Worst Movie Remakes

Austin90 · 01-24-2022, 09:19 AM

What were some of the worst movie remakes ever done? There's probably quite a few.

Cyber370 · 01-24-2022, 10:03 AM

Conan the Barbarian (2011) is right up there for me.
The Fog (2005) is a close second.

runwhatyabrng · 01-25-2022, 09:22 AM

The original was bad in many ways but the car chase scene made up for all the cheesy acting and porn like sound quality. Still better than the remake which really only shared the name and a bit of storyline.

-Gone in 60 seconds

Zingston · 01-25-2022, 10:01 AM

Get Carter. Hard to top Michael Caine in his prime. Stallone's version was just ok.

ZCanadian · 01-25-2022, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Zingston

Get Carter. Hard to top Michael Caine in his prime. Stallone's version was just ok.

Then while we're on the topic of Michael Caine, lets talk "The Italian Job". Have watched the original a few times and enjoyed that but I cannot make it through the remake.

The original Oceans 11 was a cheese fest, but still I think better than the remake franchise thanks mainly to Sammy Davis Jr.

I wonder what Hollywood is up to butchering next?

Zingston · 01-25-2022, 12:21 PM

Man, I really hope they leave "Bullit" alone. That movie needs no remake!

redondoaveb · 01-25-2022, 12:30 PM

Deep Throat 2. It wasn't as deep as the original.

ZCanadian · 01-25-2022, 04:54 PM

Sometimes a subtle copying of the theme works better.
"Pretty Woman" is really just an updated "My Fair Lady" without the music, and I liked both.
Does that make me a bad person?
;-)

EDIT:
Or "The Trouble with Harry" which is remarkably like "Weekend at Bernie's" - both of which are pretty good for their day.

ZCanadian · 01-25-2022, 04:57 PM

If they do Casablanca over, I might have to hurt someone, though!

How about someone remakes the Wizard of Oz, but closer to the TV Guide description that it once received: "Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again."

ZCanadian · 01-25-2022, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by redondoaveb

Deep Throat 2. It wasn't as deep as the original.

They seldom are, after doing it once!

DLSTR · 03-31-2022, 07:01 AM

Tried to watch the remake of Dune. No.

I will take the quirky less polished original - Dune.

01-24-2022, 09:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Austin90 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: New York Posts: 18 Drives: Toyota GLI 2017 Rep Power: 4	Worst Movie Remakes What were some of the worst movie remakes ever done? There's probably quite a few.

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Cyber370 Track Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Montreal, QC Canada Posts: 679 Drives: 2016 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 19372	Conan the Barbarian (2011) is right up there for me. The Fog (2005) is a close second. Zingston likes this. __________________ "That’s when you know you’ve found somebody special. When you can just shut the fck up for a minute and comfortably enjoy the silence.”-Mia (Pulp Fiction)*

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runwhatyabrng Base Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ottawa Posts: 78 Drives: 2011 370Z 6Mt Rep Power: 11	The original was bad in many ways but the car chase scene made up for all the cheesy acting and porn like sound quality. Still better than the remake which really only shared the name and a bit of storyline. -Gone in 60 seconds Zingston likes this.

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Zingston A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 4,028 Drives: like it's a rental. Rep Power: 2684370	Man, I really hope they leave "Bullit" alone. That movie needs no remake! ZCanadian and redondoaveb like this.

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Zingston A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 4,028 Drives: like it's a rental. Rep Power: 2684370	Get Carter. Hard to top Michael Caine in his prime. Stallone's version was just ok.

01-25-2022, 04:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
ZCanadian A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,061 Drives: 2013 370Z Rep Power: 60273	Sometimes a subtle copying of the theme works better. "Pretty Woman" is really just an updated "My Fair Lady" without the music, and I liked both. Does that make me a bad person? ;-) EDIT: Or "The Trouble with Harry" which is remarkably like "Weekend at Bernie's" - both of which are pretty good for their day.

01-25-2022, 04:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
ZCanadian A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Canada Posts: 1,061 Drives: 2013 370Z Rep Power: 60273	If they do Casablanca over, I might have to hurt someone, though! How about someone remakes the Wizard of Oz, but closer to the TV Guide description that it once received: "Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first person she meets and then teams up with three strangers to kill again."

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DLSTR A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: Süd Germany Posts: 2,462 Drives: 21Supra 2.0/22 M240i Rep Power: 21267	Tried to watch the remake of Dune. No. I will take the quirky less polished original - Dune.

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