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There is a Positive side to Remakes

posted 18 years ago by yttimsmc11
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Remakes do suck 99.9% of the time but they serve a good purpose, IMO.

Remakes can cause people to go and watch the original when they may have never watched it before. Also, when a movie is remade, the DVD/Video of the original is easier to find because the interest has been sparked. So, in that regard, I like remakes.

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[–] Ddhandarah 16 years ago

House of Wax (1953) was a remake and it didn't suck. In fact, if you compare the original film and House of Wax, they are rather similar.

[–] MystMoonstruck 12 years ago

To me, the putrid "House of Wax" is trying to copy "Tourist Trap", not "House of Wax" (1953), which is a very good remake of "Mystery of the Wax Museum" (1933). So, we're still waiting if someone wants to try a REAL remake of the Thirties/Fifties films.

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