The Remakes Collection

They suck, right? Mostly they do, but not always. In some cases your preference will depend upon which version you saw first. In others, there'll be a clear winner and only a fool would try to argue otherwise, which is not the same thing as loving something for personal reasons.

Below the cut is a list of films that are reviewed here on In a Nutshell and a few TV Miniseries that are reviewed over on Nut Box. The original/first version is on the left, with the remake/subsequent version(s) following. I'm not going to make a distinction between 'actual' remake and 'adapted from same source'. I'm sure I've missed some. Don't be shy. Point them out.

NOTE: If text is coloured pink it means no review currently exists for it.

• 13 (Tzameti) (2005)  //  13 (2010)
• Alfie (1966)  //  Alfie (2004)
• The Andromeda Strain (1971)  //  The And... (2008) (TV Miniseries)
• Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)  //  Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
• Ben-Hur (1925)  //  Ben-Hur (1959)  //  Ben-Hur (2016)
• Black Devil Doll From Hell (1984)  //  Black Devil Doll (2007)
• Brimstone and Treacle (1976)  //  Brimstone and Treacle (1982)
• Cape Fear (1962)  //  Cape Fear (1991)
• Carrie (1976)  //  Carrie (2002)  //  Carrie (2013)
• A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)  //  A Chinese Ghost Story (2011)
• Clash of the Titans (1981)  //  Clash of the Titans (2010)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982)  //  Conan the Barbarian (2011)
• The Crazies (1973)  //  The Crazies (2010)
• Dark Water (2002)  //  Dark Water (2005)
• The Day of the Triffids (1963)  //  The Day of... (2009) (TV Miniseries)
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)  //  The Day the Earth... (2008)
• Death Race 2000 (1975)  //  Death Race (2008)
• Dragon Inn (1967)  //  New Dragon Gate Inn (1992)
• Dune (1984)  // Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) (TV Miniseries)
• The Evil Dead (1981)  //  Evil Dead (2013)
• Fame (1980)  //  Fame (2009)
• Fist of Fury (1972)  //  Fist of Legend (1994)
• The Fly (1958)  //  The Fly (1986)
• The Fog (1980)  //  The Fog (2005)
• Friday the 13th (1980)  //  Friday the 13th (2009)
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)  //  The Girl...(2011)
• Godzilla (1954)  //  Godzilla (2014)
• Gone in 60 Seconds (1974)  // Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)
• Halloween (1978)  //  Halloween (2007)
• The Hobbit (1977)  //  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• Infernal Affairs (2002)  //  The Departed (2006)
• The Jungle Book (1967)  //  The Jungle Book (2016)
• Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)  //  The Grudge (2004)
• La Jetée (1962)  // 12 Monkeys (1995)
• The Last Man on Earth (1964)  //  The Omega Man (1971)  //  I am Ωmega (2007)  //  I am Legend (2007)
• The Lord of the Rings (1978)  //  TLotR: The Fellowship... (2001)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)  //  The Man Who... (1956)
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)  //  A Nightmare on... (2010)
• The Omen (1976)  //  The Omen (2006)
• Piranha (1978)  //  Piranha (2010)
• Planet of the Apes (1968)  //  Planet of the Apes (2001)
• Poltergeist (1982)  //  Poltergeist (2015)
• The Poseidon Adventure (1972)  //  Poseidon (2006)
• Psycho (1960)  //  Psycho (1998)
• Return to Me (2000)  //  Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha (2004)
• Ring: Kanzenban (1995)  //  Ringu (1998)  //  Ring Virus (1999)  // The Ring (2002)
• Seven Samurai (1954)  //  The Magnificent Seven (1960)
• Shutter (2004)  //  Shutter (2008)
• The Stepford Wives (1975)  //  The Stepford Wives (2004)
• The Thing from Another World (1951)  //  The Thing (1982)
• The Time Machine (1960)  //  The Time Machine (2002)
• Total Recall (1990)  //  Total Recall (2012)
• True Grit (1969)  //  True Grit (2010)
• Village of the Damned (1960)  //  Village of the Damned (1995)
• The Wicker Man (1973)  //  The Wicker Man (2006)
• Willard (1971)  //  Willard (2003)
• Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971)  //  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
• Yojimbo (1961)  //  A Fistful of Dollars (1964)
• Zatoichi Challenged (1967)  //  Blind Fury (1989)