This is because when many audiences hear the word “remake,” they think, “A remake can't possibly be better than the last one [Honestly, that's a fair statement Sometimes it feels like remaking a movie is just a way for studios to make more money And if the remake team fails to innovate or improve on the core concept, the resulting film can feel a bit soulless, like a pointless exercise in name-calling

But that is not true of every film remake ever made The history of cinema is replete with examples of remakes being better than the originals This is because the new filmmakers put their own twist on the idea or used newly developed tools to update the original idea

In some cases, these featurettes can even become the definitive version of a particular story or help bring a classic idea or genre to an entirely new audience The following are examples of remakes that are better than the original film

The Birth of a Star has been remade many times, each time with phenomenal stars (Barbra Streisand's version easily takes this spot), but I may have been most taken with Bradley Cooper's 2018 version

It's a similarly unfolding story, but it doesn't feel dated at all Though melodramatic, the 2018 version of “The Birth of a Star” is kept alive by the chemistry shared by its flawed leads, and frankly, it's impossible not to be captivated by Cooper and Lady Gaga It is a raw, powerful, emotional update of a classic tale that is utterly captivating

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Rebooting the legendary spy franchise with “Casino Royale,” the first Bond story to be tackled, is one of the best James Bond films to hit the big screen in a long time, and a master proved to be a master

The film eschewed some of the silly trappings of past adventures and established Daniel Craig as a classy, charismatic, and fiercely competent spy Casino Royale is full of thrilling sequences and establishes Craig as a deadly, living weapon capable of doing serious damage right from the opening scene”

Indeed, 1967's “Casino Royale” was a spy flick that simply borrowed the title of Ian Fleming's first film

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Denis Villeneuve's Dune is a daring sci-fi epic that ranks among the most exciting genre films in recent memory and surpasses David Lynch's 1984 debacle in Value

Villeneuve's Dune is large in scale and scope It may have a slow start and a slightly longer running time, but the frenetic and explosive “Dune: Part 2” proves that there must be room to move everything for Paul's meteoric rise The film is a bona fide entertainment and one of the most immersive cinematic experiences I've had in a long time

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Before “Barbie” mania took over the world, Greta Gerwig unleashed her adaptation of “Little Women” on the world in 2019 Louisa May Alcott's novel has been reviewed many times, but Gerwig's version must surely be the best take to date [29][30] The March sisters (Florence Pugh, Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Eliza Scanlen) are each perfectly cast, and through both their performances and Gerwig's carefully crafted script, we get to know them and their desires and personalities Already full of character, this entertaining and moving film only adds to what is there

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Even if it didn't impress at the time of its release, John Carpenter's “The Thing” has deservedly been revisited as a superb piece of science fiction horror and a faithful recreation of John W In Campbell's 1938 novel, researchers in Antarctica encounter a transformative threat

The Thing is a tense exercise in survival and paranoia, a classic of the genre Backed by its superb ensemble and, of course, the brilliant practical effects that bring the various forms of the twisted creature to life, the film is as thrilling as ever

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