen Boyd's Masala which I dare say might be even more difficult.Comment
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I usually don't see remakes for that reason. It is easier to make a list of flops than successes. The remake of Total Recall, one of my favorite movies, was absolutely awful.
OTOH there have been some good remakes such as Nosferatu, Ocean's Eleven, Scarface and War of the Worlds.Myles B. Astor, PhD, Administrator
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I think movies of great importance should be remade My only question is when will they remake PORKIES this was the highest grossing Canadian Movie for many years if not decades who says Canada does not have culture.
Who cares about a man in a monkey suit bring on the culture.Comment
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