It's a new Remake Recon! This time I look at the original 1972 action film The Mechanic, starring Charles Bronson and Jan-Michael Vincent and then 2011 remake starring Jason Statham and Ben Foster, and see how both Mechanic films stack up against one another
I review the 1943 World War II film Sahara starring Humphrey Bogart as Tank commander Sergeant Joe Gunn and the 1995 remake starring Jim Belushi
A comparison review of the 1956 film Ransom starring Glenn Ford, Donna Reed and Leslie Nielsen and the 1996 remake Ransom starring Mel Gibson, Rene Russo and Gary Sinese
A comparison review of the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock horror classic Psycho and its 1998 shot-for-shot remake directed by Gus Van Sant
A comparison review of the 1955 British black comedy The Ladykillers and its 2004 remake directed by the Coen Brothers
A comparison review of the 1958 horror film The Fly and its 1986 remake directed by David Cronenberg
A review and comparison between the 1952 film The Narrow Margin and its 1990 remake about a lawman trying to survive killers on a tense train ride
A comparison review of the 1985 horror comedy classic Fright Night and its 2011 remake about a teen who discovers his neighbor is a vampire
A comparison review of the 1972 classic Irwin Allen disaster film The Poseidon Adventure about a capsized ocean liner and its 2006 big-budget remake directed by Wolfgang Petersen
A comparison review of the 1972 thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three about a NY City subway train being hijacked and its 2004 remake
A comparison review of the 1947 classic holiday film Miracle on 34th Street and its 1994 remake
A comparison review of the 1965 film Flight of the Phoenix about a crashed plane in the desert and its 2004 remake
