Worst remakes
When will they ever stop with those horrible remakes of great movies...
This is my personal list of the biggest affronts to movie lovers.
If you have an original movie that is a flawless masterpiece or a cult classic -
why touch it at all?
And if you feel the need to do a remake, have the decency to put some effort in it to make it a great movie, or at least add something fresh or original to it.
I also made a list of movies that actually achieved this, f.e. The Thing or The Fly.
So the remakes on this list are either just plain bad movies who make the idea of a remake totally pointless, or who really are an insult to the original movie.
I did not include all remakes of asian horror movies like the grudge, one missed call, pulse, shutter, the eye, etc.
because simply they ALL deserve to be in this list
This is my personal list of the biggest affronts to movie lovers.
If you have an original movie that is a flawless masterpiece or a cult classic -
why touch it at all?
And if you feel the need to do a remake, have the decency to put some effort in it to make it a great movie, or at least add something fresh or original to it.
I also made a list of movies that actually achieved this, f.e. The Thing or The Fly.
So the remakes on this list are either just plain bad movies who make the idea of a remake totally pointless, or who really are an insult to the original movie.
I did not include all remakes of asian horror movies like the grudge, one missed call, pulse, shutter, the eye, etc.
because simply they ALL deserve to be in this list
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- DirectorJan de BontStarsLiam NeesonCatherine Zeta-JonesOwen WilsonDr Marrow enlists Theo, Luke and Nell for a study of sleep disorders at the Hill House. As soon as the terrifying truth about the mansion is revealed, everyone is found fighting for their lives.OK this is definitely NUMBER ONE of insults to the whole movie industry
i wont't waste any words on this crap.
The original classic from 1963 is my favourite horror movie of all times.
It stands high in the Olymp of Horror Movies,
from a time when movies were actually really frightening without showing everything - just like "The Innocents" from 1961 - DirectorCraig GillespieStarsAnton YelchinColin FarrellDavid Tennant"Fright Night" - A new neighbor moves in next to Charley, who discovers that he is an ancient vampire who preys on the community. Can he save his neighborhood from the creature with the help of the famous "vampire killer", Peter Vincent?as the original is one of my favourite films of my childhood,
this is an atrocity!
it's also a very good example of how modern movies totally lack any kind of charm or originality - mainstream braindead pabulum - DirectorGus Van SantStarsVince VaughnAnne HecheJulianne MooreA young female embezzler arrives at the Bates Motel, which has terrible secrets of its own.Oh my god ... i almost forgot about this,
cause it does not deserve to exist at all... - DirectorDouglas BuckStarsChloë SevignyStephen ReaLou DoillonA reporter witnesses a brutal murder and becomes entangled in a mystery involving a pair of Siamese twins who were separated at birth, one of them forced to live under the eye of a watchful, controlling psychiatrist.cringeworthy remake of De Palma's early masterpiece - the moviemakers should be ashamed
- DirectorNeil LaButeStarsNicolas CageEllen BurstynLeelee SobieskiA sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.Even if you DON'T know the original - you would still find this a bad mess, knowing the original (which is an all-time classic) you find this really painful.
This also deserves to be in "Worst Movies of all time" list
And of course you get CrapCacaCage in full frontal insanity,
really givin' it all! ("Oh no not the beeees!")
Actually it's one of the most ridiculous movies i ever saw, you could even make a drinking game of it, f.e. everytime there is something with bees, or everytime Nic Cage gets enraged.
This can be a real Laugh-Riot!
look for "wicker man comedy trailer" on youtube! - DirectorOle BornedalStarsEwan McGregorNick NolteAnais EvansA law student, who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue, begins to discover clues that implicate him as the suspect of a series of murders.this is where the same director remade his superb 1994 danish thriller into an hollywood-fitted version - which sucks big time
important elements of the story were simply cut out or tamed for american audiences - DirectorStephan ElliottStarsEwan McGregorAshley JuddPatrick BerginA private eye shadows a female serial killer of men all over the U.S. without her knowing as he, strangely enough, occasionally acts as her guardian angel.this is a remake of the 1983 french movie "The Eye " aka "Deadly Circuit" from Claude Miller with Isabelle Adjani and Michel Serrault who both give breathtaking performances in a masterpiece of a movie.
remake is out of the question an impertinence
again with Ewan McGregor - he should be more careful with his choice of movie roles - DirectorRob ZombieStarsScout Taylor-ComptonMalcolm McDowellTyler ManeAfter being committed for 15 years, Michael Myers, now a grown man and still very dangerous, escapes from the mental institution and immediately returns to Haddonfield to find his baby sister, Laurie.Rob Zombie - are you kidding??
- DirectorPaul T. ScheuringStarsAdrien BrodyCam GigandetForest Whitaker26 men are chosen to participate in the roles of guards and prisoners in a psychological study that ultimately spirals out of control.total destruction of the german masterpiece
- DirectorRoland EmmerichStarsMatthew BroderickJean RenoMaria PitilloFrench nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that heads off to New York City. The American military must chase the monster across the city to stop it before it reproduces.Often referred to as the epitome of bad movie remakes ... deservedly
- DirectorAdam ShankmanStarsJohn TravoltaQueen LatifahNikki BlonskyPleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad teaches 1962 Baltimore a thing or two about integration after landing a spot on a local TV dance show.How on earth would someone try to remake a John Waters movie???
Total revolting stupidity - DirectorMike NicholsStarsRobin WilliamsNathan LaneGene HackmanA gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents.I really feel sorry for everyone who does not know the original movie "La Cage Aux Folles" from 1978 which is one of the greatest comedies of all time. The cast is superb with Michel Serrault who is one of my all-time favourite actors.
It's beyond me how this inferior remake can get such a high rating on IMDB. - DirectorNadia TassStarsMartin ShortDanny GloverSheila KelleyAn accountant with super bad luck is sent in search of a missing boss's daughter, also an incredibly unlucky person.this stands for several remakes of french comedy classics from the great Francis Veber, starring Pierre Richard and Gerard Depardieu in hilarious interaction
"The Fugitives" 1986
"The ComDads" 1983
"La Chevre" 1981
unfortunately ALL of them have terrible american remakes - DirectorStan DragotiStarsTom HanksLori SingerDabney ColemanA man picked randomly out of a crowd is made the target of CIA survelliance and pursuit.again a *beep* remake of a french comedy classic.
the original "The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe" from 1972 with the great Pierre Richard is one of the most famous french comedies ever. - DirectorJohn BadhamStarsBridget FondaGabriel ByrneDermot MulroneyA government fakes the death of a criminal to turn this young woman into a killer on its service.the original 'La Femme Nikita' from 1990 is a masterpiece from Luc Besson at his very best, with exceptional performances from all characters - remake sucks like hell
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMark WahlbergHelena Bonham CarterTim RothIn 2029, an Air Force astronaut crash-lands on a mysterious planet where evolved, talking apes dominate a race of primitive humans.After this Tim Burton should have stopped making movies,
this is really really bad - DirectorJoe JohnstonStarsBenicio Del ToroAnthony HopkinsEmily BluntUpon his return to his ancestral homeland, an American man is bitten and subsequently cursed by a werewolf.this is so bad it hurts, terrible special effects, terrible characters, terrible continuity,
great waste of star cast - DirectorDave MeyersStarsSean BeanSophia BushZachary KnightonA couple from college get caught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a psychopathic hitchhiker and the police after witnessing a murder and being framed.This one really makes me angry...
those *beep* really thought they could outdo Rutger Hauer as the Hitcher?!
gag - DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsChris KleinJean RenoLL Cool JThe big thing in 2005 is a violent sport which can have some pretty serious consequences... like dying.utter garbage
- DirectorRod LurieStarsJames MarsdenKate BosworthAlexander SkarsgårdLos Angeles screenwriter David Sumner relocates with his wife to her hometown in the deep South. There, while tensions build between them, a brewing conflict with locals becomes a threat to them both.the original conroversial cult classic from Sam Peckinpah simply can not be remade. point.
- DirectorJeremiah S. ChechikStarsSharon StoneIsabelle AdjaniChazz PalminteriThe wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.insult to the french masterpiece
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsJosh BrolinElizabeth OlsenSamuel L. JacksonObsessed with vengeance, a man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and locked into solitary confinement for twenty years without reason.again... WHY does anyone feel the need to do a remake of such a cult movie?
this is beyond my understanding - DirectorStephen KayStarsSylvester StalloneRachael Leigh CookMiranda RichardsonA Las Vegas mob enforcer travels back to his hometown to investigate his brother's mysterious death.WTF??? replacing Michael Caine with Sylvester Stallone ...
What were they thinking - at all? - DirectorRupert WainwrightStarsTom WellingMaggie GraceSelma BlairA thick mist full of vengeful spirits haunts a prosperous island town off the coast of Oregon, as its inhabitants try to learn their town's dark secret in order to stop it.dumbass rape of a great ghost movie
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsJackie Earle HaleyRooney MaraKyle GallnerThe spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.How can they DARE to put their hands on our beloved Freddy???
This is such a pain... - DirectorMarcus NispelStarsJared PadaleckiAmanda RighettiDerek MearsA group of young adults visit a boarded up campsite named Crystal Lake where they soon encounter the mysterious Jason Voorhees and his deadly intentions.yeah, while you're at it, why not also befoul our Icon Jason...
- DirectorJohn MooreStarsLiev SchreiberJulia StilesSeamus Davey-FitzpatrickAn American official realizes that his young son may literally be the Devil incarnate.one word: WHY???
- DirectorAndrew DouglasStarsRyan ReynoldsMelissa GeorgeJimmy BennettNewlyweds are terrorized by demonic forces after moving into a large house that was the site of a grisly mass murder a year before.Ryan Reynolds.... really?
- DirectorGlen MorganStarsMichelle TrachtenbergMary Elizabeth WinsteadLacey ChabertOn Christmas Eve, an escaped maniac returns to his childhood home, which is now a sorority house, and begins to murder the sorority sisters one by one.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsNicole KidmanBette MidlerMatthew BroderickThe secret to a Stepford wife lies behind the doors of the Men's Association.
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTom HanksMarlon WayansIrma P. HallAn eccentric, if not charming Southern professor and his crew pose as a classical ensemble in order to rob a casino, all under the nose of his unsuspecting but sharp old landlady.
- DirectorBrad SilberlingStarsNicolas CageMeg RyanAndre BraugherAn angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.
- DirectorGeorge SluizerStarsJeff BridgesKiefer SutherlandNancy TravisThe boyfriend of an abducted woman never gives up the search as the abductor looks on.
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsRichard DreyfussKurt RussellEmmy RossumOn New Year's Eve, the luxury ocean liner Poseidon capsizes after being swamped by a rogue wave. The survivors are left to fight for their lives as they attempt to escape the sinking ship.
- DirectorLen WisemanStarsColin FarrellBokeem WoodbineBryan CranstonA factory worker, Douglas Quaid, begins to suspect that he is a spy after visiting Rekall - a company that provides its clients with implanted fake memories of a life they would like to have led - goes wrong and he finds himself on the run.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsJoel KinnamanGary OldmanMichael KeatonIn 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseDakota FanningTim RobbinsAn alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival.
- DirectorScott DerricksonStarsKeanu ReevesJennifer ConnellyKathy BatesA remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDenzel WashingtonLiev SchreiberMeryl StreepIn the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonJohn TravoltaLuis GuzmánArmed men hijack a New York City subway train, holding the passengers hostage in return for a ransom, and turning an ordinary day's work for dispatcher Walter Garber into a face-off with the mastermind behind the crime.