Sometimes we don't even know we are watching a remake, and there are quite a few of them, but I would like to mention the ones that I saw or surely will see very soon :) However, the question to be asked is about screenwriters, do they really run out of ideas for new stories? Some remakes are done just for the profit and it totally destroys the original version of the movie. Unfortunately the tendency in nowadays cinema is going towards making more remakes and sequels....but how many is enough?
When we take a closer look to our Great Gatsby...ladies, I know Leonardo DiCaprio is hot, actually he looks much better now than in his younger years but still, he is no competition to Robert Redford!
When it comes to Daisy, well...tough choice, but again I think Mia Farrow is better as fragile and neurotic Daisy. Maybe Carey Mulligan looks more glamorous in those amazing clothes of golden ages in America,but to be honest, the 2013 movie concentrates too much on the party scene, colors and all that. The Great Gatsby from 1974 has much Nextmore elegance.
Next movie is Thomas Crown Affair, and here I call it a tie :)
Pierce Brosnan conquered our hearts with his James Bond looks but tell me...don't you think Steve Mcqueen amazing? I know, I prefer men with blonde hair, guilty of charge, but really...if you haven't seen the version from 1968, you have to!
It is hard to compare Rene Russo to Faye Dunaway, both ladies created strong sexual energy on screen and draw attention of the viewier. Faye has this amazing scene with Steve when they play chess, on the other hand Rene dances with Pierce in such way that your heart beats faster.
The remake is maybe a bit more fun, more exciting with the last heist of Pierce and Nina Simone song in the background...but I believe that the original Thomas Crown Affair is a so called classic. Both of the films worth seeing!
There are two more movies I want to mention, after more research it caught me off guard as I had no idea of the existence of the...original! :)
A Star is Born...there is not one, not two but three versions of that movie!
1954 version with Judy Garland and James Mason....saw it, but somehow I only remember Judy Garland :)
And A Star is Born from 1976 which I saw a few times! Barbara Streisand with Kris Kristofferson.
The latest one is my favourite movie about love and those two actors mach each other perfectly.
The last movie is Scarface....yes ladies and gentleman, apparently it is a remake as there was one in 1932. Who would have thought?:) I did not see it and I'm not even sure I want to cause nothing can beat Al Pacino in Scarface, it's like an institution! :) And do you really think some chick from early 90s can be as convincing as a junkie as Michelle Pfeiffer? I don't think so:)
