Reel 65a: The Remake Was Better, Pt.1

We so often complain that Hollywood has no original ideas, but then we're also forced to concede occasionally that from time to time, the remake actually does a better job of telling the story.

We don't enjoy conceding that, but that's the way it goes sometimes.

With that in mind, this is the first of two episodes taking a look at films whose remakes surpassed the originals. First one up is The Man Who Knew Too Much, from 1956. This Alfred Hitchcock-directed film leans heavily on weird coincidences to get the story rolling, but you'll feel the tension from the moment the characters do. You may not even hate hearing Doris Day sing what became her signature song.

In Part Two we'll jump to 1988 to talk about Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

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