20 remakes, surpassed the originals

1. Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

• United States, 1956.
• Epochal drama.
• Duration: 220 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

The film tells the Biblical legend of how Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. After the start of the journey the prophet received the 10 commandments and the next 40 years wandering the desert in search of the Promised Land.

In the 1950s color film virtually replaced the black-and-white. In addition, there are unprecedented opportunities as widescreen and stereo sound. All these innovations have guided Hollywood director and producer Cecil B. DeMille thought to reshoot own eponymous biblical epic 1923. After all, the original created taking into account the modest technologies of the past, and 30 years later, it seemed logical to make a really splendid film - sound, color, and full-scale filming in Egypt.

Shooting a remake required a lot more effort and cost than originally calculated, and the special effects do not have time to finish. However, this did not prevent the new "Ten Commandments" to become a hit rolled, and later - a classic movie.

2. Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

• CSHA, 1959.
• An eccentric musical comedy.
• Duration: 119 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,2.

Musicians, Joe and Jerry accidentally witness a mafia showdown Chicago, after which the heroes have to escape from the city. But because they have found work only in women's jazz band, guys, calling themselves Josephine and Daphne, dress up in dresses. Heroes get acquainted with the lovely darling, that Joe is trying to charm, depicting a young millionaire Junior. Meanwhile, the Mafia continues to search for fugitives.

One of the best works of Billy Wilder's "Some Like It Hot" still looks great and is easy to plug in his belt, many modern comedy. In this case, the whole story is taken from a little-known paintings of the French Richard Pott "Fanfares of Love" in 1935. The latter also retake German director Kurt Hoffmann in 1951, but without much success.

As a result, and "Fanfares of Love", and inexpressive German remake were deservedly forgotten, but the "Some Like It Hot" has acquired legendary status and a lot of fans around the world.

3. The magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven

• United States, 1960.
• Western.
• Duration: 128 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,7.

Residents of a poor Mexican village, which is regularly rob the robbers, seek the help of the noble Yankee cowboy. In turn, he is gaining more six justice advocates to deal with a gang of criminals.

Not everyone knows that the favorite by many classical westerns there would be no philosophical drama by Akira Kurosawa "seven samurai». American director John Sturges carefully moved the Japanese plot to the territory of the Wild West. Therefore noble samurai protecting village from thugs turned into brave Cowboys.

The American press has criticized the first film, calling the tape "pale, pretentious and overlong copy of the Japanese original." But wider audience liked to change the nationality of a remake. Over time, the movie does transferred into the category of cult.

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4. A Fistful of Dollars

Per un pugno di dollari

• Germany, USA, Italy, Spain, 1964.
• Spaghetti Western.
• Duration: 99 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,0.

In the small town of San Miguel on the border of America and Mexico, comes a mysterious and taciturn cowboy loner. Soon the hero learns that the city is charged with two warring factions, and pits the gang together.

Picture of Sergio Leone became legendary. But she was not based on the original story. In fact, Sierra Leone on its own initiative photographed film "The Bodyguard" of the same Akira Kurosawa, moving the action to the Wild West, and taking on a major role when the little-known Clint Eastwood. Of course, the Japanese master troubled to learn of the existence of illegal remake, filed for Sergio Leone to court and won. Italian directors had to pay a decent compensation and pay 15% of the box office.

As is the case with "The Magnificent Seven", to say that a remake turned out better than the original, you can not. Rather, it is two very different works from dissimilar directors, which is interesting to compare.

And then the familiar story was used also in the 1996 film called "Lone Ranger".

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5. Something

The Thing

• USA, 1982.
• Sci-fi horror movie.
• Duration: 109 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

A team of scientists from the US Antarctic station to face the unknown alien creature, which enters the body of living things and changes them beyond recognition.

Symbolic ribbon John Carpenter rightly considered a classic in spite of the fact that the film had to go a long way to your audience. Formally, the film is based on the short story "Who's there?" American science fiction writer John W. Campbell. However, there was both the first film adaptation of the classic called "Something from another world", filmed in 1951 by Christian Naiba. True, the plot it was very different from the literary source. The action takes place at the North Pole, but instead the alien ever figured anthropomorphic plant-eater.

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6. Face with a scar

Scarface

• United States, 1983.
• Crime drama.
• Duration: 170 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,3.

Cuban criminal Tony Montana is going to engage with a criminal past and start a new life. But circumstances force the hero once again engage in a dark case. Thanks to the courage and nerves of steel Toni rapidly rises to the top of the criminal world of Miami.

Drama "Scarface" is considered one of the greatest gangster films in history, comparable only to that of a trilogy by Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather." Behind this success spectators had time to forget that the creation of Brian DePalma's - a remake of the old tapes in 1932, shot by Howard Hawks.

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7. Fly

The Fly

• United States, 1986.
• Sci-fi horror movie.
• Duration: 96 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,5.

A talented scientist Seth Brundle is working on a device for teleportation. One researcher puts the experiment on himself, not noticing that the unit flew the usual fly. After this tragic accident with Brundle irreversible changes.

Popular Feed Canadian director David Cronenberg was very similar to the plot of the film of the same name in 1958. But unlike the old picture of Kurt Neumann remake boasts an impressive stage effects and a wonderful makeup.

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8. Scent of a woman

Scent of a Woman

• United States, 1992.
• Drama.
• Duration: 156 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,0.

The talented student from a wealthy family, Charlie Simms called to look after the blind retired military Frank Slade. The young man does not even suspect that his client decided to spend Thanksgiving Day is very peculiar - go to New YorkTo last "live beautifully" and shoot. Simms himself is to solve a serious problem in the school.

Directed by Martin Brest's "Scent of a Woman" - a remake of the much less well-known Italian film Dino Risi in 1974. The latter, in turn, is based on the novel by Giovanni Arpino "Gloom and honey."

While American authors retained the basic story plot, between the two pictures many differences. For example, the original young hero - a soldier aiming to accompany the officer, and in the re-adaptation of a character far removed from military service.

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9. Fugitive

The Fugitive

• USA, 1993.
• A detective thriller.
• Duration: 130 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Famous surgeon Richard Kimble is accused of murdering his wife and sentenced to death. But on the way to prison the hero manages to escape. In the wake of the convict sent experienced bailiff Sam Gerard. However, soon the last clue that the fugitive is innocent.

Dynamic thriller "The Fugitive" - ​​film adaptation of the popular in the US in the '60s television series of the same name. The original story moved to remake almost unchanged. But this film is well able to show everything that happened in the series for four seasons.

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10. true lies

True Lies

• USA, 1994.
• Action comedy.
• Duration: 135 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,2.

Respectable family man Harry Tasker leads a double life. Relatives believe his usual humble servants, but in reality, he works for the government. The wife of the hero Helen severely lacking in attention to her husband, and at some point Tasker begins to suspect that his wife appeared lover. As a result, all the power of a secret spy organization sent out in order to prevent a possible adultery.

"True Lies" - a remake of the French film of 1991, which was called "total surveillance". Original took the genius of satire Claude Zidi, and played a major role graceful Thierry Lhermitte. James Cameron borrowed from Zidi basic idea, but it has greatly changed the storyline, and the role of the main character took a star militants Arnold Schwarzenegger. As a result, instead of spoken sitcom turned out much more vibrant picture that remembered by the audience.

11. scramble

Heat

• USA, 1995.
• Crime thriller.
• Duration: 171 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,2.

Incredibly successful and cunning robber Neil McCauley is preparing a new daring operation. But behind it pursues a harsh Detective Los Angeles Police Department, Lt. Vincent Hanna, who will not allow the next crime. Despite the fact that the heroes pursue quite different goals, among them a lot more in common than they think.

The history of this exciting fighters began with the television movie in 1989 titled "Made in LA". Six years later, writer and director of the original painting by Michael Mann photographed it with other actors, having made his television "draft" three hour feature-length drama.

The fact that, formally, "Fight" - a remake, not making a movie worse. On the contrary, the tape looks at one go from the first to the last minute. In many ways, this contributed to a great cast and a duet - brilliant Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino.

12. The Birdcage

The Birdcage

• United States, 1996.
• Eccentric comedy.
• Duration: 117 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,1.

Thoughtful eccentric Armand and Albert live in perfect harmony, but suddenly learn that the son of Armand's going to marry the daughter of ultra-conservative Senator. And if the girl's parents become aware of gay and Jewish origin of the bride's father, the scandal can not be avoided.

"The Birdcage" - a successful remake of the famous Hollywood French film "La Cage aux Folles" in 1978, where they played Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serres. Original was also brilliant sitcom with a great game, but the American director Mike Nichols postponed action in 90 years, and invited to starring the most talented comedians Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. Something changed to match the realities of the US. For example, the bride's father, an ardent advocate of conventional morality became a senator.

13. mission Impossible

Mission: Impossible

• United States, 1996.
• Spy thriller.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,1.

Prague CIA department gets a new responsible job: to steal the division will not have got into the wrong hands the information about agents. Unfortunately, not everything goes according to plan. Seeing the failure of the operation, agent Ethan Hunt decides to find the real perpetrators to absolve themselves of accusations of treason.

The first film of the franchise long-term spy, shot by Brian De Palma, based on the eponymous series, now forgotten 60s. Paramount studio for many years tried to start production of full-length version, but eventually abandoned the project. Return to it the producers persuaded influential Tom Cruise. Later, the actor admitted that such a step it spodvigli incredible gadget that uses scripted character.

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14. Mummy

The Mummy

• United States, 1999.
• Adventures.
• Duration: 124 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,0.

Egyptian treasure hunters find the mummy of the priest Imhotep and foolishly enliven it. Now the hero to escape from the villain, and figure out how to bring it back into the world of the dead.

In a dynamic picture of Stephen Sommers is not easy to know the classic "Mummy" in 1932, where he played the role of Imhotep King horror Boris Karloff. Originally it was planned that the remake will be a gloomy film with elements of sensuality. Eventually, however, the studio decided to remove the tape completely different - something between a comedy and a family adventure film. The new "Mummy" has become a blockbuster and spawned numerous sequels, including spin-offs about the Scorpion King.

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15. Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

• United States, 2000.
• Comedy action adventure.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,5.

Beauty Natalie Cook, Dylan Sanders and Alex Munday working at a secret detective agency. The level of secrecy is that the girls do not even see his boss: the orders of sound from the speaker or sounded assistant Bousli. Soon the "angels" are given the task - to find out who is behind the kidnapping of the inventor of a unique program identification to vote.

Known to a wide audience, "Charlie's Angels" with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu are based on the eponymous popular in the '70s TV show. In the original "Angels" were Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and Jaclyn Smith. In the story of three girls who finished the police academy, instead of the public service went to work in a private detective agency. But this series was more criminal than adventurous. Remake of the same uncomplicated parodied famous spy thriller.

In 2017, the studio Sony Pictures announced the restart of the film about girls-special agent. Picture coming soonCharlie's Angels - Russian Trailer (2019) on the screens, and the new "Angels" became Kristen StewartElla Balinskii and Naomi Scott.

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16. Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

• United States, 2001.
• Adventure crime film.
• Duration: 116 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,8.

Virtuoso robber Danny Ocean is released from prison, to immediately engage in a new adventure - a robbery of a large casino in Las Vegas. Hero picks up a team of professionals and develop a cunning plan, in which everyone is given a small but important role.

Perhaps only the avid film fans know that adventurous Steven Soderbergh - the picture is a remake of the same name in 1960. But despite the fact that the role of Danny Ocean played an incomparable Frank Sinatra, the original loses much entertainment in his heir.

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17. The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

• USA, Germany, 2002.
• Action adventure.
• Duration: 113 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,9.

Fishermen rescued the young man who has a skin enclosing the capsule with a bank account number. The hero does not remember anything about his past, but finding a cell passport in the name of Jason Bourne is forced to get involved in a dangerous game.

Modern Jason Bourne - one of the brightest kinogeroev. But for the first time a character appears on the screen much earlier - in the 1988 TV movie "Secret identity Bourne." However, the old-fashioned thriller about forgetful spy played by Richard Chamberlain few remember.

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18. The Departed

The Departed

• United States, 2006.
• Crime drama.
• Duration: 151 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,5.

Two graduates of the Police Academy were on opposite sides of the barricades. Colin Sullivan infiltrated criminal gang in the law enforcement agencies to merge data mafia. Billy Costigan is deliberately committing crimes to get into the gang and to transmit information to the police. They both are looking for ways to destroy each other, but gradually the existence of a distorted reality is changing the inner world of the characters.

For the film "The Departed" Martin Scorsese I received the long-awaited directorial "Oscar". But not everyone knows that this is a great movie - adaptation of the Hong Kong crime thriller in 2002 with the telling title "Infernal Affairs." But unlike the Hollywood version of the original is almost no action scenes and the voltage is transmitted almost exclusively by dialogue.

19. Hachiko: The most loyal friend

Hachi: A Dog's Tale

• US, UK, 2008.
• Drama.
• Duration: 89 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,1.

Professor Parker Wilson finds a lost puppy at the station. The animal no one comes, so the hero leaves himself a new friend. Hachiko growing loyal and faithful dog every day escorted to the station master, and in the evening there meets. But an unexpected tragic accident destroys their idyll forever.

The film is directed by Lasse Hallström based on real events. This story took place in the beginning of XX century JapanWhere the dog for 10 years, came to Shibuya station and waited for his master. Everything happened as reflected in the Japanese adaptation of "Hachiko Monogatari" in 1987, which formed the basis for the American film script. The new interpretation of the professor played by Richard Gere charming, and the action takes place in our days in Rhode Island.

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20. Grit

True Grit

• United States, 2010.
• Western.
• Duration: 110 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,6.

14-year-old Mattie Ross hires aging bailiff Rooster Cogburn to find the murderer of her father. But the characters appear competitor - Texas Ranger Leboeuf. In the end, the trio combined together and goes in the footsteps of the robber.

The first novel by Charles Portis suffered the screen directed by Henry Hathaway in 1969, removing the film, entitled "True Grit." For his role in it the famous "King westerns" John Wayne received the "Golden Globe" and "Oscar".

In the re-adaptation of the Coen Brothers have decided to pay tribute to the beloved classics. Therefore, the picture was very serious, though usually Coen remove the tape, full of sarcasm and irony. But for the "iron grip" directors have made an exception.

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