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 Deja View: Old Movies Made New for 2010

Some things never go out of style: leather jackets, little black dresses, laughter and good stories. Hollywood knows this, and its denizens are experts on what to wear, when to wear it, and when to air it again. Mining old clothes for new appeal can be risky, though, and the same hazard applies when directors decide to re-make classic films. Will they succeed like perennially cool denim and plaid or tank like bell bottoms? Only time and audiences will tell whether the following 10 movies will be worth the redo…

 
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Robin Hood

This classic story of a heroic fighter who steals from the rich to feed the poor never gets old, which is why it has been told so many times. Played variously by a fox (Disney’s 1973 cartoon), Kevin Costner (Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, 1991) and Cary Ewles (Mel Brook’s Robin Hood, Men in Tights, 1993), 2010 will see the underdog champion of England played by Russell Crowe. With Ridley Scott directing and Cate Blanchett playing Maid Marion, it’s a good bet that Robin Hood will steal more than a few hearts. (credit: Universal Pictures)
By Devon Scoble
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Posted on 18/03/2010 at 8:39 PM
ummm...
annonneemouse
It's Elwes, not Ewles.
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Posted on 18/03/2010 at 11:15 PM
Forgot one..
Anonymous
You forgot The Adventures of Robin Hood - 1938 with Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.
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Posted on 20/03/2010 at 10:01 AM
Hoodwinked
Gurn Blanston
You'd think they could have at least gotten someone attractive to play Maid Marian...
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Posted on 20/03/2010 at 1:55 PM
Remakes
Clemente
The expression,"if it ain't broke" holds true in the majority of cases in this article. With the exception pf CGI and better cameras and equipment a lot of the oldies aren't called goldies for nothing. I mean can you imagine Colin Farrell as Dirty Harry Callahan?
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Posted on 17/04/2010 at 10:47 AM
Rely on Costner?
Anonymous
So your saying that based on the little fact that Men in tights was a spoof and can hardly be held in the line up, that Kevin Costner was the best Robin Hood? With his poor acting and awful English accent. Hopefully Russel can save Robin Hood like Christian saved Bat Man.
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Deja View: Old Movies Made New for 2010