Movie Remakes that really suck compared to the originals

richlevy · 08-25-2007, 03:18 PM

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?

Bullitt · 08-25-2007, 03:32 PM

The Italian Job

DanaC · 08-25-2007, 03:37 PM

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.

piercehawkeye45 · 08-25-2007, 03:49 PM

Planet of the Apes
Time Machine

Griff · 08-25-2007, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by piercehawkeye45

Planet of the Apes

Worst ever. I was actually angry about that pos.

lumberjim · 08-25-2007, 03:51 PM

War of the Worlds.

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

piercehawkeye45 · 08-25-2007, 03:53 PM

Yes, and the original was better.

DanaC · 08-25-2007, 03:56 PM

I liked the musical version.

Ibby · 08-25-2007, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

I liked the musical version.

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

Farewell, Thunder Child.

(Ulla!)

bluecuracao · 08-25-2007, 06:00 PM

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

richlevy · 08-25-2007, 06:48 PM

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

HungLikeJesus · 08-25-2007, 08:13 PM

Gone in 60 Seconds.

Dawn of the Dead.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978?).

The Blob.

The Getaway.

TheMercenary · 08-26-2007, 08:53 AM

Poseidon Adventure.

Clodfobble · 08-26-2007, 11:28 AM

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?

dar512 · 08-26-2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

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.

08-25-2007, 03:18 PM	#1
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	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? __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

08-25-2007, 03:32 PM	#2
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	The Italian Job __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

08-25-2007, 03:51 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	War of the Worlds. was there an original? in any event, Tom cruise is a faggot. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

08-25-2007, 06:48 PM	#11
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	To be fair, you should at least wait until the remake is released until you judge it. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

08-25-2007, 08:13 PM	#12
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Gone in 60 Seconds. Dawn of the Dead. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978?). The Blob. The Getaway. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

08-25-2007, 03:37 PM	#3
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	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.

08-25-2007, 03:49 PM	#4
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Planet of the Apes Time Machine

08-25-2007, 03:53 PM	#7
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Yes, and the original was better.

08-25-2007, 03:56 PM	#8
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I liked the musical version.

08-25-2007, 06:00 PM	#10
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Psycho. What was the point? Oh yeah, $$$. But I wonder if it even made any money?

08-26-2007, 08:53 AM	#13
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Poseidon Adventure. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

08-26-2007, 11:28 AM	#14
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	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?

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