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A film remake is a film based on a previous production. The concept is popular with film studios and production companies because it reduces the financial risks , as fans of the original work are likely to want to see something similar to the film they already like. [ 1 ]
Go to the movies any weekend and you're almost certain to find a sequel, a reboot or a film based on a book, a game or some other known property in the lineup.
Ben-Hur remake. A film remake uses an earlier movie as its main source material, rather than returning to the earlier movie's source material. The 2001 film Ocean's Eleven is a remake of 1960's Ocean's 11, while 1989's Batman is a re-interpretation of the comic book source material which also inspired 1966's Batman.
The first remake substitutes association football for American football. The Longest Yard (2005) The Long, Hot Summer (1958) The Long Hot Summer (1985) The remake is a television film. The Lost Chord (1917) The Lost Chord (1925) Lost Horizon (1937) Lost Horizon (1973) The musical remake was a critical and box office disaster. Lost Patrol (1929)
Remaking movies has been a popular strategy for Hollywood executives. "Nosferatu" has received positive reviews ahead of its December 25 international release.
Related: The Best (and Worst) Movie Remakes of All Time. Editor's Note: This story was updated in April 2024. Amazon ‘The Wizard of Oz’ (1939) Original: “The Wizard of Oz” (1925)
Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide classified the film as a "bomb", compared to the four-out-of-four stars he gave the original. He describes it as a "slow, stilted, completely pointless scene-for-scene remake of the Hitchcock classic (with a few awkward new touches to taint its claim as an exact replica)".
Rehashing old ideas is a safe bet for Hollywood, which remakes (and remakes) movies as often as it can. Here is our roundup of the good, the bad, and the unnecessary.