Best & Worst Remakes!

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

Favorite remake of all time: John Carpenter's The Thing

[@CrazyChemistPL]

Into Darkness worst remake ever? You are mad. First of all it is not really a remake. It reuses many themes of Wrath of Khan, but they really make only half of the story, the other half is original. And while I may understand that substantial quoting of the Wrath of Khan may be disturbing to some, I didn't mind it, even the infamous core scene, which I even kind of enjoyed. In my opinion, even if considered a remake it is fairly fresh, and provides 2 hours of solid entertainment. And, after all, it rather takes place of the Space Seed, than Wrath of Khan. For me, actually one of the highlights of 2013. One thing I agree - Cumberbatch, while okay, was clearly inferior to Montalban.

[@CrazyChemistPL]

Actually it is kind of silly that so many people raged about the core scene. If they could be able to see bigger picture, to look besides almost direct quoting of the Wrath of Khan (with role reversal), they would probably be able to realize that that scene wasn't there just to rip Wrath of Khan off, but it served useful purpose in Into Darkness storyline. It was a turning point for Spock, something that allowed him to finally see Kirk as his friend, while also providing Kirk chance to mature a bit. The fact that they managed to revive Kirk in the very same film is the good thing in my opinion too - we ended up with a solid sequel with definite ending, not one of these overly popular first sequels that end in the most interesting moment, being in fact just first half of the sequel story, just to ensure second sequel creation and (at least financial) success.

[@GunFunZS]

Dredd was a better remake than the original.

[@samuelperezgarcia]

Well, this is one of those cases where it's really a reboot and not a remake. The character might be the same but the story is completely different.

[@GunFunZS]

Either way, clearly better. Thomas crown affair could do too, although I'd hardly call either a classic. There are a whole slew of late 60s celebrated macho guy movies which just sucked. i.e. Oceans 11, the Italian Job. Sabrina with harrison ford was good, but I haven't seen the original.

[@confusedturtle55]

it may be a good movie but nothing can ever replace stallone

[@Solarstar10]

Karl Urban completely owned Sylvester Stallone, as Karl a Urban was actually a fan of then Dredd comics and was more invested in the character, which meant that he gave a much better performance. Stallone in the other hand was really just mediocre at the role.

[@prodiggy13]

ConfusedTurtle the fact the main character was dredd not stalone was what made it better

[@inferno0020]

I like remake version of King Kong...

[@joeyp9524]

inferno0020 Me too I think its one of the best ones

[@observeralternative4769]

yeah king kong was great

[@capnmo6718]

+inferno0020 Agreed. I loved King Kong. It touched on the concepts of the original in way suitable for modern sensibilities. It was great.

[@capnmo6718]

***** He was miscast, I agree, but ultimately I thought he was fine. He was overshadowed by the rest of the film.

[@christoffelmiddel6663]

+Cap'n Mo miscast? Really? Jack Black stole the show in That film as filmmaker.

[@ithappenedbychance]

Hmmm Star Trek: Into Darkness was great. Stop crying.

[@joteaesa6514]

I Loved it, i thought Cumberbatch portrayed Khan really well, also he put so much more emotion into Khan that i just didn't feel with the original. I was actually cheering for Khan in ST:ID plus the reverse of scene where Kirk dies instead of Spock was amazing! I think ST:ID was a brilliant, sort of remake, i can't say it was a exact remake of Wrath of Khan because the of the Parallel Universe

[@ntrain66]

You two should maybe, exchange info and then hook-up.

[@oldDNU]

Too late to join in on the conversation? I thought it was great until the second half, when it became Star Trek: Into References. It’s the same reason I enjoy the first act of the musical Wicked, but find the second act a little hacky and lazy.

[@EntertaningAmerica]

John Carpenter's The Thing is by far the best remake of all time...

[@NuggetandSkull]

That movie is one of the best horror flicks I have ever seen. Sure, some of the physical effects are outdated now, but most of them aren't and that's part of the creepiness for me.

[@evafemme8674]

I haven't slept for a week after that movie. So scary!

[@dvvartanddesign]

I think Dredd was an awesome remake and definitely better than the original.

[@ldrslucas]

Reboot, though

[@Omnipotentmonkey]

Dawn of the Dead, 2004 it just updates the movie effectively, making the zombies a legitimate threat, making the apocalypse feel more apocalyptic, while at least keeping the core of the original's social themes alive.

[@nathgriff101]

hands down, scariest zombie film ever seen, didnt sleep for 2 days on that one

[@niagold9204]

*In no particular order* The WORST [as far as insulting to the original): 1. Robocop 2. Psycho (1998) 3. The Thing (2011) 4. Carrie (2013) 5. Guess Who (2005) (SUPER-INSULTING) 6. Godzilla (1998) The BEST 1. The Fly (1986) 2. The Thing (1982) 3. The Rise of The Planet of the Apes 4. Dawn of The Dead (2004) 5. The Invasion of The Body Snatchers (1976) 6. The Blob (1988)

[@niagold9204]

ALSO, 7. Red Dawn. My bad.

[@user-zf3fc9tn5k]

I thought Robocop (2014) was just as good as the original.

[@Archronis]

The 2011 "The Thing" is not a remake, it is a prequel. You are certainly entitled to dislike it, but it definitely shouldn't be counted as a remake.

[@niagold9204]

Uhh, okay. Well then, #3. Halloween (2007), The Omen (2006), or Planet of The Apes (2001). Take your pick. Unless you have a better list.

[@kalimaxine]

I agree with you on Carrie. That was just bad. My friend and I went to see it. We were both glad we only paid the matinee price for it. Also Psycho was really bad too.

[@zombiecupcakes01]

The Fly. HANDS. DOWN. It's the greatest remake of all-time in addition to being one of the greatest horror films in general. Gruesome, horrifying, and poignant in ways the original couldn't imagine. The original wasn't merely updated, it was expanded upon and developed from something as campy as a big fly head guy to the concept of the disintegration of the human body and psyche.

[@mysteriouscoconut73]

If you like Into Darkness or not, there's no way on hell that it's the worst remake of all time!

[@christoffelmiddel6663]

+vlad the impaler Also the sequel Wrath of Khan.

[@grossoftw482]

+Mysterious Coconut yeah thats dumb, totally agree

[@FrazerEddy]

Well, it did do a lot of things the fans of the original films didn't like.

[@DreamingPanther97]

The Fly and Scarface remakes

[@abdullahalzaher5087]

+Master Yoda The Magnificent Seven also is

[@michaeledwards6683]

How did they forget Scarface?... How did *I* forget Scarface?

[@gengivitis7448]

They are amazing

[@malbanakwaly2765]

that was a remake? dude it was soo good. Just that lighthearted, fun popcorn cinema

[@hazza3]

People might hate me, but I really liked the Total Recall movie. It was action packed and modernized. I love that the Wife was a major villain and Bryan Cranston yet again performs as a great villain and even gets into the fight.

[@chrisbould6396]

I was going to say the opposite. I felt like the story was sacrificed for the action. I loved how they modernised it and made it seem more real but I really couldn't follow the story.

[@TheRealSkeletor]

In my opinion the original Total Recall is still awesome today and had no need to be remade.

[@Techrat3D]

Best remake of late is by far "Dredd". It kept true to the comics by not showing his face. Karl Urban did a FANTASTIC job of acting, by potraying emotions with only moving his mouth. He must have had cramps from that. :o) Unfortunately he also played IMHO the worst remake. Jar Jar Trek (both of them). He looks like McCoy and he sounds like McCoy. But that pocket reboot universe is too full of Star Wars references.

[@doyleharken3477]

Dredd is really awesome, it kept true to its source in any other aspect too without suffering. Infinitely superior to the horrible Stallone vehicle. Sadly the latter's reputation probably sunk it, too.

[@GX2re]

The Thing 1980's with Kurt Rusell

[@ARC117Studios]

Worst remakes - Halloween ( The remake was so bad they had to make a remake of a remake. And that sucked even worse. And do not even get me started on the sequeal to those.. ) - Carrie - The Amityville horror - The Shining ( both remakes ) - Friday The 13th - A Nightmare On Elmstreet - Robo Cop and SO many more! See, Hollywood is running out of good ideas for movies now a days. So they attempt to remake classic, amazing movies. But.. they take a giant shit on every film they remake

[@forest3823]

The Thing was an awesome remake, I think Carpenter's was better than the original.

[@Nightmaroid]

I back that up with utmost bio-lence! That movie completely rocks (unlike the 2011 prequel).

[@jackbandit2114]

My favorite remake, at least lately, has got to be Dredd 3d. I was too young to realize how corny Judge Dredd with Stallone was and I still think it's entertaining, but damn the new one is awesome. Never knew Dredd could be so interesting. I want a sequel so bad and I mean really, that's how you know a movie is good. It leaves you wanting more, which Judge Dredd (95), cool as it was, did not.

[@EggShen905]

Star Trek: Into Darkness as the worst remake ever? Really, Badass Guy? That's the dumbest, most hipster-ey comment you ever could have made. And we all know that hipsters are the opposite of badass.

[@TheFukkles]

Valid point.

[@Mr16thPrestige]

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010-remake is actually one that i really like. I know that may seem unconventional, and it certainly is to me, because usually I tend to (like most people) hate horror movie remakes. In Friday the 13th I was rooting for Jason for two reasons. A: I wanted him to get the killing done so the movie could end and I could go home and watch one of the original films, and B: I wanted to see those asshole, piece of crap and over-the-top insanely stupid, cliché stereotype teenagers die.

[@RamblingWreck21]

The new "Dredd" movie that came out with Karl Urban last year was fantastic! Especially when comparing it to the original with Stallone which was crap.........I mean it had Rob Schneider in it, how good could it be???

[@MartinX192]

I agree, the new Dredd was great and really shows what a director can do with good source material if he/she gives a s***; A+ Stallone one was good because its so campy, almost Evil-Dead-corny; C-

[@RamblingWreck21]

First of all, you're extremely ignorant. It was my opinion. I'm an entitled to one Second, the fact that you stand up for the atrocity was "Judge Dredd" is laughable. Critics and audiences alike hated it Family movie? Are you stupid? You know a lot of R rated family movies? Original scored a 18 on RT, 5.2 on IMDb, Remake scored 78 on RT, and 7 on IMDb The remake was everything the original tried to be-a badass, fun summer action flick. Character development? It's "Dredd," dipshit. Go watch an HBO Series if you're looking for character development.

[@metalmurcielago]

best panel you guys have had so far. just guys discussing a topic. no one is yelling or acting a fool. all panel member know what theyre talking about and just seem so natural good job screen junkies

[@DavidBrianDobbsArt]

Fistful of Dollars is the best remake of all time. NO QUESTION! Well, I could entertain the notion of Wizard of Oz, but I don't think remaking a silent film into a talkie counts. (Did I just type talkie? What am I, 100 years old?) But yes, Fistful of Dollars changed cinema, even though it was totally illegal and ripped off one of the best directors of all time, it STILL is the best remake ever.

[@Hugh_Morris]

Dredd was awesome, so was The Thing

[@bruceleeds7988]

i liked Dredd, i didn't consider that a remake cause it did all the things Stallones movie should have, it was totally different. Like 90's Batman Movies and Nolan Batman is a totally different thing, the correct term for that is Reboot

[@joeyp9524]

George Havenhand Man I loved the thing finally got to see what the hell happen an the other camp

[@lainiwakura666]

Horrifyingly Hillarious then its not a remake but a sequal

[@joeyp9524]

lain iwakura yep

[@Hugh_Morris]

Horrifyingly Hillarious I meant The Thing from 1982, but the sequel is a decent film on its own.

[@DredgenTruzz]

One of the best remakes has to be Dredd. WAY better than the Stallone version.

[@joelleosilver]

The remake of The Day The Earth Stood Still is absolutely one of the worst films I've ever seen.

[@channingjulien]

The Evil Dead remake was fantastic. It kept the campy goodness of the originals, but upped the gore and effects. It was disgustingly gruesome and fun all at the same time, with the perfect amount of nods to the original movies.

[@sleepyazathoth5238]

Scarface with Al Pacino is an incredible remake, an all time classic

[@kman13131]

I could not think that guy is more fucking wrong. Star Trek into darkness is much better than Wrath of Khan. I'm sorry but holy shit, fan boys really need to look back at that movie and see how weak it actually is.

[@theNEWMASKSdudexxx]

You just asked the Star Trek fanbase to do the impossible lol

[@kman13131]

Yeah, I've just gotten so fucking bitter when star trek fanboys talk about Into Darkness. That move is so fucking good, fuck you for not liking it because of your nostalgia and dedication to a boring, weak and relatively poorly done movie.

[@theNEWMASKSdudexxx]

Kman Indeed. Their nostalgia won't let them see what a good movie it is, and constantly convinces them that the original movies can't be beat... despite the fact that they're all pretty bad.

[@greyfox129]

***** which is to let common sense prevail.

[@shaunsargent2239]

Ha haa! Word.

[@ConvergenceMedia]

Into Darkness a remake of Wrath of Khan? Rise of the Planet of the Apes a remake of Conquest? I have a feeling if you asked Devin Faraci, he would say that Lord of the Rings was a remake of the cartoon from the 70's or Man of Steel was a remake of Superman II. This guy just doesn't seem to have any concept of what a remake actually is.

[@EduardoOlidenJr]

Man of Steel was a remake of Superman II in so much that they both made true Superman fans unanimously cry out "WTF?!?" due to grossly improper and insulting characterizations.

[@ConvergenceMedia]

Riiight.

[@CashmereSky]

Dawn of the Dead remake by Zach Snyder. That movie RULES.

[@LordStickMax]

I hope they never remake tremors. The movie is perfect.

[@50Calabyte]

Man, saying STID was a remake is probably the dumbest thing I've heard all week. The main plot was completely different than WoK. Sure it had Khan in it and one scene that was remake of one shot from WoK, but that doesn't make the whole movie a remake. Hell, even the themes were different, with WoK being about purely about revenge and STID being about militarization and terrorism.

[@jacktriesto]

WoK isn't purely about revenge

[@DarthTron389]

Well, you're right. WoK wasn't only about revenge though, and while it had A TON of similarities, it was merely a tribute. I liked it.

[@hunterkiller1440]

Dredd is the best remake to me. Departed is a better remake, I respectfully disagree with this statement.

[@thegodzillasithlord3933]

dredd isn't a remake, it's a reboot there is a difference

[@lucas33308]

TheGodzillaSithLord That's Mind Blowing!!!!

[@Extremerager]

Certenly have to agree Dredd is the remake done better than the original

[@thegodzillasithlord3933]

true it is a better movie but saying dredd is a remake of the original is like saying batman begins is a remake of tim burton's batman but I do admit I do enjoy judge dredd as a so bad it's good type of movie but the movie that came out in 2012 is superior in so many ways

[@jondortona16]

TheGodzillaSithLord I don't know if you can answer then if Red Dawn is a remake or reboot, I was thinking about and I can't tell because they said it was a remake but it has the same circumstance as Dredd

[@zephyrbat]

King Kong (2005) is undoubtedly a remake and did what in theory they're supposed to do. It took straight scenes and gave us a better feeling like it was actually happening in that world. Great acting, direction, and substance. Didn't get the credit it deserved.

[@Anim1013]

Finally someone understands!

[@paulvanderkolf7986]

Dredd, holy shit that was a good remake!!

[@michaeledwards6683]

That's a reboot. Totally different story involving a common source material (the comics). But yes, that is one of my favorite movies.

[@wahfullz]

Oh yea I loved The Raid: redemption! but for real Dredd was really good

[@OmnipotentJello]

I think that remakes should be reserved for terrible original films. Dredd was a deserved remake of Judge Dredd.

[@vl8962]

***Worst ReMake Ever*** "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" Tim Burton, Johnny Depp, Crappy Songs, Cloned Omppa Lomppas, Just Horrible....

[@JoshyGee]

It's closer to the book. . . But yeah, The original was better.

[@AdamxAkiraxUgh]

You know what movie they shouldn't remake, RoboCop. I know they are already, but....ugh, it's going to hurt to watch.

[@jonasengle6233]

I was pretty satisfied with the evil dead remake, it used Sam Ram's original intention for the evil dead, while still making a decent story that was tonally completely different from the original

[@jlrob85]

Guys episodes need to be way longer. Such good topics of discussion and analysis that's falls short because of time. 10-15 mins.

[@annienonmouse]

this

[@Meowskivich]

OH gosh, please DON'T remake Tremors. I love the original movie as is, and unless they use things that AREN'T CGI, I don't want to see it. CGI is too over-used, I appreciate the days of Muppets and Costumes and filmography trickery.

[@zechsmarquise1212]

I agree entirely. There's an over reliance on CGI these days, if you look at the The thing (1982) absolutely no CGI and that movies is still amazing. It's also my favorite remake ever.

[@aburd9]

Best remake is probably dawn of the dead.

[@Johnny0lovely69]

Al Pacino's Scarface, because hardly anyone knows about the original.

[@sylar86reloaded]

are you high?

[@TheRattlehead13]

Al Pacino's Scarface is actually a terrible and really fucking overrated movie.

[@jamescoppolino9144]

John Goodrich many people know the original, but the remake is equal to the original

[@cloudedjourney]

That's so true about how remakes are so afraid of being campy they don't have any fun. Never thought about it that way. I gotta go with The Departed as the best Remake ever.. and Of course Mr. Magoo, but that goes without saying.

[@Caseyedwards-Turbojackelope]

ZDProletariat Don't forget to cite all sources. And please list the reasoning for your response in the area provided below.

[@cloudedjourney]

ZDProletariat

[@ItsARandomEncounter]

The second they called Hollywood cowardly s***heads I upvoted it. I don't care that the rest was in itself was good enough for upvote.

[@willburdette8065]

The Hunger Games was a good remake of Battle Royale

[@mikemcc86]

good?

[@KagagiouX]

Theoretically, HG has it's own books. It's suppose to be (suppose to be being key phrase) more political while good ol' BR is more of a cut and to the point murder fest. Can you kill your own friends Versus Can you kill strangers of your same age group? One holds more impact emotionally. Then again, as it was brought up on another video, these two are not the first to do this idea. See also: Running Man. Starring Arnold Schw- I can't spell his name.

[@macrussell78]

The host looks like a discount Freddy Mercury. XD

[@thaijess5964]

Judge Dredd was a great remake. Why? 1: It had a serious tone 2: No Stalone 3: Rob scheiner isn't in it 4: they've managed to put the characters in a die hard situation 5: It's actually good in 3D

[@SE_Lin]

LAWWWWWWWWWW

[@EvanBowen97]

Dredd wasn't quite a remake as it was more of a "fan film." It was a film directed towards fans of the character Judge Dredd. It wasn't a remake because it didn't retell the story of the movie, or told an origin story, but that it just told a story about another day in the life of Judge Dredd. But I do agree, Dredd was tons better than the original Judge Dredd

[@ChariMahariel]

Now thanks to all these stupid spam posters and Google+ I don't want to even scroll down and read comment section Well, I guess it's time to do the thing KZbin is about... ...Watching videos

[@Wawasjohn]

I loved into darkness. My 2nd fav film this year. Man of steel first. Would batman count as remake?

[@neiltemple123]

"Dawn of the Dead" ('03) and "The Thing" ('82) are my faves

[@sylar86reloaded]

The Thing is an awesome call my friend

[@Schlorgan]

Freak. Now I want a Tremors remake.

[@LADYRELENA1]

True Grit. Truly a spectacular movie and remake.

[@bigb0ngz]

The best remake of all time is DREDD. The original Dredd with Stalone just sucked. No where near serious or dark enough. The Dredd remake is 100x better than the original.

[@welcometothewasteland]

I agree DREDD was an awesome remake, Karl Urban was a fantastic Judge. Although the original is great now because we can over quote Stalone "I AM THE LAW!"

[@TheFutboler22]

I completely agree that Star Trek Into Darkness was a pretty poor movie overall (and especially poor when compared to Wrath of Khan). However, I would like to defend Benedict Cumberbatch's role in it. He did an undoubtedly great job with what he was given. He was dark, very threatening, hyper intelligent, and everything I hoped Khan would be. And though the movie didn't really touch on it, considering how shallow it was, the question of whether or not he's actually a villain is an interesting one. Cumberbatch plays the character well enough that, while maintaining his menace, he manages to get you to think that he might not be the bad guy, and instead he's just trying to save his crew. Anyway, just wanted to throw my thoughts out there. I thought Benedict did a great job in a pretty poor movie, and I wish they had explored his character a bit more.

[@deathofasalestactic]

the best scene was when sherlock holmes was crushing robocop's skull

[@samuelperezgarcia]

I actually liked Into Darkness, even if it's a bad movie. I had fun with it, and the emotional scenes got to me DESPITE their obvious rip off of WoK. Cumberbatch did a good job, just a very different version of Khan to Montalban's.

[@deathofasalestactic]

Samuel Pérez García i liked it because sherlock holmes crushed robocop's skull

[@Godslayer1975]

lol huge fan but that was atrocious it was like he couldn't act so lets show the bare minimum emotion were the original was all about emotion and great acting and the new movies are below the acting of deep space nine and that's low.

[@theprototypeguy]

Dredd is my favorite remake of the dreadful 90s sly movie. I also agree with your point of how people should remake movies that were considered bad and just visually unacceptable.

[@micgerm]

In my opinion, Evil Dead 2 is probably the greatest remake out there. It was a pretty balsy move to make a sequel that had the same story and the same actor from the original. The latest Evil Dead suffered too much of jumpscares and ''tortureporn'', just like the Elm Street remake.boy was that a piece of shit

[@BlastbeateR1]

cronenbergs the fly and john carpenters the thing. the creature effects were phenomenal back in the day

[@tannerknight3544]

True Grit is my favorite remake. Took a movie that was good and transformed it into something great. Every single aspect of this film (the acting, the camera work, the action, the pacing, the atmosphere, the music, etc.) was vastly superior to the original. I love it!

[@MrVad3r]

WTF! Star trek into darkness is a bad remake? WTF! i love both movies and both khans are awesome!

[@zararianrock]

I agree, except with the part about the first movie being good and lets be honest that movie was one of the worst pieces of sheit, that could possibly be thrown on viewers of the original ST stuff, second to none except Eragon. In my opinion they are on the way to redeeming themselves of that terrible butchering with Star Trek Into Darkness.

[@bacburrito4225]

It’s no match for wrath of khan, but it’s not a dud either

[@katleman]

How were "3:10 to Yuma" and "True Grit" not mentioned as fine examples of remakes being better? Is it because they were westerns? In the same vein as "Wizard of Oz", the "Ten Commandments" was also a remake of an earlier silent version.

[@ThatIckyGuy]

Favorite remake: Dawn of the Dead. I know this is blasphemous for some zombie fans, but I actually like it better than the Romero movie. Maybe it's because I saw the Synder version first, but I really like this movie. Also, if it's based on other source material (such as a book...like Wizard of Oz), it's technically a reboot, not a remake.

[@DreamInSilenceYT]

Best remake.....Dredd...that is all.

[@capnmo6718]

Best remakes: The Fly. I'm surprised that wasn't mentioned.

[@petercampi2840]

+Cap'n Mo That and John Carpenter's The Thing (shown, but not mentioned) and the 1978 remake of 1954's Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Even the 80s The Blob movie was a cool remake of the 50s classic.

[@capnmo6718]

Peter Campi And 1953's House of Wax is an excellent remake of the 1933 film Mystery of the Wax Museum.

[@cris5480]

nobody persecute me. Robocop (2014). Love that movie (not saying better than the original, just saying a good movie)

[@hezekiahramirez6965]

+Cristian Munoz I'm glad you're aware of, and courageous enough to call out, the rampant persecution of people who have internet access and enough time and income to own a computer and probably a cell phone, pay for internet access, and see movies in their off time. In spite of your very poor writing skills it does appear you've attended school for a while since you are literate to begin with as well, just thought I'd point that out. But hey, nice job fighting that... Um... Persecution.

[@598superchris]

I also love the remake of RoboCop.

[@JohnStripedfur]

The Incredible Hulk is my favorite remake. Ten times better than the first Hulk movie.

[@sirusvader6304]

Ten times zero is still zero

[@justingochioco1121]

My fav was Godzilla 1998, this was a movie I grew up watching, and its was better in my view then the cheesy japenese movies

[@MacabreHouse]

Justin Gochioco I hope you're joking.

[@justingochioco1121]

Nope, I enjoyed seeing it as a kid. And I still do. To be fair the human characters are mostly a pain to watch but it was Godzilla that I watch for. He looked like a dinosaur even though he was a iguna. Plus I did cry at the end when thy did the heart beat sound telling me that it was the humans that were the real monster not Godzilla.

[@auliaramadhan317]

Sirus Vader for someone that has read the comic really dislike it but for us that just know hulk from movie really like it

[@KMmusic316]

The best remake was the fly

[@georgiemac2590]

john carpenter's the thing remake has to be the greatest one. literally no contest. it took that original idea and made it completely epic which still stand the test of time. i still find half the gore in that scarier than most cgi crap we get nowadays. the evil dead remake was also a phenomenal remake and i always have a soft spot for the dawn of the dead remake. the characters and soundtrack just made that so epic and one of my fave zombie films

[@StormieOfSmeg]

Couldn't agree more!

[@georgiemac2590]

thanks :)

[@tommygun641]

one of my favourites is king kong. i have no idea why people didn't like that movie

[@ricardolujan4791]

because it lasted three effing hours...my ass got plane as a piece of paper for watching something that we all knew how it would end

[@tommygun641]

Ricardo Luján dunno man, i like a good 3 hour movie sometimes

[@KitKat-ru9gb]

Definitely Scarface! But True Grit and Magnificent Seven are not far! Great conversation by the way!

[@cossintan1]

Whoa, whoa, wait. When you say "Magnificent Seven", do you mean that it was better than Seven Samurai?

[@KitKat-ru9gb]

Samuel Barton I feel your urge for debate, but the answer is no. I just mean that it's a great remake.

[@maksikaman]

The Thing (1982) is one of my favourite movies of all time. It's more tense, scary and human than the original. It brings the original to a whole new level of technology and ways to make movies not seen in 1951. That's why it's in my opinion easily the best remake.

[@CyborgninaRaiden]

Dredd Is my favorite remake so much better than judge dredd and I have to say a nightmare on elm street remake was really horrible haven't even watched totall recall remake yet

[@Janus_Icon]

Good call! I thought Dredd was a brilliant remake and probably more accurate to the original source material.

[@CamsEyeView]

The Coen Brother's True Grit remake is amazing. they took what was essentially a simple John Wayne movie and made it deeper

[@saber0089]

No way man; that remake was terrible. The original was better on so many levels.

[@CamsEyeView]

Austin R. that is just opinion sir. i dont think the john wayne version is better since its going to be like every other john wayne movie

[@jawamafia4354]

CamsEyeView no ones better than john wayne

[@AntUnderscore]

Austin R. By every objective metric used to measure a film, the Coen Brothers' True Grit is far better than John Wayne's. Watching Wayne playing "John Wayne with an eyepatch" is nowhere near as good watching Jeff Bridges own the role as if Wayne had never existed. The rest of the cast is wonderful as well, especially Hailee Steinfeld, who was nowhere near as gratingly annoying as Kim Darby in the original film. The script by the Coens was also engaging, full of their with but played within the confines of an intimate Western tale whose subject matter contradicts the tone of the original film. This is the story of a young girl seeking to murder the man who killed her father, with the help of a drunk who isn't even sure he wants to help in the first place. The tone of the original film does not match that subject matter, but the Coens nailed it. Their direction on the film is also far better than the original's. I believe a lot of the original's praise stems from people feeling that John Wayne could do no wrong. The man was an American icon, don't get me wrong, he was just not that great of an actor. To give him an Oscar in 1969 for True Grit, over Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight's performances in Midnight Cowboy, was insanity.

[@JudySmilestv]

The Fly (1986)

[@andrewz732]

yeah Jeff Goldblum alone makes it better than the original

[@notbobby125]

4:50 The American Godzilla was brought into Godzilla: Final Wars just so the original could kick it's ass in the quickest fight in the entire franchises history.

[@Ryanhullphotography]

I wanna see a Spawn remake! But best remake was Avatar. The orginal Pocahontas was to cartoony. And I like that they mashed it up with Fern Gully

[@JosephMcMurray1984]

Give this man a Screen Junkies T-Shirt

[@Resvrgam]

All this talk about terrible and unnecessary remakes and not a single mention of Carrie? For shame.

[@publican90]

We do not speak of the movie that shall not be named

[@TheHelper151]

My favorite remake is the New Godzilla movie. It has GODZILLA in it, so why not?

[@vgeuc69]

Whoever thinks the Swedish version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is superior, they obviously haven't read the books. I didn't say it was bad but...the original is not always the BEST.

[@xavierthorn4652]

Best remake? "Dawn of the Dead". Worst remake? "Evil Dead" Remake that should be made? "Mad Max" or "The Road Warrior" Although they'd probably let GM or Ford screw it up with product placement. :(

[@HourlySmoker]

couldn't agree more!

[@TheHamur]

Please don't mess with mad max. They will call Tina Turner again

[@xavierthorn4652]

I didn't think about that, hmmm. If they did Thunder Dome they'd probably use Rihanna or Beyonce. I Don't know if that's better or not though. =/

[@TheHamur]

Xavier Thorn Lets go: -Rihanna: she already f***ed up battleship. Just no. (if she wears just a bikini, maybe i can watch...) -Beyonce: I would watch. She has the muscles. Yep But there can be other choices: -miley cyrus: the movie would be rated R. Children would never sleep again. -Lady gaga: (NO NO NO NO NO NO)x 6.10²³. -Adele: what would a british puffy muffin be doing in the middle of Outback?

[@beyondxxl]

3:10 to Yuma

[@clivechelsea]

The reboot of spiderman (the amazing spiderman) sucks soooo much

[@zed4972]

.....

[@thomashall6733]

liked the first one, hated the second one

[@thomashall6733]

yeah, he wasn't a very good villain, but i liked almost everything else. garfield made a good spiderman, i liked gwen and peter's relationship, and i liked the action scenes. number 2 literally has nothing

[@DircKenn]

Dredd favorite remake I saw a Judge Dress with my dad and thought, it's too campy and unfaithful to the source material then I suggest watch the remake it's an even better version of the characters and of the judges

[@Alextkirk]

Agree... totally under-rated movie... Was really simple, straight foward and badass... and it was it should have been. I liked that they had the balls to do an old scholl badass movie.

[@zztosha]

Second. Surprised it wasn't mentioned, it was definitely one of the best recent remakes. I hope Karl Urban is up for a Dredd sequel.

[@nizzanator]

Kenneth Hernandez Reboot = A new take on a former film/franchise (A specific former film/franchise with a new plot) Remake = The same film remade (Plot, Characters, Scenes etc)

[@christoffelmiddel6663]

+Kenneth Hernandez That's where I come in.

[@mauricioguaura122]

My favorite remakes...probably Peter Jackson's King Kong and DREDD. I haven't seen the original ones, but I've heard they're both pretty bad (ok, not the original King Kong, I just have a thing about terribad special effects)

[@Yvaelle]

Absolutely agree, Dredd remake is incredible - especcially compared to the original. King Kong was also quite good! Dredd probably wins this contest though!

[@irwinthepantydropperextror4708]

You realize the original came out in 1933 right?

[@MyHumanLife]

Umm... what? "terribad special effects"? For its time the original King Kong was praised for having amazing and ground breaking special effects, and if you go back and read/watch making of's, you'll see just how ingenious they were given the limited resources of the time. So shut up kid.

[@mauricioguaura122]

TheYorkMan Haven't, sorry.

[@dakotahmays1437]

80 years later, the stop motion effects in the original King Kong actually hold up quite well

[@toekneebeeears]

The best Remake is either The Thing or The Fly. The worst Remake is Man of Steel. Yes, it's a terrible remake of Superman I & II. I have to agree with Devin. The Marvel movies are great because they are not afraid to have fun yet be serious enough. Many movies today are way too serious. I'm looking at you Man of Steel.

[@Elmerstudd007]

My rebuttal to your statement is that I personally liked Man of Steel quite a lot simply because it took a much grittier approach to the Superman franchise which in my opinion is quite dated, the fanbase for Superman was starting to dwindle because Superman was just too powerful and the Christopher Reeve films did a good job capturing that but to cater to a modern audience it wasn't fitting, hence why Superman Returns which was a direct sequel to the Reeve movies was a flop. I'm not saying the Reeve era is bad by any means but a rewrite was necessary to keep audiences entertained and to bring in a new fanbase.

[@toekneebeeears]

Jmanheroboy16 I'm glad you liked Man of Steel. Many people did. But, the fact is that many people (including myself) also didn't. The audience was very divided. Unlike the first two Christopher Reeve films which were universally loved. Another movie which was universally loved is the Dark Knight which was also a gritty film. Some of the differences being that Batman is a much more grittier character therefore the grittier tone was much more appropriate. And Dark Knight was much more fun. Even though the Joker had a very dark sense of humor he was still funny. A good example of this is when he dresses like a nurse. Whereas Man of Steel had much less humor. Another universally loved movie is the Avengers which was both a bigger financial and critical success than either Man of Steel or Dark Knight. Hell, Avengers made almost more money then both DK and MOS combined. Just compared to MOS Avengers made almost $1 billion more than MOS. And Avengers is not gritty at all. So that proves that audiences are still more interested in seeing fun humor filled moves. The people who say "Superman was just too powerful." don't like Superman. Which further proves my theory that Man of Steel was made for people who hate Superman.

[@toekneebeeears]

Jmanheroboy16 You don't need to apologize for having and sharing your opinion. Your opinion is completely valid and many people agree with you. I simply disagree with you. I understand that DC wants to bring in a bigger audience to a Superman movie. But, they don't have to ruin the integrity character and make him gritty to do it. The Marvel movies (especially the Avengers) is proof of that. This movie is catering to one specific audience, those who hate Superman. This version of Superman is like an unpopular kid trying to change themselves to fit in with the cool kids. When doing this they are not being themselves. I'm fine with them making a Superman movie a "bit" darker but, they went too far. Like you said, The Avengers found the perfect balance of realistic and humorous, Man of Steel did not. Superman is not as tragic as Batman. Yes Superman's biological parents died but, he wasn't old enough to even know them and have a connection to them. And he had terrific loving adoptive parents. Batman was old enough to have a loving bond with his parents who were killed right in front of him. And Batman didn't have terrific loving adoptive parents. You right, Superman doesn't have a great sense of humor. But, that's why you put in comic relief characters like Jimmy, Bibbo Bibbowski , a comedic villain like Toyman who can be funny and threatening at the same time like Joker, or have a bumbling Clark himself.

[@Elmerstudd007]

When you put it in that way I agree with you. It still doesn't change my opinion on the film but I do agree that DC could have done a better job mixing the two rather than sticking with one side, though out of the sides to have picked I like the direction they went, calling Man of Steel a remake is technically correct but I see it more as a reimagining of the superman franchise, not to mention if they are attempting to put Batman and Superman into the same gritty aspect of the Nolanverse as it's called I suppose, the new Superman makes much more sense. It's like the difference of The Amazing Spiderman comic book series and The Ultimate Spiderman comic book series, both have the same characters and similar plot structure but are completely different as to how they are approached.

[@toekneebeeears]

Jmanheroboy16 I 'm glad we agree that DC could have done a better job mixing the two rather than sticking with one side. But, again I have to disagree. I don't see this new DC cinematic as the "Nolanverse". The "Nolanverse" ended with Dark Knight Rises. Nolan himself has said that the upcoming Afleck Batman is a different Batman entirely. That's one of many things that disappointed me about Man of Steel. It's too much like the "Nolanverse". We had the Burton Batman, the Schumacher Batman, the Nolan Batman, it's time to move on. Batman and Superman are completely different. They are literally night and day. This Superman should have been completely different from Nolan's Batman.

[@limon16025]

For me, the worst remake is Man of Steel, the new superman movie

[@Solarstar10]

Technically that's a reboot. Yes there is a difference.

[@limon16025]

Solarstar10 what's the difference?

[@GreenLinzerd]

Remake = Remaking the same film, with the same or a very similar story Reboot = Taking the same or a very similar characters and settings, and telling a different story

[@limon16025]

BrownieComicWriter thanks

[@limon16025]

willis jhonson I didn't like it. I think it's really boring

[@freddiedevane]

AND THEN THESE ARE MY TOP 5 BEST REMAKES 5) THE DEPARTED 4) KING KONG 2005 3) STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS 2) THE FLY 1) DAWN OF THE DEAD (ZACK SNYDER)

[@MegaMicke1000]

+Unbekannter unbenannter KZbin Channel ohne Videos NO A REMAKE

[@cado64]

Scarface, dude! Come one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bboyhoyack]

Goddamnit, you're gonna have some fine 'stache, Hal. Now I want my T-Shirt. Also, nobody mentioned Scarface as the best remake ever. And I really don't like remakes. It feels like you said it. It's playing safe and showing that they have absolutely no idea what to make... So they just re-make. So, honestly, I wouldn't want any movie in particular to be remade. Maybe Harry Potter series in couple of dozens of years, I really don't like these movies they made now.

[@zhongyiqian5176]

I think many Americans don't understand the cultural references in Infernal Affairs, such as the Buddhism religion and Chinese traditions, and that's why The Departed has a better appeal to American audiences because it features a more familiar and understandable cultural background than the Infernal Affairs. Also, the Infernal Affairs has one prequel and one sequel which gives more character development.

[@electricEntity81]

latest Evil Dead remake - shockingly bad, Raimi what were you thinking!

[@mattkyle306]

I love the john carpenter the thing and the coen brothers true grit remake

[@mulhall72]

Agreed. Great remake. Scary as shit PC game too.

[@ZekromReshiram1]

Godzilla 2014 was more of a reboot

[@gojirasnob8809]

***** no its not

[@K9ReactionsX]

The worst remake of all time is Ninja Turtles by Michael Bay....yes I know it's not released yet but just you wait. It's going to suck big time.

[@DDOGFLAN]

Where the hell is scarface?

[@derrickozawa9171]

why remake a legendary film like scarface? lemme guess u want TI to play Montana? yeah that movie is called ATL and its shit

[@timoyr2954]

Derrick ozawa I think he meant that Scarface is a remake.

[@ntrain66]

No doubt. Maybe they thought that if they brought this one up that there just wouldn't be ANY debate.

[@ntrain66]

"All I have in this world is my balls and my word and I don't break them for no one." Tony Montana

[@Pleurotus]

Best remake I've seen so far: The Fly (1986), closely followed by The Thing (1982), The Departed (2006) and Scarface (1983). True Grit (2010) was very good and enjoyable too, but I have yet to see the original. Worst remake: Vanilla Sky (2001) by a landslide. I'm saying this because the original Spanish film is one of the best and most revolutionary films of the 90's, and Cameron Crowe and Tom Cruise invested so much money and so much resources into remaking it as quickly as possible that, even if you take aside the fact that a remake was completely unnecessary in the first place, their product felt like a soulless, unwitty, unimaginative version of the original, and just Tom Cruise's excuse to have a love scene with Penelope Cruz. I mean, that movie is pathetic. Unfortunately, only if you saw the original first, and loved it like I did, will you be able to scrutinize VS with enought in-depth judgement to understand how much of a piece of shit it is. But many people never watched Abre Los Ojos, In fact, I don't think I've ever seen another remake where so many people are unaware of the fact that it's a remake as in this case, hence VS's decent ratings and reviews. Hence my HATRED towards Vanilla Sky.

[@montcemartinez7803]

They didn't even mention The Evil Dead

[@Salty_trees69]

Scarface definitely, while the original was awesome, the remake with Pacino was bootyful

[@lukethedukea380]

best remake? the lord of the rings XD

[@theScytheofGod]

How is lord of the rings a remake? From what? The 1980 cartoon? Seriously?

[@lukethedukea380]

theScytheofGod its a joke bro, seriously calm down :)

[@theScytheofGod]

Luke Coutts Damned man, sorry about that, lost my head.