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WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

So, I was sitting there thinking about how someone said he hated remakes. It was a statement of absolute, for him a considered thought of importance, but for me an astounding narrow-minded dum-dum who simply wasn't willing to consider a more modern interpretation. Consideration is where it's at, but not necessarily something for agreement.

Anyway, I was thinking about moves, originals, remakes, and tertiary remakes in which certain cases the original and the remake(s) were as good (or bad) as one another. Not talking se/pre-quels, here, but the same movie made again and the pair (or group) compared to be equals in personal opinion.

Anyone think of any?

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject:

Gone in 60 seconds. The original was good the remake just didn't have it.

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Probably at least 80% of movies are mediocre at best. Only 5% or less are really exceptional. Studios only do remakes of exceptional movies, hoping lightning will strike twice in the same place. What are the chances that the remake will be in the top 5% or less? Slim. They have the advantage of a proven-good story, assuming they don't screw it up by "improving" it. But the director, actors, etc are all different. Chances are they're going to end up in the 80% "mediocre or worse" pile.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:43 pm Post subject:

ARe you talking just movies, or songs also. I'm much more into music than movies, and can give you a bunch of 'wow, cool remake', or 'why did they bother' examples.

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:02 pm Post subject:

OK, here goes then:

Smooth Criminal- I don't like either the original MJ version or the one done by Alien Ant Farm.
It's my Life- Talk Talk did the original, No Doubt copied it. My ex g/f didn't know it wasn't a ND original. It was a good remake, I'll listen to either one.
Careless Whisper- Loved the original, took a few listens to the remake by Seether before I liked it.
Faith- again, loved the original, it took a few listens before I liked the cover
Still haven't found what I'm looking for- There's an R/B group called the Chimes that completely smoked the U2 original version. Love the Chimes one, the U2 not so much.
Shook me all night long- Celine Dion covered it- my comment: STFU! Smile

Knocking on Heaven's Door- the GnR cover was as bad as the orignal. Smile

Madonna's American Pie- some things you just don't mess with. This was one of them.
Any Sex Pistols cover- the SPs did it better, I don't care who you are.

winduptoy · Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject:

David Lindley's 'El Rayo-X' is one of my favorite albums; Kick ass covers of 'Mercury Blues' & 'Twist and Shout'.

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WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

garyfritz · Joined: 08 Apr 2006 Posts: 12088 Location: Fort Collins, CO

Yeah, I like VH's version even if it's "different" than the Kinks'...

How about Joe Cocker? Damn near every song he does is a kick-ass cover of somebody else. "With a little help from my friends" (Beatles), "You can leave your hat on" (Randy Newman), "Unchain my heart" (Ray Charles, Nancy Wilson, others), "The Letter" (Box Tops?), "You are so beautiful" (Billy Preston?), etc.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:45 pm Post subject:

I have to admit, as our kids do now with remakes, I don't think I knew in Grade 8 that 'You really got me' wasn't a VH original. Smile

I had a 23 year old g/f for a while, when I was 40. I had to play a bunch of originals to prove that songs like No Doubt's 'It's my Life' was not a ND original.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject:

Smokin' in the Boys room-Brownsville Station
vs.
Motley Crews version. Both are good.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 3:04 pm Post subject:

Agreed! I've got the Brownsville Station original LP--- demo release to boot.

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:50 am Post subject:

Stevie Ray Vaughn - Voo Doo Child Awsum cover Thumbs Up

dturco · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:08 pm Post subject:

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dturco · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:15 pm Post subject: