List added by Elfflame on 27 June 2008 02:43

Retell me a tale

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6.6

6.70

1. Without a Clue

Sherlock Holmes if Dr Watson were the true brains behind all their famous crime solving. Kingsley and Cane are brilliant in this.

252

6.4

6.70

2. Scrooged

Yes, Scrooge has been done ad infinitum since Dickens first wrote it, but this one actually has some heart, and a whole lot of humor.

555

6.7

7.40

3. Shakespeare in Love

Not entirely a retelling here, but a suggestion that Romeo and Juliet was based on actual happenings. (Unlikely, but still amusing.)

796

6.8

6.90

4. Romeo + Juliet

The language was Shakespeare, but the setting was pure modern-day. Baz Luhrmann did an excellent job translating the Shakespearean English in a way that even modern-day teenagers could take interest in.

878

6.9

6.80

5. 10 Things I Hate About You

Taming of the Shrew in a modern Seattle High School. A great translation.

555

7.8

8.20

6. Monty Python's Life of Brian

The rediculousness of the Christ tale, as told by Monty Python.

2251

7.5

8.00

7. Shrek

What if the Ogre were the hero of the fairy tales we all know and love?

1620

7.2

7.60

8. Shrek 2

599

6.3

6.20

9. Shrek the Third

685

5.8

5.40

10. Van Helsing

468

6.5

6.90

11. Ever After

205

7.70

12. Enchanted

6.1

6.40

13. Young Sherlock Holmes

6.2

6.10

14. Jabberwocky

580

6.3

6.70

15. The Mask of Zorro

6.4

7.50

16. August Rush

116

5.7

5.50

17. Dragnet

7.9

7.50

18. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

949

8.1

8.50

19. Monty Python and the Holy Grail

997

6.2

6.10

20. Hook

183

7.1

7.70

21. West Side Story

368

7.2

7.40

22. Robin Hood

683

7.8

8.00

23. Shaun of the Dead

6.1

6.60

24. Roxanne

122

7.10

25. The Great Mouse Detective

188

6.20

26. The 13th Warrior

624

5.8

5.90

27. The Brothers Grimm

615

5.6

5.40

28. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

5.4

4.30

29. The Wiz

6.5

6.30

30. Bride & Prejudice

5.10

31. The Bride

7.4

7.80

32. Forbidden Planet

1459

7.6

8.10

33. The Lion King

314

6.4

6.50

34. The Birdcage

612

6.2

6.60

35. Clueless

260

7.4

7.80

36. My Fair Lady

317

7.6

8.00

37. Young Frankenstein

6.8

6.70

38. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

234

7.00

39. Rent

6.9

6.70

40. Phantom of the Paradise

5.60

41. Switching Channels

6.1

6.00

42. Snow White: A Tale of Terror

918

6.7

7.00

43. I, Robot

5.9

6.10

44. Always

6.6

7.10

45. Frankenweenie

259

5.5

5.80

46. Chicken Little

452

6.5

7.30

47. The Phantom of the Opera

908

6.20

48. Mars Attacks!

480

7.8

8.00

49. Hot Fuzz

167

6.5

6.60

50. Treasure Planet

410

7.2

7.60

51. The Hours

162

6.4

6.30

52. Oliver & Company

411

4.90

53. Bewitched

5.8

5.40

54. Mary Reilly

5.6

6.50

55. The Banquet

6.8

7.00

56. Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story

Comments

tartan_skirt

Posted : 1 month ago at Jul 19 8:12

How about <a href="http://www.listal.com/movie/the-banquetThe Banquet and <a href="http://www.listal.com/movie/tristram-shandy-cock-bull-storyA Cock and Bull Story?

I really like the list, nice idea!

tartan_skirt

Posted : 1 month ago at Jul 19 8:13

Sorry, for some reason my links aren't working.

Description

A list of movies where the story is well-known and shown from a new point of view, or in a new setting, or otherwise provides new details to the story that existed before.

Fairy tales with a new twist.
Shakespeare's tale told in a new way.
A remake that adds a new twist to the original story.

Any ideas welcome.

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