The word remake leaves a sour taste in everyones mouth these days as more and more classic films are being rehashed for all the wrong reasons, even though that doesnt necessarily mean all remakes of classic movies are bad. Scarface, The Departed, and True Grit are considered some of the best remakes of all time, and yes while these movies are in fact great, the original films were also great and didnt really need to be remade in the first place. The original and preferred concept for remaking a film is to take an underachieving movie that had great potential and remake it into something great. Two important factors that justify a film being remade are whether or not the original is terribly dated in overall style or the original is relatively unknown. Also, the remake must bring something new while respecting the original. Ever see a film with an overall great concept but it just didnt live up to the expectations or flat out failed miserably? Or maybe a decent film thats just very dated and hasnt aged well over the years? These types of films deserve a second chance and we as an audience should be welcoming to this. Here are the seven remakes that were actually necessary
