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Paladin

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4. Nobody better ever touch "Twelve O'Clock High." (nt)

Reply to JustAnotherGen (Original post)

Thu Jan 16, 2014, 12:54 PM

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What Movie(s) Are They Never Allowed to do a Remake of? [View all] JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 OP

Here's mine. longship Jan 2014 #1

Oh JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #2

Another they should never have remade, but regretfully did. longship Jan 2014 #3

Nobody better ever touch "Twelve O'Clock High." (nt) Paladin Jan 2014 #4

Amen! Hangingon May 2014 #41

Gregory Peck's "Pretend you're already dead" speech could never be done better. (nt) Paladin May 2014 #42

I don't think any movies should be off limits for a remake... Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #5

This needs a spinoff! JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #6

Sorry, Joe brooklynboy49 Mar 2014 #36

Coming Soon! Adam Sandler is Citizen Kane! Little_Wing Jan 2014 #7

See - that's it JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #8

My personal bitter pill was the remake of "The Women" Little_Wing Jan 2014 #9

That was horrible JustAnotherGen Jan 2014 #13

I could see DiCaprio doing a "Kane" remake. OmahaBlueDog Jan 2014 #15

Dicaprio as an updated Kane JustAnotherGen May 2014 #40

The Best Years of Our Lives Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #10

The Jerk. Shakes the Clown. SOB. nt valerief Jan 2014 #11

Luckily IMHO the best of all films are fairly safe from this scourge :P... Locut0s Jan 2014 #12

"The Shining" was remade in '97 Rhythm Feb 2014 #20

Kubrick kind of made it his own flying rabbit Mar 2014 #28

true, the kubrick film was best tulsakatz Jul 2014 #50

Damn Goonies was a good movie davidpdx Jan 2014 #14

All of them. MadrasT Jan 2014 #16

This would be a travesty... mimi85 Jan 2014 #17

Actually, they could remake Cuckoo's Nest TexasBushwhacker Feb 2014 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author pamela Jan 2014 #18

My short list Paulie Feb 2014 #21

Oh Auntie Mame JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #22

The Godfather ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #23

"I absolutely hate remakes when there are so many awesome stories still waiting to be told..." scarletwoman Mar 2014 #24

Yes and no TexasBushwhacker Mar 2014 #25

Glory... KeepItReal Mar 2014 #26

Amen to that. N/t JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #27

I hear Spielberg wants to re-make "West Side Story." He shouldn't. (nt) Paladin Mar 2014 #29

Nooooooooooooooo! JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #30

I don't think I could handle a re-make. Paladin Mar 2014 #31

Nor a single step of Jerome Robbins' choreography! scarletwoman Mar 2014 #32

And all of them in their 20's when they put it together. (nt) Paladin Mar 2014 #33

A Face In The Crowd onager Mar 2014 #34

That's a damn good movie JustAnotherGen Mar 2014 #35

It was upsetting that HeiressofBickworth Apr 2014 #37

The Neverending Story Proud Liberal Dem Apr 2014 #38

I just watched The Sting JustAnotherGen May 2014 #39

I could list a lot of movies that should never be remade, Jenoch May 2014 #43

Forrest Gump grkblood13 Jun 2014 #44

My dad loved that movie JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #45

Welcome to DU Movies, grkblood13! yallerdawg Jun 2014 #46

The List... GOLGO 13 Jun 2014 #47

Blazing Saddles JustAnotherGen Jun 2014 #48

Every new generation... GOLGO 13 Jun 2014 #49

Some zombie movies have been remade and the social commentary was removed. ZombieHorde Jul 2014 #51

The Godfather. (nt) Inkfreak Jul 2014 #52