Speaking of remakes/re-adaptations

Speaking of remakes/re-adaptations Jul 2, 2021 4:32:46 GMT

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Post by moviemouth on Jul 2, 2021 4:32:46 GMT

Jul 2, 2021 4:26:22 GMT mikef6 said:

Jun 30, 2021 23:38:40 GMT moviemouth said:

Meet Joe Black (1998) has a higher rating on IMDB than Death Takes a Holiday (1934).

I don't have a big complaint about that, but I am very surprised.

For those unfamiliar, Meet Joe Black and Death Takes a Holiday are based on the same play and follow the same basic story, but Meet Joe Black has much more to it than Death Takes a Holiday. It is almost 2 hours longer.

"Meet Joe Black" is much more recent, has a still popular movie star at the head, and today's raters at the database only know new movies, not classic era. That explains the higher rating of the lesser of the two movies. It also explains the higher rating of Carpenter's "The Thing" over the older but much more accomplished "The Thing From Another World."

Except these are exceptions, that is why I mention it. The Thing, The Fly, Invasion of the Body Snatchers are the exceptions.

Here Comes Mr. Jordan on the other hand has a 7.6/10, while Heaven Can Wait has a 6.9/10. The list of remakes and re-adaptations that have lower ratings on IMDB than their early counterparts are in the vast majority. Not only that, but the rating for the earlier version tends to be significantly higher.