4. The Shining
Pairings in cinema dont get better than Stanley Kubrick and Jack Nicholson. Working together on the adaptation of Stephen Kings novel The Shining, this duos collaboration created one of the best horror movies of all time. For a lot of people, it is the best. Horror being horror, a sort-of remake of The Shining already exists. A 1997 TV mini-series sought to top Kubricks visual tale of the Overlook Hotel by re-adapting Kings novel for the small screen. Although it earned a few decent reviews, The Shining TV show hardly has the classic status of the film. And thats the problem. The Shining is such a classic film that remaking it would be an impossible endeavour. Whoever directed it wouldnt be as good as Kubrick. No casting could match Nicholson. No scares could top the original. Even a shot for shot remake a la Psycho would be pointless. All that would do is serve to remind us of the original Shining film, an enduring fright fest needs no retelling.