This past week in my Best Picture Quest I saw The Departed which was a remake of the Japanese movie Infernal Affairs so I decided this weeks list would be the Best Remakes. After spending all of October doing horror movie lists I decided that I will not include any horror movies on this list so that leaves off The Thing (1982), The Fly(1986), and Dawn of the Dead (2004).
1. The Departed (2006)- A remake of Infernal Affairs a Japanese cop drama. It is the best remake. It improves on almost every aspect of the original.
2. Oceans 11 (2001) -Although the original wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be the remake had a star studded cast and a much happier ending.
3. The Italian Job (2003)- A major upgrade from the original with lots of action and some awesome car chases.
4. The Magnificent Seven (1960) - Another remake of a Japanese film. This one a remake of The Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa. One his best and most love movies seemed blasphemous to remake it into a Western but it worked and shows that a good story works in different settings.
5. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)- The only one that should be allowed to remake a Hitchcock film is Hitchcock. 12 years after The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) he decided to remake it with much more money, talent, and locations. The addition of James Stewart and Doris where major upgrades but the loss of Peter Lorre as the villain was a downgrade.
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