If Once is Not Enough

Then you are in luck! Much like Groundhog Day over and over again), there are countless of movie remakes - either with the same or similar titles, made for TV and onto the big screen. Have you seen the different versions? Which did you like better, the original or the remake? Here are a few titles that are available at the library:

The Mummy:
(1932) Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Bramwell Fletcher, Arthur Byron,Edward Van Sloan.
(1999) Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Jonathan Hyde, Kevin J. O'Connor.

All The King’s Men:
(1949) Broderick Crawford, John Ireland, Joanne Dru, John Derek, Mercedes McCambridge.
(2006) Sean Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet

Journey to the Center of the Earth:
(1959) Pat Boone, James Mason, Arlene Dahl
(2008) Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem

Ocean's Eleven:
(1960) Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Angie Dickinson.
(2001) George Clooney, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Scott Caan, Elliott Gould, Eddie Jemison, Bernie Mac, Shaobo Qin, Carl Reiner, Julia Roberts.

True Grit:
(1969) John Wayne, Glen Campbell, Kim Darby, Jeremy Slate, Robert Duvall, Strother Martin
(2011) Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Hailee Steinfeld

Clash of the Titans:
(1981) Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Claire Bloom, Siân Phillips, Flora Robson, Laurence Olivier.
(2010) Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson.

Hairspray:
(1988) Sonny Bono, Ruth Brown, Divine, Debbie Harry, Ricki Lake, Jerry Stiller, Ric Ocasek, Pia Zadora.
(2007) Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Queen Latifah, Christopher Walken, Amanda Bynes, James Marsden, Brittany Snow, Zac Efron, Elijah Kelley, Allison Janney.

Poseidon Adventure/ Poseidon:
(1998) Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons, Carol Lynley, Roddy McDowall, Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Pamela Sue Martin.
(2006) Kurt Russell, Josh Lucas, Richard Dreyfuss, Jacinda Barrett, Emmy Rossum, Mike Vogel, Mía Maestro.