5 British Film Comedies That Must Never Be Remade

By Thomas Ahearn /

1. The Wrong Box Forgive me for including my all-time favorite movie on this list but it€™s definitely one I feel cannot and should not be remade. Behold the cast: John Mills, Ralph Richardson, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers, Tony Hancock and a young Michael Caine among others. It€™s the story of family members scheming and plotting against each other so they can inherit a large fortune. The timelessness of the premise may seem appealing to filmmakers but I don€™t think even the best of today€™s comic actors could recapture the magic that makes this film such a joy to watch. It€™s about as close to perfect as a comedy can get. So if anyone looking to ruin, sorry, remake a relatively obscure movie happens upon this article, please remember the following adage: Don€™t mess with near perfection.

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