Movie Top Ten Someone, take over the baton

[Karin Schill]

I've modified my list to omit the Buffy tv-series and Scarlett mini tv-series. I still adore those "remakes" but I guess my list should also focus on just movies to keep it simple.
But I maintain that Buffy is the best remake ever IMHO, since they took a mediocre movie and turned it into a cult tv-series that lasted 7 years and that's quite an accomplishment.

 

[Willie Oleson]

But I maintain that Buffy is the best remake ever IMHO

Then I expect a Very Special Mention when you publish the results of this top ten

Or, alternatively, Favourite TV Series Based On Movies Top Ten. It's still relating to movies, isn't it?

 

[Jessie]

My top 10

1. Cape Fear 1991 remake of 1962 film Cape Fear
2. The Thing 1982-remake of same title 1951
3. King Kong -2005 -remake of 1933 film same title
4. Hairspray 2007-Original 1988 same Title
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978 original same name 1956
6. Some Like it hot 1959-Remake of Fanfare d’Amour, 1935
7. The Grudge 2004 remake Ju-on The Grudge 2002
8. The Ring 2002 original Ringu 1988
9. Friday the 13th 2009 -original same name 1980
10. The Parent Trap 1998 original with same name 1961

 

[Ome]

1. Cape Fear (1991)
2. Fatal Attraction (1987)
3. Hairspray (2007)
4. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
5. The Wizard of Oz (1939)
6. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
7. Meet Joe Black
8. The Grudge 2004

 

[Karin Schill]

Last chance to vote for your favorite remakes.

 

[Karin Schill]

Okay so your favorite remake is:



Cape Fear (1991)
This is an american psychological thriller. The main character is a rapist who is out for vengeance on the public defender who he
blames for sending him to 14 years in prison. The movie is directed by Martin Scorsese and stars: Robert De Nero and Jessica Lange.
The movie also includes cameos from Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Martin Balsam who were all in the original movie from 1962.
It is Peck's final film role.

You gave it a total of 26 points.

Here's a trailer for the winning film:

Then here's the rest of the list:

Hairspray (2007) 24 p.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) 20 p.
The Grudge (2004) 14 p.
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) 13 p.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) 13 p.
The Parent Trap (1998) 13 p.
The Ring (2002) 13 p.
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)12 p.
Fatal Attraction (1987) 12 p.
Some Like It Hot (1959) 11 p.

At Ten Points:
King Kong (2005)
Mogambo (1953)
A Star Is Born (1954)
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
101 Dalmatians (1996)

At Nine Points:
Cat People (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Scarface (1983)
Ocean's Eleven (2001)
Elsa & Fred (2014)

At Eight Points:
Walt Disney's Robin Hood (1973)
Against All Odds (1984)

At Seven Points:
Waterloo Bridge (1940)
Imitation of Life (1959)
Breathless (1983)
Chicago (2002)

At Six Points:
Vanilla Sky (2001)
City of Angels (1998)
Poseidon (2006)

At Five Points:
Meet Joe Black (1998)
The Blue Veil (1951)
The Jackal (1997)

At Four Points:
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
An Affair To Remember (1956)
Rich and Famous (1981)
Beauty And The Beast (2014)

At Three Points:
The Letter (1940)
Paris When it Sizzles (1964)
Scent of A Woman (1992)
Clash Of The Titans (2010)

At Two Points:
Intermezzo (1939)
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
The Birdcage (1998)
Friday the 13th (2009)

At One Point:
The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)
Pocketful of Miracles (1961)
The Wicker Man (2006)

That's all for this round. Thanks to everyone for taking part and an extra thanks to @Willie Oleson for suggesting this topic.

 

[Karin Schill]

Round Twenty-Six: Favorite TV-series based on a Movie

In an adaption we transfer a story from one medium to another. In this particular case it’s movies that have been remade into TV-series. So which is your favorite TV-series based on a movie?

Totals: Sunday

 

[Willie Oleson]

1. Peyton Place (1964)
2. East Of Eden (1981, mini-series)
3. Romanzo Criminale (2008)
4. In The Heat Of The Night (1988)
5. The Long Hot Summer (1985, mini-series)
6. Valley Of The Dolls (1994)

In most cases, one could argue that these were simply different adaptations of the written novel, but keep in mind that even Psycho was a novel, and not exclusively written for the movie.
Perhaps it's better not to be too fussy about this.

Series based on movies that I still want to see:

Valley Of The Dolls 1981 (mini-series)
The Long Hot Summer 1965

 

[Karin Schill]

My list would be:

1. Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003)
2. Fame (1982-1987)
3. McLeod's Daughters (2001-2009)
4. Scarlett (1994, mini-series)


I'll might add more TV-series to it later. Just need to give it some thought if I have seen any other tv-series based on movies...

 

[Ome]

1. Bates Motel (PSYCHO)
2. Teen Wolf (2011)
3. Logan’s Run
4. Fargo
5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
6. Daredevil
7. Dominion (LEGION)

 

[Willie Oleson]

I forgot 2 titles, and since I can't edit my post anymore I'll re-post my list here.

1. Peyton Place (1964)
2. East Of Eden (1981, mini-series)
3. Romanzo Criminale (2008)
4. Camelot (2011)
5. In The Heat Of The Night (1988)
6. The Day Of The Triffids (1981, mini-series)
7. The Long Hot Summer (1985, mini-series)
8. Valley Of The Dolls (1994)

 

[Emelee]

1. Fargo
2. The Penguins of Madagascar
3. The Pink Panther
4. M*A*S*H
5. Anger Management
6. Parenthood

Can't think of more that I have seen.

 

[Toni]

My Top Ten of "series based on a movie" (I prefer to let out prequels, sequels or spinoffs):

1. Fame (1982) remake of the 1980 movie
2. East Of Eden (1981) remake of the 1955 movie
3. Fargo (2014) remake of the 1996 movie
4. Mildred Pierce (2011) remake of the 1945 movie
5. Bagdad Cafe (1990) remake of the 1987 movie
6. The Pink Panther (& Inspector Clouseau) Show (1967) "inspired by" the 1963 movie
7. The Paper Chase (1978) remake of the 1973 movie
8. Planet of the Apes (1974) remake of the 1968 movie
9. Hannibal (2013) remake of the 2001 movie (and other segments from all its novels except "Silence...")
10. Westworld (2016) remake of the 1973 movie

While searching for titles, I´ve found this article about TV series in project based on movies...
http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/240179/44-movies-being-adapted-for-tv

 

[Mel O'Drama]

1. Cagney & Lacey* (based on the 1981 Movie Of The Week)
2. Peyton Place** (based on the 1957 film)
3. Fame (based on the 1980 film)
4. The Pink Panther Show (based on the opening credits of the Pink Panther film series)
5. Carry On Laughing (based on the Carry On film series)
6. The Wind In The Willows* (based on the 1983 film)
7. Dirty Dancing*** (based on the 1987 film)
8. M*A*S*H (based on the 1970 film)
9. The Real Ghostbusters (based on the 1984 film)

* This might be a bit controversial, but as both C&L and WITW originally aired as standalone TV movies and weren't intended to be series at the time of airing (with major cast changes in the case of C&L making it an entirely different animal) I think they stand apart from standard TV pilots enough to fit here.

** Technically an alternative telling of the story in the book, but the TV show owes enough to the film to fit here. Not least the theme music.

*** I've never got round to watching the Dirty Dancing film, but remember quite enjoying the TV series when it had a late-night airing here at some point in the late Eighties.

 

[Willie Oleson]

* This might be a bit controversial, but as both C&L and WITW originally aired as standalone TV movies and weren't intended to be series at the time of airing (with major cast changes in the case of C&L making it an entirely different animal) I think they stand apart from standard TV pilots enough to fit here.

Does that mean I can add Paper Dolls to my list? Some say it's a pilot movie, but the movie is from 1982 and the series from 1984....

 

[Angela Channing]

1. The Paper Chase - Based on The Paper Chase (1973)
2. Planet of The Apes - Based on Planet of The Apes (1968)
3. M*A*S*H - Based on M*A*S*H (1970)
4. Fame - Based on Fame (1980)
5. Bates Motel - Based on Psycho (1960)
6. The Odd Couple - Based on The Odd Couple (1968)
7. Logan's Run - Logan's Run (1976)
8. Peyton Place - Based on Peyton Place (1957)
9. Doctor In The House - Based on Doctor In The House (1954)
10. Anna and The King - Based on The King and I (1956)

 

[Karin Schill]

Last chance to join in on this round. I'm giving any late voters an extra day on this!

 

[Willie Oleson]

@Karin Schill I've updated my list again!

1. Peyton Place (1964)
2. East Of Eden (1981, mini-series)
3. Romanzo Criminale (2008)
4. Camelot (2011)
5. In The Heat Of The Night (1988)
6. The Day Of The Triffids (1981, mini-series)
7. The Long Hot Summer (1985, mini-series)
8. Valley Of The Dolls (1994)
9. Paper Dolls (1984)

 

[James from London]

I. Peyton Place
2. Friday Night Lights
3. Battlestar Galactica
4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel
5. Flamingo Road
6. Lethal Weapon (I haven't seen it but it's got Elena Ramos as a psychiatrist and that's good enough for me.)
7. Dixon of Dock Green
8. Planet of the Apes
9. The Paper Chase
10. McCloud

 

[James from London]

Cape Fear (1991)
The movie also includes cameos from Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Martin Balsam who were all in the original movie from 1962.

And it reuses Bernard Hermann's musical score from the original movie.