Movie Remakes that really suck compared to the originals

I just saw the tail end of the original 'The In-Laws' on TV this afternoon (Serpentine Shelly. Serpentine! ) , and I am once again reminded how many remakes suck compared to the original. I'm not talking just a little worse, I'm talking monumentally inferior.

Anyone else have any nominations?

The Italian Job

The Wicker Man
I did see somewhere they'd remade the Hitcher? Ouch. I also believe they are remaking Barbarella....that kind of sucks as an idea.

Planet of the Apes
Time Machine

War of the Worlds.

was there an original? in any event, Tom cruise is a faggot.

Yes, and the original was better.

I liked the musical version.

Psycho. What was the point? Oh yeah, $$$. But I wonder if it even made any money?

To be fair, you should at least wait until the remake is released until you judge it.

piercehawkeye45;378528 wrote:

Planet of the Apes

Worst ever. I was actually angry about that pos.

Gone in 60 Seconds.

Dawn of the Dead.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978?).

The Blob.

The Getaway.

DanaC;378532 wrote:

I liked the musical version.

Mmm, I had the musical soundtrack to that on vinyl at one point...

Farewell, Thunder Child.


(Ulla!)

Poseidon Adventure.

I didn't even actually realize that some of these movies were remakes (never saw either the old or new versions though, so I guess it doesn't really matter either way.) But honestly, could anyone name a remake that didn't really suck compared to the original?

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven didn't suck, per se, but it also was nowhere near as good as the original.

I'll have to think on this as most of my choices have already been mentioned.

The Three Musketeers has been made as a motion picture at least 6 times in the US alone (not counting the John Wayne Foreign Legion version). I admit that I have not seen all of the versions but I'm pretty sure the 1993 version sucked compared to them all.

1961 (silent) with Orrin Johnson(???)
1921 (silent) with Douglas Fairbanks
1939 Don Ameche and the Ritz Brothers
1948 Gene Kelly and Lana Turner
1973 - The version I grew up with with Michael York, Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, and Charlton Heston as the Cardinal.

1993 - the brat pack.:sick:

The '73 version was all that. The '93 was lame.

John Carpenter's "The Thing" was much better than the original 1951 version "The Thing from another World"

Little Shop of Horrors never needed to be a musical.

Hairspray. Haven't and won't see the new one, but come on, people, there is no reason for things like this!

Most of the recent crop of vintage TV goes to the big screen. If it didn't work on the little box for free in the house, it ain't going to work for $10 a head plus popcorn and soda. I will shamefacedly admit that I enjoyed The Addams Family, but not the sequel, and of course, most of the even numbered Star Trek films, and a few of the odd numbered ones.

Live-action versions of cartoons should be banned.

Evil Dead 2. (didn't suck compared to the original)...of course, Evil Dead was essentially a remake of the short film In The Woods...but I don't know if it counts when the director is the same.

I actually rather liked the Little Shop of Horrors musical.

I'm not a Clooney or Pitt fan, but I'll stand by my belief that O 11 was better with them in it.

Clodfobble;378676 wrote:

But honestly, could anyone name a remake that didn't really suck compared to the original?

I liked the remake of Sabrina better than the original.
I liked the Steve Martin Father of the Bride better than the Elizabeth Taylor version.
And I like the Disney made for TV Annie better than the Carol Burnett version.

I'm sure these opinions will get me burned for heresy somewhere along the line. But I yam what I yam.

I really like the movie Always, with Holly Hunter, Richard Dreyfus, and John Goodman. I never knew it was a remake. I was reading the guide for the movie A guy Named Joe, and I realized it was the original Always.

Here Comes Mr Jordan is much better than Heaven Can Wait.

I am fearful that some Hollywood Mogul will rediscover the Marx Brothers.

However, No Way Out was better than The Big Clock.

And damn, there's another noir classic that was remade around the same time that worked fairly well ... Gene Hackman was in it ... oh crap, I can't think of it ... there's a chick, and a train ... and ... umm .... thanks to Google, I now know it's Narrow Margin.

Edit again ... there was a run of these sorts of movies around the same time ... D.O.A. was a remake of another film noir flick. I liked the Dennis Quaid/Meg Ryan version better.

All of them

When A Stranger Calls. The whole point of the original was you didn't know where the call was coming from. Then they did a remake where the trailer told the audience where the call was coming from.
What was the freaking point?

Oh, and whatever happened to the reported Harvery remake? That might make me torch Hollywood.

One more remake that's better than the original:

The Lindsay Lohan Parent Trap.

The Judy Garland Wizard of Oz was better than the earlier versions. :)

I just don't see eye-to-eye with remaking any art... there are too many good original writers out there.
It is slack and pathetic.

The Producers

I really liked "Man On Fire," with Denzel Washington, but I haven't seen the original.

I thought that "El Mariachi" was much better than "Desperado." Desperado seems more of a remake than a sequel, to me.

Spexxvet;379002 wrote:

The Producers

Remade by orig artist... so I agree, was awesome.

wolf;378821 wrote:

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However, No Way Out was better than The Big Clock.

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I just bought "The Big Clock." I'll let you know.

I thought "The Fly (1986)" was much better than the original.

Zorro has been done a few times with good results.

dar512;378897 wrote:

One more remake that's better than the original:

The Lindsay Lohan Parent Trap.

Oh, dear heavens no. You are clearly mental.

And don't you dare say anything about the Freaky Friday remakes ...

Weird Harold;379061 wrote:

Zorro has been done a few times with good results.

Sweet closing sequence to Mark of Zorro. [youtube]3VTyPWvyAF8[/youtube]

There's been too many to count on "Dracula" Pictures, but I thought "Bram Stokers" w/Gary Oldman was the best. For some reason I thought he was "hot" in that movie.

I thought the Coppola Dracula was not as good as most of the others, despite the special effects. But you're right, Dracula does hold up a lot better in remakes than a lot of movies ... I love the Christopher Lee versions, and the Frank Langella version ... even the Jack Palance Made-for-TV Dracula had it's moments.

I agree with you on the Christopher Lee & Frank Langella - something about their eyes - scary

jester;379247 wrote:

There's been too many to count on "Dracula" Pictures, but I thought "Bram Stokers" w/Gary Oldman was the best. For some reason I thought he was "hot" in that movie.

Bwhahaha:D

I thought the Coppola Dracula

Was a comedy.

I have doubts about Keanu Reeves playing Klaatu.

http://www.variety.com/VR1117970896.html

jester;379247 wrote:

There's been too many to count on "Dracula" Pictures, but I thought "Bram Stokers" w/Gary Oldman was the best. For some reason I thought he was "hot" in that movie.

Not even close.

Gerard Butler - Dracula 2000 :D

Drax;379602 wrote:

I have doubts about Keanu Reeves playing Klaatu.

http://www.variety.com/VR1117970896.html

Oh no ... someone please stop them. That's one of my favoritest movies.

Terrorists need to blow up Hollywood. If they could also destroy all of the prints of the Will Smith remake of The Omega Man I would appreciate it.

Drax;379604 wrote:

Not even close.

Gerard Butler - Dracula 2000 :D

I can honestly say, I haven't watched that one. I will do so and then if I like it better - I'll say so.;)

Has anyone seen the new Halloween? I liked House of 1000 Corpses.

And why are they releasing it now?

HungLikeJesus;381182 wrote:

Has anyone seen the new Halloween? I liked House of 1000 Corpses.

And why are they releasing it now?

Spouse & Son - saw it Friday Night - said it was great. Not alot of gore, but focused on the "growing up" aspect of "Michael".

I saw Hairspray this weekend and liked it better than I expected. I have not seen the original.

Did someone mention "King Kong" from the 70s

Saw 310 to Yuma Sat. Night - loved it.

Didn't realize it was a remake - I'm terribly out of the loop on some of those.

jester;383961 wrote:

Saw 310 to Yuma Sat. Night - loved it.

Didn't realize it was a remake - I'm terribly out of the loop on some of those.

Yeah...I saw it during the Saturday matinee....it was awesome!!! I liked the old spaghetti western music. It was just fantastic. I would recommend it to anyone who likes anything.

*side note* Russel Crowe looked pretty hot in that jacket and those pants. I'm trying to talk my husband into getting that outfit. I'm not even a Russel Crowe fan but I might be converted.
:D

jester;383961 wrote:

Saw 310 to Yuma Sat. Night - loved it.

Didn't realize it was a remake - I'm terribly out of the loop on some of those.

Hey Jester- I met a guy this morning that worked on the set- (it was made here mostly) and he said that no one wanted to meet Russel Crowe given the opportunity because he actually is kind of a bad ass ill-tempered man....they term talking with him as- to "tussle with Russel" in the movie industry. The guy I talked to helped bulid the town, the wagon, and worked on the hotel that was featured a lot. He thought it was going to be another bad western so he hasn't even seen it yet. I advised him to do so. The set they built is still there....was thinking of sneaking in....

Nosferatu (1979)
Opinions are divided, but I thought it was dire

3:10 to Yuma was a remake of film with Glen Ford. 1957. Written by http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_Leonard
I never missed a western while a kid. Hell that's 50 flappin years ago.

Well! Go see the new one buster!!!

Now that's what I was talkin' 'bout!
:)

Since it's the holidays -

A Christmas Carol - my favorite is the one with Alastair Sim

If you've never noticed - watch when he "wakes up" on Christmas morning and is looking in the mirror - you can see "stage" people in the background.

Most remakes don't hold shine like the originals. And, why can't the movie industry be more creative instead of dredging up old stuff?

Because statistically speaking, people won't pay to go to see creative movies.

Most remakes suck, because they are trying to copy the original, just with a bigger budget.
Reinterpretations can sometimes work. Tin Man (reworking of the Wizard of Oz) might - might - be passable, provided you aren't assessing it as a remake.

I heard that they are giving the Will Smith version of I Am Legend a happy ending.