[Movies] Worst Remakes

[Dabrix32]

So after downloading and watching the new Red Dawn remake I almost threw up on my keyboard. The movie was just horrible compared to the first. The first movie was just so much more dramatic with such great and emotional scenes.

1. The scene where some of their fathers are rounded up and sing America the beautiful before the are executed
2. The scene where one of the girls is mortally wounded and choses to stay behind with a grenade to not be captured and take one of them with her
3. The scene when they find out one of their own ratted them out and one of the boys guns him down
4. The transformation of the two girls from shy and timid to killers and not taking shit from anyone. Well shows how everyone changes.
5. Shows the human side of the enemy as one of the head guys lets the two brothers go in the end when he cold have easily killed them
6. The scene at the end when the two brothers are sitting on a bench in the park where they grew up and die together

None of that was in this movie at all. It was just horrible. Doesnt show the kids going through any sort of change because they are having to kill people now. Also WTF is up with the girls? Its like they were actually ex Navy SEALS or something and could kill without mercy from the start. Also in the first movie when they find the downed US pilot he actually esplains everything that happened and how we were invaded in great detail including how the Cubans and Russian's were working together and where they hit us frst. I think something was mentioned about how the North Koreans got int the US but it doesnt explain it in much detail. Its like they just teleported in a bunch of tanks and Humvees. Also where did North Koreans get a ton of Hummers from anyways? I cheked http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humvee and North Korea nor South Korea are on the list. Also it shows the Russians helping the Nother Koreans and they dont have humvees eithers. Nothing in the movie makes sense, the plot is obvious but about as bland as you can get. No drama at all. I would rather gouge my eyes out with rusty spoons than watch that movie again.

[Skippy88]

Haven't seen it but I've heard it's pretty bad. I wonder if MGM's financial issues played a part in that or their decision after filming to make it look like the North Koreans attacked instead of the Chinese. Also, looks this is Dan Bradley's first time as the lead director. He was the 2nd Unit Film Director on several films.

For my worst remake I'm going with Total Recall. Such a classic original and the remake didn't add anything new and exciting to the movie. The thing that gets me is the original isn't even that old so it didn't even really need the remake treatment.

[Durandro]

Thw new Spiderman movie was pretty bad. And yes, I consider it a remake - even though there was a Spiderman series just a few years ago.

Its completely pointless, the story sucks, its clitche storming all the way through, and it was torture to sit through.

Not even Martin Sheen could save that movie. Not even Martin Sheen.

[conscript]

Thw new Spiderman movie was pretty bad. And yes, I consider it a remake - even though there was a Spiderman series just a few years ago.

Its completely pointless, the story sucks, its clitche storming all the way through, and it was torture to sit through.

Not even Martin Sheen could save that movie. Not even Martin Sheen.

Ya of the recent remakes (having not seen Red Dawn and having no intention to ever do so), The Amazing Spider-Man was by far the worst. That movie was so horribly written, edited, and then falsely marketed. They are still marketing the DVDs with the exact same tagline about secrets to his past which they completely cut from the damn movie so I hope they would be included in deleted scenes or extras. The plot was horrible, the convenient timer is the most overplayed cliche in movies, somehow the lizard developed gas gernades in a couple days and then used them with there being zero real payoff at all in terms of the plot of the movie (because the big set piece they were designed to set up was removed), the entire story involving the chemical and Oscorp was removed (after the bridge attack the company guy disappears from the whole film, again thanks to horrible editing cuts). It was hands down the most horrible money grab made in the last couple years. The only redeeming quality of that movie is that it added blonde to the hairstyles in which Emma Stone looks amazing.

I'd also say Conan the Barbarian is assuredly near the top of the list, but I have yet to see that movie so not fair to judge it.

[Skippy88]

For Conan just wait until it's out on regular tv. I wouldn't say it's one to go out of your way to see.

[the0o]

Conan the Barbarian, Never have i felt so used as when i watched this worthless shit.

Bland, no Story, fighting was terrible, just a all around Bad movie. It almost beat white noise and white chicks as my top 2 worst movies of all time.

[Sodka]

Conan was really bad, the other one that comes to mind is the last Superman movie - hugely disappointing.

[Jon]

Heh, the original Red Dawn was awful too, so it's not a surprise if the remake sucks.

Conan the Barbarian, Never have i felt so used as when i watched this worthless shit.

Bland, no Story, fighting was terrible, just a all around Bad movie. It almost beat white noise and white chicks as my top 2 worst movies of all time.

At least Momoa was far better suited for the role than Arnold, he resembled Robert E. Howard's vision of Conan quite much.

[Marthenil]

Yeah the new Spiderman movie is pretty bad. Plus, I didn't like the portrayal of Peter Parker at all

[Howard Moon]

At least Momoa was far better suited for the role than Arnold, he resembled Robert E. Howard's vision of Conan quite much.

Blasphemy! Arnie is better suited than anybody for any role.

[Skippy88]

Clash Of The Titans was pretty bad too. I understand why studios want to remake films but what I don't understand is how you can screw them up so badly.

[Dabrix32]

Actually has there ever been a good remake of anything? Although Im quite looking forward to The Great Gatsby remake. I think DiCaprio fits the role perfectly. Maybe better than Robert Redford. But Redford played more on Gatsby's myserious side while DiCaprio is playing his flamboyant playboy side. And Tobey Maguire as Nick is an awesome fit too. Still the best book I was forced to read in school.

[drwelfare]

Clash Of The Titans was pretty bad too. I understand why studios want to remake films but what I don't understand is how you can screw them up so badly.

I remember seeing part of Clash on the Titans, it looked bad, I couldn't force myself through it

[Adam Jensen]

They took a bad movie (Red Dawn) and made a bad remake out of it.

That I find hilarious.

[Skelington]

The 2010 Wolfman. Simply thinking about that movie upsets Skelington, especially since he loves the original so much. And it didn't even start out okay, it was easy to tell how bad it would be in the first scene. Should've walked out of the theater rather than watch the ending with the fucking second werewolf and bullshit sappy love story death.

[Nos]

I liked the new spiderman much more than the older series.

That's just me though. Not trying to troll or start anything.

[Risale]

spidey remake = bad, i agree
red dawn remake = after they mauled the script i got worried after reading 1st post i am not going to bother at all.
conan remake = i do kinda agree that new conan (actor) is what he should look like but hey c'mon Arnie is Arnie.
total recall remake = if you never watched the original its not a bad movie but again Arnie
wolfman remake = yuck

Now my few to add to the WTF were they thinking

1. The day the earth stood still, the black and white movie was just epic the remake made me sick
2. War of the Worlds - Steven Spielberg shame on you.
3. Planet of the Apes - i don't even have words for this other then /cry /wrists
4. The Italian Job - OMG this 1 made me angry they raped it, this is 1 of the worst offenders ever.

[Digglett]

Er, can you really call the new Spiderman a remake? It's a reboot, isn't it?

[Deleted]

Pretty much every Asian Horror movie remade to US version!

[Howard Moon]

Pretty much every Asian Horror movie remade to US version!

Agreed, but that's not limited to Asian movies. Compare the great Spanish movie "Abre los Ojos" with it's horrible Tom Cruise remake Vanilla Sky. Ughhh...