Which films could use a shot for shot remake?

Submitted by howarthe t3_11b9htt in movies

I can only think of two films that ever been remade shot for shot. Psycho and Raiders of the Lost Ark. They both seem to have been fan projects of great benefit to film makers but if little interest to audiences.

I have found some critically acclaimed films quite unwatchable for technical reasons such as frame rates, color saturation, sound quality. Many have bee “remastered” to good effect, but not all, for some reason.

My first three candidates would be Journey to the Moon, Wings, and Citizen Kane. What do you think?

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amillefolium11 t1_j9wp8jq wrote

Why would this ever be desirable? None of them. Be creative, make new stuff.

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Stacy_Ann_ t1_j9wpkzs wrote

I would love to see a faithful remake of Day Of The Dead, similar to Tom Savini's version of Night Of The Living Dead. It wouldn't have to be shot for shot, but it would be great to have one that told the same story in a more streamlined way. But I know it will never happen.

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Stacy_Ann_ t1_j9wqm0k wrote

I feel the 1998 remake of Psycho was an experimental film at heart. Sure, the experiment failed, but (as I see it) it doesn't mean it wasn't worth a try.

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ddbaxte t1_j9wqnso wrote

If I had unlimited money, I'd do a live-action Akira but not ever show it to anyone because they'd cry over it.

Just my personal frivolity.

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howarthe OP t1_j9wre8o wrote

Replying to Stacy_Ann_ (#1,983,926)

Agree. I get the sense that the filmmakers had a great time making it. Maybe they even learned something, but audiences were just confused because people still watch the original version. I saw it in college in the 90s. I showed it to my daughter in 2015. It’s still very watchable.

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Ebolatastic t1_j9wt33m wrote

Ralph Bakshi's Wizards could use a redo.

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Pogo1974 t1_j9wvmcn wrote

The Last Starfighter. It is a good movie, not great, but good. I think it could benefit from updated special effects.

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Knightoforder42 t1_j9x1fdz wrote

Let the Right One in, was done pretty much shot for shot remake, originally done in Sweden. The American remake was awkward and lacking, whereas the original was a masterpiece.

Remakes are pointless and often strip the original charm that made the film interesting in the first place.

There's also The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo series. Those remakes lacked so much of the emotion the original films conveyed.

The Animes... let's not go there.

How many times are they going to re-do A Star is Born, or another Disney property?

How about this... What original story have you read that you'd like to see brought to the screen??!

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girafa t1_j9x1qm5 wrote

Fistful of Dollars, just on a moon frontier.

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AllenWoody34 t1_j9x1rkg wrote

Yeah I know about that. What happened to Eggers who wanted to remake Nosferatu?

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LeePT69 t1_j9x3idj wrote

This one is one my Dad wanted so bad an never happened

Forbidden Planet. It would so make for a good remake.

Plus Leslie Nelson

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BristolShambler t1_j9xq5dm wrote

I’m more interested to hear which critically acclaimed films you find unwatchable due to frame rates or colour saturation?

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kiwi-66 t1_j9xq6cv wrote

>My first three candidates would be Journey to the Moon, Wings, and Citizen Kane. What do you think?

IMO the movies you listed (especially Wings and Citizen Kane) do not need remakes, let alone shot-by-shot ones. As an example, the original Wings has amazing non-CGI practical effects (including using actual US soldiers as extras) and I doubt a modern remake could top that.

Similarly, with Citizen Kane, you literally have Orson Welles himself as the director and star. One of the all time greats of acting and one of those things you literally cannot equal/top. Ever.

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GodFlintstone t1_j9y1s6m wrote

The problem with this approach is that it's like doing a too faithful a remake of a great song. The end result is just bad karaoke.

If a remake just apes the original in every way why does it need to exist?

I Heard It Through Grapevine is a good example. Gladys Knight And The Pips recorded it first and it was a hit. But Marvin Gaye's version is probably the definitive one because he took a completely different approach.

The original is poppy and upbeat. But Gaye's version is slower paced, moody, and ominous.

So getting back to cinema, this is the reason why Steven Soderbergh's Oceans 11 is superior to the 1960 original Oceans Eleven. He took the same concept but wrote a different script thus elevating the material.

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sp-33 t1_j9yav4c wrote

Citizen Kane - dunno why they made the original in black and white… also needs more cgi and explosions imo… could really benefit from a modern day remake. Maybe cast Gerald Butler to play the Citizen and Jason Statham as Kane. Would be bad ass

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mikelogan1975 t1_ja04447 wrote

What, possibly, would be the point of that? Just watch the original.

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violetsprouts t1_ja0aiwn wrote

Rope. Not that there's anything wrong with the original.

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