>Can anyone think of a remake that was more successful (artistically >or financially) that its original? I think plenty have been financially more successful ranging from remakes where the original is practically unknown (Meet the Parents) or was withheld from wider distribution (Gaslight, Gigi) to simply being a higher profile release (Red Dragon) or the having benefit of inflation (The Haunting). And then there are things like the new Insomnia (grossing $67 million by the end of Sept) which certainly beats the original's BO but that's hardly a level playing field. Red Dragon brings up the issue of when films are actually remakes as opposed to a new version of a source novel. For instance, The Maltese Falcon is often referred to as a remake better than the original (or two earlier films in that case) but it clearly owes little if anything to the earlier films and shouldn't be considered a remake. Remakes that are more sucessful artistically? My suggestions would be The Man Who Knew Too Much (56), Reservoir Dogs (if that counts), The Fly (Cronenberg), Imitation of Life (Sirk), China-Gate (Bollywood remake of Seven Samurai but then I've never liked Kurosawa), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (not better but as good), & there must be others. LT ----------------------------- "It's people like us who took a mass medium and made it what it is today--a subculture." Comic Book Guy from The Simpsons The Funhouse Journal http://wlt4.home.mindspring.com/blog/journal.htm ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html