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5 Successful '80s Remakes -- and Why They Worked

Digg / Television  Thu, 10/13/2011 - 07:42

This Friday, a duo of ’80s remakes, The Thing and Footloose, hit the multiplex. And that’s just the beginning — because Hollywood is currently in various stages of redrafting your favorite films from that decade including Red Dawn, War Games and Dirty Dancing.

In honor of this trend, let’s take a look at the most successful ’80s remakes so far and see what made them work.


 

All-out war (games)

Inbox Robot: Online Games News  Tue, 11/17/2009 - 19:26

... that "Modern Warfare 2" wouldn't support the ability for gamers to run their own online games on dedicated servers, Digital Illusions CE announced that "Bad Company 2" would have dedicated ...


 

Feature: The Top Ten War Games

Inbox Robot: Online Games News  Sun, 11/01/2009 - 00:32

... to 64 human players at once and real-time voice chat, was the pinnacle of online gaming in its day. Its subsequent sequels - such as the cartoony - continue to ...