Nev Pierce's film list "Ten Remakes That Improve on the Originals" from "10 Bad Dates With De Niro"
In the book "10 Bad Dates With De Niro," Richard Kelly asked a group of cinematically knowledgeable people to come up with "10 best" lists on all sorts of movie topics.
One of the lists is "Even Better Than the Real Thing: Ten Remakes That Improve on the Originals" by Nev Pierce. What follows is a sample from that list.
George Clooney as Danny Ocean stars in "Ocean's Eleven," remake of the Frank Sinatra classic.
One of the lists is "Even Better Than the Real Thing: Ten Remakes That Improve on the Originals" by Nev Pierce. What follows is a sample from that list.
George Clooney as Danny Ocean stars in "Ocean's Eleven," remake of the Frank Sinatra classic.
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Nev Pierce's film list "Ten Remakes That Improve on the Originals" from "10 Bad Dates With De Niro"
"10 Bad Dates With De Niro," edited by Richard T. Kelly, is a collection of "10 best" lists prepared by a wide assortment of cinematically knowledgeable people. Nev Pierce, editor of Total Film magazine, compiled a list for the book of 10 remakes that are better than the original film on which they're based. No. 10 on Pierce's list is "The Departed," director Martin Scorsese's 2006 remake of "Infernal Affairs."
The original: "Infernal Affairs" Released in 2002, "Infernal Affairs" is a Hong Kong cop drama that stars Tony Leung, left, and Andy Lau. Leung's character was played by Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Departed," with Lau's character played by Matt Damon. |
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