Remakes – most of them suck. Now and then, one comes along that is as good as, if not better, than the original. And after all of the bad ones we’ve endured, we want to know about some good ones.
On November 13, 2017, blog about your favorite remake: movie (or television show into movie and vice versa), song, or book – or all three! Post a YouTube video and links where we can find these treasures. Tell us why THIS remake doesn’t suck!
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YES!
This is going to be awesome. I can't wait to see what you guys came up with because that means I get to hear about things that I didn't even know about yet!!
So...let's get started.
TV/Movies
Currently, my favorite remake is Lethal Weapon.
In 1987 this movie was a lot of fun. Suicidal cop meets one-foot-in-retirement cop and high jinks ensue. But, it was a cheesy eighties cop movie through and through.
Today...It's a TV show starring Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans. It just started its second season and it's SO much better than the movies.
I have a whole post about how much I love Mr. Crawford and Lethal Weapon with some very flattering images of Mr. Crawford as Riggs...HERE. :)
My favorite quote from Mr. Crawford in a recent interview..."I don’t think we ever want Riggs healthy. The more Riggs is a mess, the more fun it is."
Here is one of the second season promo's about the Riggs and Murtaugh Bromance...
Music
This one is tough. There are A LOT of really good remakes of songs.
This is one of my favorites. It's haunting and broody and the lead singers voice is tremendous.
Disturbed performs The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkle.
More awesome remakes:
Alien Ant Farm performs Smooth Criminal by Michael Jackson
Five Finger Death Punch performs Bad Company by Bad Company
Shinedown performs Simple Man by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Metallica performs Whiskey in the Jar based on Thin Lizzy's version of like every Irish folk singer ever
Bush performs Wild Horses by the Rolling Stones
The Fugees perform Killing Me Softly by Roberta Flack
Soft Cell performs Tainted Love by Gloria Jones
Jimi Hendrix performs All Along the Watchtower by Bob Dylan
I'm sure there are a million more that I can't think of, but you get the idea! Thank you so much for visiting! I'm off to read your blogs!
