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Normally remakes or reboots aren't that good like the original movies
but sometimes there comes a remake or reboot that makes things better then the original.
Post movies you think are good remakes or movies that are better than the original
Good Remakes/Reboots
The Michael Bay remakes or The Hitcher, Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th are pretty soild movies. Of course they aren't as good as the Original but still works for it own.

Remakes that are better then the original
The Hills have Eyes is an example for this. The movie is more violent and gritty than the original
Scarface I haven't seen the 1936 original but its known as the one of the best Mafia/Gangster movie off all time

So what are yours?

From what i understand the Judge Dredd remake was far superior to the 90s one

Lest we forget the greatest remake of all time

The practical effects are still mind-boggling even today

While they're both very close, the 1986 remake of The Fly is superior to the 1958 original.

The Mummy (1999). I don't even think anyone knows there was both a 1932 version and a 1940 "reboot" that started a four film long franchise through the 40s.

Quietly raises hand.

Wait, that was a remake? Where's the original then?

The reason for the remake was that John Carpenter was a big fan of the original, but acknowledged it's flaws and saw it as great grounds for a remake, both out of ironing out said flaws and out of passion

2008's The Incredible Hulk was way better than the 2003 Hulk movie (which, aside from hammy Nick Nolte moments, was a pretty boring movie).

The Coen Brothers remake of True Grit was actually just as good as the original, if not better, IMO.

Not all will agree with this one but I think I liked the 2001 remake of Ocean's 11 more than the 1960 original. I mean don't get me wrong the Rat Pack original with Sinatra and the like has its charms, but for some reason I like the version with George Clooney more.

Fun fact
in the original Halloween you can see the kids laurie babysits, watching the original The Thing

House on Haunted Hill
everybody kinda hates this one even if its better then the 1959 original
even that it had Vincent Price (the remake made a reference by name a character Steven H. Price) and of course it had this here

but the remake was more gritty and violent and had Jeffrey Combs

@Ryumaru

the original The Thing came from 1951

Always felt that Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979 was better than the original.