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JackBurton said:
On that note:

Best remakes:
"Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1978)
"Body Snatchers (1993) (yes, both are better than the original. Check-out Ferrera's remake)
"True Grit" (2010)
"The Thing: (1982)
"Sorcerer" (1977)
"The Fly" (1986)
"Cape Fear" (1991)
"Insomnia" (2002)
"3:10 to Yuma" (2007)
"Let Me In" (2010)
"The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" (2011)
"A Star is Born" (2018)
"Dune" (2021)

No, Scarface from 1983 is not a good remake.
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I always wondered how that 1976 version would've turned out had not Col. Parker basically put up demands that prevented Elvis from starring in that (granted Kristofferson did a pretty good job in the role). I seem to also recall the movie studios wanted Elvis to be the co-lead in Midnight Cowboy as well as the 1961 West Side Story lead (but again, Col. Parker was the obstacle to that).
 
oscarheyman said:
I always wondered how that 1976 version would've turned out had not Col. Parker basically put up demands that prevented Elvis from starring in that (granted Kristofferson did a pretty good job in the role). I seem to also recall the movie studios wanted Elvis to be the co-lead in Midnight Cowboy as well as the 1961 West Side Story lead (but again, Col. Parker was the obstacle to that).
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And he was fine with Elvis doing all those horrible movies.
 
As long as we are looking back fondly on some old white men.

R Lee Ermey was a treasure, Mississippi Burning was his and Gene Hackman's best work, and both could dominate me any time.
 
LeafOfFaith said:
Doing a midway rewatch of Road to Perdition.

It’s kind of a perfect film. Love it more each time.

And perfect casting. Top to bottom.
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could not agree more….love that flick. Even tho it did get some good recognition at the time, it felt like too much was focused on Hanks playing against character (he wasn’t really)….and not enough on how quality it was.

It’s a satisfying final performance for Newman too, nice that he went out being a part of something that good….when so many go out on run of dogshit flicks….
 
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oscarheyman said:
I have to get around to watching Lone Wolf & Cub series (movies and/or the manga) the graphic novel (Road to Perdition) was influenced by.
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I got into Lone Wolf & Cub for a bit, but I can’t recall if it was RtP that turned me onto it, or something else (I vaguely recall Tarantino raving about it in some interview or something)….TIL tho, that the “Last of Us” was inspired by Road to Perdition, without (I don’t believe) the writer being aware of Lone Wolf & Cub as the original source.

…and Mandalorian is obviously the Star Wars ripoff of it.
 
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