There is nothing new on this earth ......

Heya Lash! Oh, Yojimbo will come out on top vote-wise for sure! There are some amazing older movies from a number of different cultures that just never get seen by the "mainstream" and that's a shame. They're considered to be too "arty" or shock, horror, there are SUBTITLES! The Chinese are also masterful movie makers and their cinematography is breathtaking in many of the epics they've released over the last few decades. It's only now that East is truly meeting West on the movie front as well. We're all going to benefit from this! I got a bit side tracked there! lol. In a majority of cases, I've found remakes to be a disappointment. The most memorable personal example for me is "The Time Machine". The original with Rod Taylor was an absolute classic, but the remake with Guy Pearce was terrible. Our base expectations more than likely make us tougher on a remake too I think as we have an affinity for the original already. The Willy Wonka remake is another example of a bad one in my opinion. The original was canned when first released, but then ended up becoming known as a children's classic! The remake with Johnny Depp was plain WEIRD in my opinion. I'm tryiong to think of some excellent remakes, but I'm coming up blank.

lots of things can fit in p.e. remakes are variable - you tend to judge them against the original which might not really give other versions a chance as you'll already have an idea of what the film should be, specially if you saw the original a long time ago. or something.

I am not a movie buff by any means, but I do not think remakes are any where near as good as the originals, although the remake of an old one might be less hammy in the acting.

I think it depends on the quality of the original film. In the case of these 3 the original wins hands down as it was done with a touch of humour totally missing from the remakes. I can understand a director wanting to remake a good film because he wants to imprint his version of the story but too often I think it is done by people who are too lazy to come up with their own idea for a story so they steal one. The trouble is that if the story is good and the film well made then it would be hard to remake it and do it better. Changing it can make it worse. I think the only way a remake could be better would be if the original story was good but the film was not well made and could be improved.

Heres a suggestion grandpa lash, a film question could have gone in the film interest. Films are usually, not always, a let down after the book, and the original films are the best. Never saw the need for a remake of 'A Night to Remember' or 'The Planet of the Apes'.

Looks like you have way too much time on your hands gramps.. how about stopping over my crib and giving me a spanking? I usually don't like remakes as they ruin the essence of the original.