Sequals and Re-Makes

[Toon]

After my over the top rant about the remake of the wicker man...

http://www.graphic-design-forum.com/...read.php?t=381

I decided to start a thread for people to air there views about remakes and sequals. Have heard this week that the Rocky remake is rubbish, anyone any opinions.

It got me thinking of remakes that I've enjoyed.
One for sure is the remake of The Amityville Horror, I am a fan of the original but it is a little dated for new audiences and the remake keeps enough of the originals darkness but gets to add enough but not too much new age effects. Worth a watch if you were a fan of the original.

Any others??

[Laura Lynne]

Godfather part 2 and back to the future part 2 longer films and far supierior

[Toon]

Pirates of the carribean 2 not half as good as the first.

[james]

Aliens is a superior film to its predecessor (and all the others!)

[Toon]

Temple of doom far better than Raiders of the lost ark!!

[Toon]

Empire Strikes Back...

Dante Hicks said it best: "‘Empire' had the better ending: Luke gets his hand cut off, and finds out Vader's his father; Han gets frozen and taken away by Boba Fett. It all ends on such a down note. And that's life – a series of down endings." I'll avoid the highly disparaging last line of that quote, since "Return of the Jedi" appears elsewhere on our list of Best Sequels, but its comments about "The Empire Strikes Back" are on the money. No other "Star Wars" film, not even "Revenge of the Sith," is as dark in tone as "Empire." Luke Skywalker's character is fleshed out tremendously as he's indoctrinated into the world of the Jedi courtesy of Yoda, not to mention the revelation about his parentage. Director Irvin Kirshner – yes, that's right, kids: a ‘Star Wars' flick not directed by George Lucas! – reportedly encouraged group discussions and improvisations from the actors, and would do many takes of each scene; this led to some of the most solid performances in any film of the series. The kids raised on the prequels will never understand what it was like to go see "Empire" and not have Han Solo's fate resolved for three years. Longest. Wait. Everrrrrrr.

[Kelly Creative]

I liked the last Star Wars. part III
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[zumojuice]

terminator 2 was probably better then the first - though tough call. 3rd one was a bit shite however.

[mick_aka]

The re-make of John Carpenter's classic 'The Fog' was seriously dire.
I wasnt a big fan of King Kong either, really over did it with all the CG.

[james]

Too right King Kong sucked - way way way too long for a start (why do all new films have to be 2.5 to 3 hrs long?). I can understand it where the story demands it (ie: LoTR, (also very overrated sadly)), but it seems to happen with most now...