The inspiration for this diary came from another diary called, On The Edge of Our Seats: Cinema's Most Suspenseful Moments. Submitted on Saturday September 22, 2012 by Keith930. I had commented that one of my favorite suspense movies was The Odessa File. I'll include a short pertinent section of that comment here:
The Odessa File
One of my favorite movies. And it's a timely today as it was when it came out. From beginning to end it doesn't stop. I will say it's one of those rare cases in which you want it to be redone, the only place it suffers is in some technical areas, and style. And it's got that pesky Jon Voight in it. And I could live without Perry Como and the cloyingly annoying song Christmas Dream.
Don't inquire about that song if you don't know it. It will be the death knell of any happiness you glean from life.
There are certain songs you will never be able to unhear...
So originally I was going to do a diary about songs you never want to hear again for as long as you live.
I immediately considered a flaw in that idea. That being people are plagued enough with awful songs that roam around in their consciousness, they don't need to add to that play list. It's like, "Oh my God this is the most disgusting thing I've ever put in my mouth, try some."
So, instead this diary is about movies that you would like to see redone.
I'll admit there are some movies that nobody wants redone, even if they have more technical flaws than valuable content. And they're are movies that you can't redo, they demand to be left alone.
And right now I'm thinking about one of the silliest movies ever to be made called, A Comedy of Terrors staring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Joe E. Brown, and Joyce Jameson. That cast of stars alone proves my point. As well as tells you basically everything you need to know about that movie. And the best part of it is, as soon as you get bored with it it's over.
I know I could have picked any movie except that one, but that's the one that immediately came to my mind so that's he one I chose.
But there are some movies I'll be honest I would like to see redone. Or at least in the case of a couple of my picks not redone but lets take another look at that subject.
Also I'm not including movies that are so terribly flawed there's no point in talking about them.
The movies that I picked are because I am passionate about the subject matter, or the movie itself is so good in so many ways. It just irks me when film makers got some aspects so right and others so wrong.
Now on with this brief list.
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