Jonathan here. You know what I'm not crazy about? Remakes. I don't like movies I love being redone with people I don't love. But I don't mind so much when they're veiled remakes. You know, they take a familiar story and kind of, sort of remake it. Here's a list of some of the more successful ones and if you can think of any more please let me know. Some of these I like the original source best, some the remake but in none of these cases do I dislike both. Here's the list. First the remake followed by its inspiration, whether book, movie or play.1. A Star is Born (1937) / What Price Hollywood? (1932)
2. Forbidden Planet (1956) / The Tempest (1611)
3. Apocalypse Now (1979) / Heart of Darkness (1902)
4. Airplane (1980) / Zero Hour (1957)
5. Outland (1981) / High Noon (1952)
6. The Big Chill (1983) / Return of the Secaucus Seven (1980)
7. Clueless (1995) / Emma (1816)
8. A Bug's Life (1998) / The Magnificent Seven (1960) / The Seven Samurai(1954)
9. Mission Impossible II (2000) / Notorious (1946)
10. Flight Plan (2005) / The Lady Vanishes (1938)
