20 Surprising Movie Remakes

Left-field reboots galore...

By Josh WinningOct 21st 2010
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Ben Hur (1959)

The Remake: Second time’s the charm for MGM, whose 1959 stab at the yarn invites accolades aplenty as Charlton Heston takes on the titular role and makes history with the chariot race scene.

The Original We Didn't Know About: Most expensive silent movie ever made ($4-6m), released in 1925 and starring Ramon Novarro. Previous to that, there was a 1907 one-reel version, while a 2003 animated DTV movie followed, featuring the voice of Heston.

Key Differences: The remake bagged 11 Academy Awards, starred a Hollywood titan (that’d be Heston) and was presented in glorious Technicolor. Oh, and it has sound.
 

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    • Hadouken76

      Oct 21st 2010, 11:48

      What about James Camerons recent remake of Ferngully? ho ho ho

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    • mcghater

      Oct 21st 2010, 14:13

      lol hadouken

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    • joker16

      Oct 21st 2010, 20:07

      Funny Games remake is way better than the original. Key Difference? Michael Pitt, nuff said

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    • Faers

      Oct 21st 2010, 20:22

      Transformers 2 2? It that the X-Men-stylie 2.2 DVD edition he has remade?

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    • Tastynapalm

      Oct 22nd 2010, 1:20

      Fatal Attraction, a remake of Clint Eastwood's Play Misty For Me perhaps?

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    • Tastynapalm

      Oct 22nd 2010, 1:23

      Mel Gibson in Payback, Lee Marvin superior Point Blank. Could Fatal Attraction be called a remake of Clint Eastwood's Play Misty For Me?

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    • watchmen88

      Oct 22nd 2010, 18:48

      John Huston directed the 1982 version of Annie hot John Hughes.

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    • Punchbowl

      Oct 23rd 2010, 10:55

      No Moulin Rouge?

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