Best & Worst Remakes!

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Hollywood is being flooded with more remakes than ever - we put together a panel to pick the best and worst ones of all time!
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HOST: Hal Rudnick - halrudnick
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Are you still reading this?? If so, tell us what you think the best remake of all time is!

[@Mrcryptidsarereal]

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

[@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.

[@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 Sure, some of the physical effects are outdated now, but most of them aren't and that's part of the creepiness for me.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!

[@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.

[@dvvartanddesign]

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

[@ldrslucas]

Reboot, though

[@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.

[@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.

[@GX2re]

The Thing 1980's with Kurt Rusell

[@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

[@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

[@macrussell78]

The host looks like a discount Freddy Mercury. XD

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@sleepyazathoth5238]

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

[@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

[@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).

[@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

[@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

[@LordStickMax]

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

[@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.

[@Schlorgan]

Freak. Now I want a Tremors remake.

[@beyondxxl]

3:10 to Yuma

[@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

[@DredgenTruzz]

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

[@CubejamF1]

Favourite remake? Dredd, it was a pure action movie with no underlying romantic interest that these movies ALWAYS have. Beautifully shot, beautiful design, perfect casting, perfect delivery. Urban never once loses what Judge Dredd is supposed to be. He's the law, he's the judge & he's the jury. He and the law is something to be feared & he stays true to that for the entire movie. Whereas the Stallone movie was all about emotions, he made mistakes, not once did I feel like Stallones Dredd deserved to be Judge, jury & executioner.

[@montcemartinez7803]

They didn't even mention The Evil Dead

[@DreamInSilenceYT]

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

[@joelleosilver]

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

[@onejustinclarkofmany]

The Thing, 1981 When sci-fi filmmakers were in the one up game and seemed challenged. And it wasn't just a Monsters Are Killing People movie. It was a mystery as well.

[@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

[@ImDeluxeSP33some]

May someone pleass tell me how many times theu said remake? Thanks.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@JudySmilestv]

The Fly (1986)

[@andrewz732]

yeah Jeff Goldblum alone makes it better than the original

[@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!

[@neiltemple123]

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

[@sylar86reloaded]

The Thing is an awesome call my friend

[@AdamxAkiraxUgh]

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

[@Jesse13927]

The reason why Infernal Affairs felt like a "mini version" of The Departed is that Infernal Affairs is a trilogy! They took three movies worth of material and jammed it into one movie. Do your research, guys.

[@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.

[@KMmusic316]

The best remake was the fly

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@CashmereSky]

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

[@simplyasian5695]

King Kong 2005

[@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.

[@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.

[@denefbla]

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

[@cloudedjourney]

ZDProletariat

[@Wawasjohn]

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

[@ZekromReshiram1]

Godzilla 2014 was more of a reboot

[@gojirasnob8809]

***** no its not

[@sonh788]

Barman begins

[@emilegalli9549]

I am the Barman that Gotham deserves, but not the alcoholic Gotham merits

[@LADYRELENA1]

True Grit. Truly a spectacular movie and remake.

[@crosseightyeight]

This was a very good episode of Screen Junkies. The guests were funny and engaging, and the debate was very interesting to listen to. Get these guys back, Screen Junkies!

[@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.

[@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.

[@MrStupidcessnuts]

This episode should have had a longer run time. Awesome topic and so many movies were not commented on.

[@aburd9]

Best remake is probably dawn of the dead.

[@MuseZach]

That Neon Genesis Evangelion joke was literally one of the most hilarious nerd jokes I've heard in a while.

[@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.

[@italian0stephan013]

Best remake in my opinion is 2002's Count of Monte Cristo. It carried over ideas from Dumas' novel while incorporating some of its own ideas making it fairly original. This, mixed with the great acting from Cavizel, Pearce, and Harris, really made me fall in love with this movie. Worst movie remake hands down goes to 2010's Karate Kid. The only reason for this was because the original was so good and so awesome that it should have been left alone. All the spinoffs can go die in a fire as well...looking at you Never Back Down.

[@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.

[@patrickmalone3665]

"A couple of assholes who have never seen Evangelion." lmao

[@electricEntity81]

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

[@BlastbeateR1]

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

[@andrewtaylor940]

Favorite remake? John Carpenters version of The Thing. The Kurt Russel one. Shear terrifying perfection. Completely surpassed the original in every way possible.

[@NicoPaulino]

Why am I getting recommended 8 year old Screen Junkies videos?? BECAUSE THE PEOPLE NEED MORE HAL RUDNICK

[@leekalba]

Brings up an interesting question: is something like True Grit actually a remake? There's the John Wayne version, but both are based on the book. The Cohen Bros version didn't set out to remake the 60's movie, but make a version more faithful to the source material. But then you have the new Walter Mitty, which is clearly based on the '47 movie, and not the source short story. I'd say defining a remake means looking at the intent behind the movie. If you discard that intent, then Captain America is a remake.

[@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.

[@dpw9475]

Best remake: Cronenberg's "The Fly." He took the most basic idea from the campy '58 version and made one heck of a thriller. Worst: "The Shaggy Dog." I'm nostalgic for the '59, Fred MacMurray version having seen it many times as a kid. When I saw the '06 version with my kids I wanted to punch Tim Allen in the face for taking a CGI crap on my childhood.

[@MalBeats]

the new Robocop looks pretty awesome

[@qwertquaii6404]

I'm surprised they didn't mention The Wicker Man

[@hydrolito]

I thought The Wicker Man was pretty good don't know why others hated it so much.

[@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.

[@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.

[@JakanoryJones]

Favourite remake is either The Fly or Halloween the rob zombie one

[@Forrest0726]

"Airplane!", which is a remake of "Zero Hour!".

[@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.

[@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.

[@parkersingley8543]

What about the new Ocean's 11?

[@Painocus]

I found it funny that you guys referenced Evangelion when joking about the mech-correction, as one of the big reveals in Evangelion was that they weren’t mechs (but rather clones of one of the "monsters" fitted in armor to keep them under control).

[@aikenja85]

DREDD!!!! Totally awesome underated movie with great effects that can somehow make you feel like you're transported to the comic and seem life-like at the same time. You could argue that it's a little one dimentional but there are some dynamic points and comic books are pretty linear themselves. Also a film that was made and remade within the span of most young people's lifetime. It also deserves bonus points, because Dredd never takes off his damn helmet.

[@MrVad3r]

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

[@zamarokxl]

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

[@llshmoolj7744]

Wait, the 70's Death Race stars Bill?... well, that instantly makes it great!

[@BiancaWong]

Now that the robocop remake is out, does it change your rating?

[@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

[@Brabbel93]

King Kong I really, really love that film. It's my second favourite film ever (right after Signs) and it does everything right. It has emotions, thrilling action, well done effects and wonderful music by James Newton Howard. Haven't ssen the original, but I don't think it's bad. But it's not a bad idea to remake movies like that, because better effects can do wonders if paired to an equally touching story. Even better if the remaker is a fanboy of the original.

[@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.

[@elrey270]

King Kong (2005). also my favorite movie of all time.

[@josephvanburen887]

King Kong '76 was all right

[@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

[@PrincessKait1]

I loved Man of Steel. I never liked Superman based on all the previous movies, but that one I actually liked. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes was also really good.

[@dinierto]

The 1986 version of The Fly is my absolute favorite remake of all time. It expanded upon themes from the original in so many ways and managed to be both disturbingly scary and thought provoking at the same time.

[@ElKobaDoido]

You forgot John Carpenter's The Thing, The Fly by David Cronenberg and the 90's Night of the Living Dead by Tom Savini.

[@chrismiller9094]

Yeah the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead was surprisingly good