Movie Remakes Quiz

Notable Star	Movie	Notable Star
Anthony Perkins (1960)		Vince Vaughn (1998)
Frank Sinatra (1962)		Denzel Washington (2004)
Charlton Heston (1968)		Mark Wahlberg (2001)
Robert Mitchum (1962)		Robert De Niro (1991)
Katharine Ross (1975)		Nicole Kidman (2004)
Van Heflin (1957)		Christian Bale (2007)
Peter Sellers (1963)		Steve Martin (2006)
Burt Reynolds (1974)		Adam Sandler (2005)
Jonathan Haze (1960)		Rick Moranis (1986)
Michael Rennie (1951)		Keanu Reeves (2008)
Hayley Mills (1961)		Lindsay Lohan (1998)

Notable Star	Movie	Notable Star
Jerry Lewis (1963)		Eddie Murphy (1996)
Robert Armstrong (1933)		Jack Black (2005)
Steve McQueen (1968)		Pierce Brosnan (1999)
Vincent Price (1958)		Jeff Goldblum (1986)
Michael Caine (1969)		Mark Wahlberg (2003)
Audrey Hepburn (1954)		Julia Ormond (1995)
Spencer Tracy (1950)		Steve Martin (1991)
Alec Guinness (1955)		Tom Hanks (2004)
David Emge (1978)		Ving Rhames (2004)
Frank Sinatra (1960)		George Clooney (2001)
Richard Roundtree (1971)		Samuel L. Jackson (2000)

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	Bethannie:	May 20th, 2009 at 04:41 GMT		3 points
	Good Quiz - quite a few that get you thinking.... One thing it shows, with very few exceptions, the original is far better than the re-make. shudders at the thought of the Ross/Kidman; Sellers/Martin and Guiness/Hanks re-makes

	MovieDynamic:	May 20th, 2009 at 04:42 GMT		13 points
	DON'T even bring up the remake, or shall I say exact-same-film-made-shot-for-shot-for-no-apparent-reason-but-to-bastardize-a- classic-film, known as PSYCHO '98. Let's forget the thing even exists, okay?

	Deadpool:	May 20th, 2009 at 04:55 GMT		5 points
	I thought Samuel L. Jackson's "Shaft" was an actual sequel and not a remake? Wasn't he the nephew of the original Shaft in it? Richard Rountree even shows up reprising his original role in it.

	mungar:	May 20th, 2009 at 04:55 GMT		4 points
	The only movie on this list that lives up to the original is Cape Fear.

	jawa88:	May 20th, 2009 at 05:22 GMT		-3 points
	loved it!!! and plenty of room for a sequel, in fact I was surprised at the small number of questions on the quiz. suggestions: Freaky Friday, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (or Willy Wonka depending on the version), Fun with Dick and Jane. And yes, all of those originals are way better than the remakes.

	KodakMax:	May 20th, 2009 at 05:42 GMT		-1 points
	two more I thought would be on here: "War of the Worlds" -- original far better "Yours, Mine, and Ours" -- Original is a favorite of mine. Don't want to see the 'new' one.

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	debbiedoesnothin:	May 20th, 2009 at 05:59 GMT		-2 points
	You couldn't use Glenn Ford/Russell Crowe for 3:10? I might've had a prayer of getting it then. Great quiz though.

	renitajenkins:	May 20th, 2009 at 06:01 GMT		5 points
	Technically, "Little Shop of Horrors" isn't a remake. It's an adaptation of a stage musicalization of the original film. I'm not sure it counts when it's that far removed. The new "Hairspray" would be the same thing.

	YankeesJets2310:	May 20th, 2009 at 06:14 GMT		4 points
	I agree with the Cape Fear statement. The Fly was a good remake too.

	toocool:	May 20th, 2009 at 06:15 GMT		1 point
	the remakes of 3:10 to Yuma and Italian Job are both great movies Bale and Crowe were insanely good in their roles

	jessek:	May 20th, 2009 at 06:46 GMT		5 points
	Shaft 2000 was NOT a remake, it was a sequel. Richard Roundtree appears as the original John Shaft in the movie.

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	danzam:	May 20th, 2009 at 08:18 GMT		4 points
	Rick Moranis is one of the guys in Ghostbusters, but is better known for being the dad in Honey I Shrunk The Kids and Little Giants.

	lulubelles:	May 20th, 2009 at 09:47 GMT		1 point
	was surprised Dr Doolittle wasn't there, especially when I saw nutty professor was. New Italian job isn't a patch on the original!

	JoeGrzzly:	May 20th, 2009 at 10:02 GMT		-4 points
	Dan Zam Mr. Wilford Brimley was imitating the tourettes guy who did say "Who the hell is Rick Moranis" He couldn't care less about an actual answer. And why do most of you hate the remakes? Clooney, Sandler, Murphy, and Hanks all did a great job.

	MissDemeter:	May 20th, 2009 at 10:47 GMT		1 point
	The Stepford Wives remake was HORRIBLE. I saw the original after the fact, and was surprised, for I thought it would be the exact same. But no! It's actually cleverly made, unlike the 2004 remake. But... I gotta say, the Little Shop Of Horrors "remake" is much better than the original. I agree with renitajenkins, it's an adaptation of the stage show, not the original film.

	SixNapoleons:	May 20th, 2009 at 11:33 GMT		-1 points
	Interestingly, Vincent Price and Jeff Glodblum play totally different characters in the original and the remake of the film in question. I also think that in this case, the original and remake can happily co-exist as the plots are so different - the Vincent Price character doesn't even exist in the remake.

	Rackie:	May 20th, 2009 at 11:36 GMT		0 points
	I was sure Dr Dolittle would be up there - another film where the remake can't touch the classic original.

	Bretzky:	May 20th, 2009 at 12:27 GMT		-2 points
	I've seen the original and the re-make of only Planet of the Apes and King Kong. For me, it's evenly divided as to which is better, the original or the re-make. The original Planet of the Apes is far superior to the re-make, but I think the re-made King Kong is much better than the original (even if it does seem like it's as long as all three Lord of the Ring films put together).

	cowfrappe:	May 20th, 2009 at 12:31 GMT		-4 points
	renitajenkins is correct. little shop is not a remake. it's a completely different film.

	dummo:	May 20th, 2009 at 12:56 GMT		-3 points
	@Cowfrappe: If it's got the same title, general story, and characters... it's a remake. Every remake is going to change certain things they'll always be a 'different film' hence why so many remakes are rubbish.

	Catherine_F:	May 20th, 2009 at 13:11 GMT		-1 points
	The only title on this list that I've seen both versions of is The Parent Trap and I'd have to say I enjoyed the remake more (when I was about 12, which is kinda the age it's aimed at.)

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	johnlk:	May 20th, 2009 at 14:23 GMT		5 points
	There's a whole ton of remakes of Michael Caine movies left out - Alfie, Get Carter, Sleuth. General rule: every Michael Caine movie must be remade. Corollary: If possible, Jude Law should play the Michael Caine character.

	kroiga:	May 20th, 2009 at 14:27 GMT		-2 points
	I think it should be 'Ken Foree' rather than 'David Emge', if the intent is to equate character to character.

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	FlyingFishMonkey:	May 20th, 2009 at 15:14 GMT		2 points
	The remake of day the earth stood still completely missed the point. Went from "some humans are evil, others can be nice" to "dont use electricity or you will all die!"

	zalagreensbury:	May 20th, 2009 at 15:53 GMT		-2 points
	17/22 not too bad.

	Jack:	May 20th, 2009 at 16:38 GMT		-3 points
	For all the people that say the originals are always better, you have to at least agree that Estella Warren (chick in the 2001 planet of the apes) was way hotter than Linda Harrison (chick in the old one)

	Lyn_Marie:	May 20th, 2009 at 16:59 GMT		3 points
	I tried to watch the original Ocean's Eleven because the remake is one of my favorite movies. For its time it might have been very good, but in comparison.... well, no comparison.

	kaiohshin:	May 20th, 2009 at 18:06 GMT		0 points
	Also, with Day the Earth Stood Still - It is very much a product of its times. It came out in '51 right at the beginning of the Cold War. People in the US were fearful of total nuclear annihilation. That's very much why Klaatu and Gort were there to promote a message of peace. Having Klaatu as a Christ figure didn't hurt either.

	SixNapoleons:	May 20th, 2009 at 18:09 GMT		0 points
	Another remake that can stand proud alongside the original is Invasion of the Bodysnatchers. The remake with Donald Sutherland is just as good, if not better, than the original.

	milkmeister:	May 20th, 2009 at 18:50 GMT		0 points
	I dread to think what a mess they'll make of The Taking Of Pelham 123 later this year...

	Chiaprofessor:	May 20th, 2009 at 18:57 GMT		2 points
	Somehow, I don't think 'Starsky and Hutch' was a remake, it was a movie version of a TV show. And, for some reason, when they make movies of old TV, they're farces, jokes.

	Tank:	May 20th, 2009 at 19:38 GMT		-1 points
	There are so few original movies these days; most movies are remakes, or based on comic books, novels, old TV shows, movies from other countries, Disney rides, etc. It's not to say that they're all bad, it's just that there aren't that many original ideas left out there.

	Sam:	May 20th, 2009 at 19:39 GMT		0 points
	bad news bears?

	Dorak:	May 20th, 2009 at 21:39 GMT		0 points
	Get Carter!