18 Remakes You Loved More Than the Original

Hollywood will never run out of material for remakes. Sometimes, the end result is better than the original. Other times? Not so much. Here are some re-do's that are definitely worth your time.

'His Girl Friday' (1940)

This Rosalind Russell.

'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (1956)

This Peter Lorre as the villain.

'Heaven Can Wait' (1978)

A football player (Chris Rock.

'Airplane!' (1980)

"Dana Andrews as a war-time pilot named... Ted Stryker! This Ted also utters the immortal line: "Surely you can't be serious."

'The Thing' (1982)

While we still dig the 1951 film John Carpenter remake is the definitive take on a shape-shifting alien wreaking havoc on a group of men confined to an Antarctic research station.

'The Scarlet Pimpernel' (1982)

For our money, Ian McKellen as the villainous Chauvelin.

'Scarface' (1983)

The Al Pacino shouting, "Say hello to my little friend!"

'The Fly' (1986)

Jeff Goldblum doesn't just swap heads with a fly, he starts morphing into one. Ewwwww!

'Little Shop of Horrors' (1986)

No contest here. We'll take this remake's catchy tunes (like "Suddenly Seymour") over the Roger Corman version any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

'The Blob' (1988)

The remake features a faster-moving, deadlier blob that's actually pretty horrifying.

'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' (1988)

Taking over the con man roles originated by Bedtime Story" earned a significantly warmer reception from audiences than the original.

'Father of the Bride' (1991)

This comedy gets us right in the feels. And what's not to love? Peak Steve Martin? Check. Diane Keaton in pleated pants? Check. A great, feel-good everything? Check AND mate.

'Heat' (1995)

Did you know that Michael Mann previously filmed this sprawling Los Angeles heist flick as a failed TV movie called "L.A. Takedown" in 1989? Thankfully, Mann got his chance to update the story and turn it into a modern classic.

'A Little Princess' (1995)

No disrespect to original Little Princess Alfonso Cuaron's version is so heartfelt, gorgeous, and magical that we can't help but love it more.

'Ocean's Eleven' (2001)

As much as we like the Steven Soderbergh's funny-cool update of the Vegas heist flick. (Our care space varies, though, for its two sequels.)

'Insomnia' (2002)

Robin Williams and lots of slow-burn tension.

'Let Me In' (2010)

At times, Matt Reeves' remake of 2008's adaptation of "Let the Right One In" is shot-for-shot -- swapping the former's European setting for snowy New Mexico. But this underrated tale of a child-sized vampire befriending an awkward, young boy doubles-down on the emotional subtext in ways that sur the original. Both are haunting films that put a welcome twist on the vampire genre, but Reeves' effort is more interested in the emotional, thematic tentpoles holding up this gothic horror tale of adolescence.