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Better than the remake!!!

posted 18 years ago by corrupt200
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I watched in on PBS with my parents Saturday nite, and we agreed that this was much funnier than the remake.

"We share the same biology regardless of ideology"-Sting, 1985

[–] nick-clayton 18 years ago

I agree. Its far far better than the remake.

[–] jbm27 18 years ago

Does that even need to be said? You act surprised, like all remakes are superior to the original.

[–] Pearson-Snyder 18 years ago

I like the midday in-laws post--going back, but at the same, moving forward

[–] mbphilly 18 years ago

Sorry, didn't see this post until after I made a similar thread. Yeah, this one soundly beats the remake. Mike Douglas and Albert Brooks are okay, but Falk and Arkin are just brilliant.

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!!
--Michael Palin (Monty Python's Flying Circus)

[–] ristowge 17 years ago

Put a list of movie comedies here where the remake is better than the original.
Seldom, if ever happens.

[–] WarpedRecord 15 years ago

Two years later, and still no one can come up with a title. Case closed!

[–] thirdmanvienna 15 years ago

Amen!
I still say this is the funniest movie ever made. I don't even have a number two.
Harry

[–] bjlevine 14 years ago

What about that Marlo Thomas remake of Its a Wonderful Life? Funniest movie ever!

[–] ristowge 14 years ago

A laugh-fest all right. It's too bad the final version of Ed Asner as Mary Poppins didn't make it to home video at least.

Harry Lime

[–] MrDeltoid77 11 years ago

I'm going out on a limb here...

Heaven Can Wait (not the Chris Rock one) Remake of Here comes Mr. Jordan.

Between Charles Grodin, Buck Henry and Jack Warden.... some really hilarious moments.

[–] KissMyIrish 10 years ago

I agree, it's better than the remake by a huge margin.

[–] jsagotsky-1 8 years ago

It is so good, can't imagine why they remade it