The original wasn’t original either.
Besides… Magnificent Seven isn’t that good anyway.

The original was underwhelming.

Psycho for one. The sad part there is I had a coworker who has never seen the original but watched the remake and hated it. Even if she goes back and watches it, she’ll lose the experience of seeing the film’s shocks for the first time.

Disagree about Carrie. There were acenes in there that were definitely from the original film, not the book.

Yeah, I liked it better than the reviewer. Is it as good as the original? No. But, as you say, it’s fun. That one thing most modern westerns, and especially western remakes lack. Before they make a western, I think they should be required to watch films like Silverado and Tombstone to understand what it’s like to watch a western that has violence but can still be fun.

I liked True Grit okay, but it wasn’t as much fun as the remake. And for all those that claimed it was closer to the book, I’d suggest they read the book and watch the films again. Both were pretty close to the book, both made a couple of changes.

And one funny thing is studios used to remake films yet would change the title, such as Satan Takes a Lady becoming the Maltese Falcon. A couple I love is Against All Odds and No Way Out, which were very different from the original films. And you’re right, all they care about is the title.

“But Swedish version is much better, especially Noomi Rapace as Salander”
This is your opinion and I respect that but it isn’t consensus or some ultimate opinion. For me, both versions are equally good.
And yeah, Ben Hur and Carrie are movie adaptations also, not remakes.

If you look at it that way, neither is Carrie and Ben Hur……But Swedish version is much better, especially Noomi Rapace as Salander……