Battle of the Movies-Originals vs Remakes.
Recently my favorite mother-in-law was visiting. During her stay the conversation turned to hub pages. She offered the suggestion of comparing original movies with their remakes as a possible hub subject. After taking that suggestion in, I thought two things, (1) hey that is a great idea and (2) why had I not thought of it. So I want to thank my mother-in-law for the great idea.
This first hub, will look at some of the movies that have been remade two or more times. The winner will be based on the movie with the highest Movie Score. Movie Score looks at three main categories....(1) how the movie performed at the box office (2) how critics and audiences received the movie and (3) award recognition via Oscars and Golden Globes. Movie Score then puts all this information together in a math equation and comes up with a score....the higher the score the better the movie...perfect score is 100.
Movie Score Winner: 1935's Mutiny on the Bounty(Movie Score 94.10).
#1 The Mutiny on the Bounty movies:
The true story of a 1787 breadfruit expedition aboard the HMS Bounty has always fascinated people. The story of the mutiny has been adapted numerous times to the page, the screen, and the stage. Poems first started appearing in 1810, while the first books started appearing in 1831. Over the years there have been five Mutiny on the Bounty movies. The first one was a silent film back in 1916. The second one was Errol Flynn's first movie. The third one(Gable) won the Oscar for Best Picture. The fourth one(Brando) cost so much it was considered a bomb even after a decent box office run. The fifth one(Gibson) is considered the most accurate one. It has been 27 years since the last Bounty movie...it is time for a new one.
The Mutiny on the Bounty movies by category.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office Dollars
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar Noms / Oscar Wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In the Wake of the Bounty (1933)
| 30.20 million
| 55%
| 00 / 00
| 22.49
| Errol Flynn
|
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
| 208.30 million
| 86%
| 08 / 01
| 94.10
| Clark Gable/Charles Laughton
|
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
| 228.20 million
| 71%
| 07 / 00
| 79.23
| Marlon Brando/Trevor Howard
|
The Bounty (1984)
| 20.70 million
| 75%
| 00 / 00
| 29.56
| Mel Gibson/ Anthony Hopkins
|
Movie Score Winner: 1933's King Kong (Movie Score 69.58)
#2 The King Kong movies:
King Kong is a fictional monster resembling a gorilla that has appeared in several movies since 1933. These include the groundbreaking 1933 movie, the film remakes of 1976(Jeff Bridges) and 2005(Peter Jackson), as well as various sequels of the first two films. The sequels are generally considered to be pretty bad movies and not worth watching. Check out fellow hubber Steve Lensman's awesome King Kong hub for lots of great details on the 1933 version.
The King Kong movies by category.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office(millions)
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar noms / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
King Kong (1933)
| 304.50 million
| 85%
| 00 / 00
| 69.58
| Fay Wray/Bruce Cabot
|
King Kong (1976)
| 196.40 million
| 52%
| 02 / 00
| 57.68
| Jeff Bridges/Jessica Lange
|
King Kong (2005)
| 271.10 million
| 72%
| 04 / 03
| 68.20
| Naomi Watts/Jack Black
|
Movie Score Winner: 1954's A Star Is Born (Movie Score 71.52)
#3 The A Star Is Born Movies:
The first A Star is Born movie came out in 1937. The movie was written by William A. Wellman, Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker and Alan Campbell. The first remake was in 1954 and starred Judy Garland and James Mason. In 1976, Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson took over the roles. In 2012, Clint Eastwood will be bring his version to the screen, the latest movie will star Beyonce Knowles.
The A Star is Born by category.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office(millions)
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar noms / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A Star Is Born (1937)
| 73.90 million
| 81%
| 07 / 01
| 59.13
| Janet Gaynor/Frederic March
|
A Star Is Born (1954)
| 232.10 million
| 84%
| 06 / 00
| 71.52
| Judy Garland/James Mason
|
A Star Is Born (1976)
| 304.50 million
| 53%
| 04 / 01
| 64.45
| Barbra Streisand/Kris Kristofferson
|
Movie Score Winner: 1940's His Girl Friday(Movie Score 56.47)
#4 The Front Page Movies:
The Front Page was first produced in 1928 as a Broadway play and was written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. The Front Page has been adapted to film four times. The main character is called Hildy Johnson. In the 1931 and 1974 versions, Hildy was played by male actors(Pat O'Brien and Jack Lemmon). In the 1941(His Girl Friday) and 1988(Switching Channels) versions, Hildy was played by female actresses(Rosalind Russell & Kathleen Turner).
The Front Page Movies By Category.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office(millions)
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar Noms / Oscar Wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The Front Page (1931)
| 50.10 million
| 80%
| 03 / 00
| 51.82
| Pat O'Brien
|
His Girl Friday (1941)
| 144.70 million
| 79%
| 00 / 00
| 56.47
| Cary Grant/Rosalind Russell
|
The Front Page (1974)
| 73.90 million
| 69%
| 00 / 00
| 38.93
| Jack Lemmon/Walter Matthau
|
Switching Channels (1988)
| 17.50 million
| 57%
| 00 / 00
| 23.45
| Burt Reynolds/Kathleen Turner
|
Stallone as the new Carter, Caine as the old Carter, who was the better Carter?
#5 Sir Michael Caine Remakes:
Michael Caine is one of my favorite actors out there. There have already been 4 of his movies already remade....they are Alfie, Sleuth, The Italian Job and Get Carter. Caine's 1966 movie Gambit is currently being remade with Colin Firth taking over the Caine role. Other possible Caine movies that could be remade via Hollywood rumors....The Ipcress File, The Man Who Would Be King and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(which is actually a remake of Brando's Bedtime Stories). The following table will list the original and the remake....the better movie will be highlighted.
Michael Caine Movies-Originals and Remakes.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office(millions)
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar noms / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Get Carter (1971)
| 13.50 million
| 83%
| 00 / 00
| 31.63
| Michael Caine
|
Get Carter (2000)
| 22.30 million
| 30%
| 00 / 00
| 16.18
| Sylvester Stallone/Michael Caine
|
Alfie (1966)
| 135.20 million
| 79%
| 05 / 00
| 71.81
| Michael Caine
|
Alfie (2004)
| 17.50 million
| 55%
| 00 / 00
| 14.18
| Jude Law
|
Sleuth (1972)
| 58.00 million
| 89%
| 04 / 00
| 47.65
| Laurence Olivier/Michael Caine
|
Sleuth (2007)
| 00.01 million
| 51%
| 00 / 00
| 16.78
| Michael Caine/Jude Law
|
The Italian Job (1969)
| 12.70 million
| 80%
| 00 / 00
| 30.42
| Michael Caine
|
The Italian Job (2003)
| 139.90 million
| 71%
| 00 / 00
| 53.18
| Mark Walhberg/Edward Norton
|
Charlton Heston's 1959 Ben-Hur vs Roman Navarro's 1925 Ben-Hur.
There are hundreds of movies that have been remade. This hub only looks at a fraction of those movies. The following table lists some of my favorite originals/remakes. The highlighted movie is the one with the better Movie Score.
If you have a movie that you would like to be added to the list, just make the suggestion in the comment box, and I will include the movie in the last table.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (millions)
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar noms / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben-Hur (1925)
| 400.70 million
| 81%
| Oscars Not Yet Born
| 91.13
| Ramon Navarro
|
Ben-Hur (1959)
| 801.20 million
| 87%
| 12/ 11
| 95.28
| Charlton Heston
|
Ocean's Eleven (1960)
| 143.10 million
| 65%
| 00 / 00
| 51.02
| Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin
|
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
| 258.40 million
| 79%
| 00 / 00
| 68.68
| George Clooney/Brad Pitt
|
True Grit (1969)
| 175.70 million
| 81%
| 02 / 01
| 65.81
| John Wayne
|
True Grit (2010)
| 171.05 million
| 88%
| 10 / 00
| 69.08
| Jeff Bridges/Matt Damon
|
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
| 83.50 million
| 71%
| 02 / 01
| 43.63
| Steve McQueen/Faye Dunaway
|
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)
| 108.90 million
| 67%
| 00 / 00
| 45.23
| Pierce Brosnan
|
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (millions)
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar noms / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
The Bishop's Wife (1947)
| 141.50 million
| 78%
| 05 / 01
| 68.72
| Cary Grant
|
The Preacher's Wife (1996)
| 86.70 million
| 57%
| 01 / 00
| 36.85
| Denzel Washington
|
Planet of the Apes (1968)
| 198.00 million
| 85%
| 02 / 00
| 70.38
| Charlton Heston
|
Planet of the Apes (2001)
| 253.60 million
| 50%
| 00 / 00
| 57.50
| Mark Wahlberg
|
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
| 432.50 million
| 75%
| 08 / 01
| 72.75
| Gene Hackman
|
Poseidon (2006)
| 73.10 million
| 44%
| 01 / 00
| 32.86
| Kurt Russell
|
Dudley Moore's Arthur crushes Russell Brand's Arthur.
Suggested movies via the comment box ...Part 1.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar noms / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Arthur (1981)
| 272.70 million
| 79%
| 04 / 02
| 67.85
| Dudley Moore
|
1 Arthur (2011)
| 32.95 million
| 38%
| 00 / 00
| 20.25
| Russell Brand
|
2 Halloween (1978)
| 159.80 million
| 86%
| 00 / 00
| 62.06
| Directed by John Carpenter
|
2 Halloween (2007)
| 67.60 million
| 42%
| 00 / 00
| 28.22
| Directed by Rob Zombie
|
3 The Island of Lost Souls (1932)Dr. Moreau
| 43.70 million
| 79%
| 00 / 00
| 32.54
| Charles Laughton/Bela Lugosi
|
3 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977)
| 31.00 million
| 52%
| 00 / 00
| 24.40
| Burt Lancaster
|
3 The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
| 50.10 million
| 30%
| 00 / 00
| 24.20
| Marlon Brando/Val Kilmer
|
4 The Last Man on Earth (1964)R. Matheson novel
| 17.50 million
| 71%
| 00 / 00
| 28.35
| Vincent Price
|
4The Omega Man (1971)R. Matheson novel
| 42.10 million
| 63%
| 00 / 00
| 30.30
| Charlton Heston
|
4 I Am Legend (2007)R. Matheson novel
| 296.50 million
| 70%
| 00 / 00
| 64.67
| Will Smith
|
1961's Yojimbo....this original movie has been remade many times.
Suggested movies via the comment box ...Part 2.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (millions)
| Critics Audience Score
| Oscar noms / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Yojimbo (1961)Kurosawa Story
| 32.70 million
| 91%
| 01 / 00
| 38.79
| Toshiro Mifune
|
1 A Fistful of Dollars (1964)Kurosawa Story
| 69.20 million
| 88%
| 00 / 00
| 44.76
| Clint Eastwood
|
1 Last Man Standing (1996)Kurosawa Story
| 32.60 million
| 49%
| 00 / 00
| 25.58
| Bruce Willis
|
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
| 125.60 million
| 87%
| 04 / 03
| 66.17
| Edmund Gwenn/Natalie Wood
|
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
| 33.40 million
| 60%
| 00 / 00
| 27.68
| Richard Attenborough
|
The Parent Trap (1961)
| 267.90 million
| 79%
| 02 / 00
| 74.50
| Hayley Mills/Maureen O'Hara
|
The Parent Trap (1998)
| 112.10 million
| 74%
| 00 / 00
| 52.17
| Lindsey Lohan/Dennis Quaid
|
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
| 58.00 million
| 86%
| 00 / 00
| 38.55
| Glenn Ford/Van Heflin
|
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
| 62.00 million
| 84%
| 02 / 00
| 47.38
| Christian Bale/Russell Crowe
|
1986's Manhunter starring Tom Noonan was the first Hannibal the Cannibal movie.
Suggested movies via the comment box ...Part 3.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (millions)
| Critics Audiences Score
| Oscar noms / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
| 10.30 million
| 85%
| 00 / 00
| 29.01
| Walter Matthau/Robert Shaw
|
1 Taking of Pelham 1, 2, 3 (2009)
| 70.00 million
| 58%
| 00 / 00
| 34.95
| Denzel Washington/John Travolta
|
2 Manhunter (1986) T. Harris Novel
| 18.30 million
| 83%
| 00 / 00
| 32.71
| William L. Peterson
|
2 Red Dragon (2002) T. Harris Novel
| 128.00 million
| 71%
| 00 / 00
| 52.40
| Anthony Hopkins
|
3 Babes in Toyland (1934)
| 83.50 million
| 80%
| 00 / 00
| 44.70
| Laurel and Hardy
|
3 Babes in Toyland (1961)
| 108.90 million
| 49%
| 02 / 00
| 42.63
| Annette Funicello
|
4 The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
| 55.60 million
| 64%
| 00 / 00
| 33.52
| Jessica Stroup
|
4 The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
| 50.10 million
| 57%
| 00 / 00
| 29.97
| Kathlenn Quinlan
|
One Psycho is a classic while one Psycho should never have been made.
Suggested movies via the comment box ...Part 4.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (millions)
| Critics Audiences Score
| Oscar noms. / Oscar wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Psycho (1960)
| 368.90 million
| 92%
| 04 / 00
| 74.60
| Anthony Perkins/Hichcock directed
|
Psycho (1998)
| 36.60 million
| 41%
| 00 / 00
| 21.50
| Vince Vaughn
|
War of the Worlds (1953)
| 58.00 million
| 78%
| 03 / 01
| 41.70
| Gene Barry
|
War of the Worlds (2005)
| 291.00 million
| 71%
| 03 / 00
| 66.09
| Tom Cruise/Speilberg directed
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
| 60.40 million
| 85%
| 00 / 00
| 41.42
| Johnny Depp
|
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
| 62.80 million
| 32%
| 00 / 00
| 23.76
| Jackie Earle Haley
|
Seven Samurai (1954)Kurosawa story
| 24.60 million
| 93%
| 02 / 00
| 38.67
| Directed by Akira Kurosawa
|
Magnificent Seven (1960)Kurosawa story
| 54.90 million
| 85%
| 01 / 00
| 41.45
| Steve McQueen
|
Battle Beyond the Stars(1980)Kurosawa story
| 33.40 million
| 42%
| 00 / 00
| 21.38
| Richard Thomas
|
Suggested movies via the comment box ...Part 5.
Movie Year
| 2011 Inflated Box Office (millions)
| Critics Audience Score
| Nom / Wins
| Movie Score
| Stars
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charade (1963)
| 133.60 million
| 84%
| 01 / 00
| 56.54
| Cary Grant / Audrey Hepburn
|
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
| 7.20 million
| 40%
| 00 / 00
| 15.44
| Mark Wahlberg / Tim Robbins
|
