When Should Remakes Not Happen? - Nostalgia Critic

They're everywhere, and they're not slowing down, but when is it actually right to revisit a classic?
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[@ChannelAwesome]

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[@-sirfrenzy-1781]

Channel Awesome they need to do this on Fantastic 4

[@-sirfrenzy-1781]

But with Marvel

[@idontknowwhatimdoing.1273]

Channel Awesome yes we should because the remake is terrible.

[@TheFlash-jx5fw]

Channel Awesome can you please review the new Charlie and the chocolate factory I mean you have brought it up in so many videos I think you should just review it it is like the review must go on with how he was making the story pretty much about you and it was his way of calming you in a way I think but any way you mentioning it in so many videos it is kinda the same

[@TheFlash-jx5fw]

Dillon Ohlemiller I mean a full on review

[@TrueYellowDart]

It should be goddamn illegal to show clips from the Garbage Pail Kids movie without some kind of warning.

[@charleynewman5057]

He started talking about them. You had to of known he was going to show footage.

[@EstherHulst-Artist]

lmao indeed

[@donaldjgumpofficial5754]

I actually hope they remake Garbage Pail Kids into a horror. It might actually be good.

[@TheRalphLover]

the original was horror. just because of how terrible it was

[@grainneorgracequinn2888]

EctoplasmPhantom that sounds like a good idea

[@getmario64]

"Remakes can be done right, but it's our mission that the originals are never forgotten." - James Rolfe, 2008, Cinemassacre's Alien Invasions & the Remakes

[@user-rx4sq5ds3j]

Felipe Rico Unless they're remaking Patch Adams

[@redseagaming7832]

Felipe Rico what about those of us who never grew up with the original like for example I was able to take off the Nostalgia glasses and actually enjoy Charlie in the Chocolate Factory the 2005 version and you want to know what I did after I watched it I rented the book from the library and read it and actually compared it minute by minute to the movie and found that the Remake was 90% accurate to the book while the original made Willy Wonka the star when Charlie was supposed to be on the title.

[@TheWeepingDalek]

to be fair tho. the original if normally forgotten if the remake is better. i mean if i was to say the fly. what movie would you think of.

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

Yet everyone forgets about the original Mummy.

[@pierrecourtois5167]

Hear me out Hollywood: DO NOT MAKE A REMAKE OF BACK TO THE FUTURE

[@Shadothecat]

Pierre Courtois back to the future remake with Melissa McCarthy as the professor. just kidding lol

[@PPX14]

Haha!!

[@truetrash5164]

Pierre Courtois BUT YOU COULD DO SO MUCH WITH THAT IDEA

[@GamesPerJustin]

You can't be serious. Just think of the possibilities! THE THEME SONG CAN BE REDONE BY SKRILLEX!!

[@pierrecourtois5167]

Vitoria S. After a comment like that, I will take you personnaly responsible if they die this year :)

[@nicolelee4800]

The Iron Giant was an adaptation of a book, and it greatly improved on the source material while capturing the message of the original work. I'd say it could be considered a good example of what Critic is talking about.

[@DTheCritical]

That's an adaptation not a remake remakes are implied to already be films

[@giovanniorellana2200]

Coming soon, The Nostalgia Critic remake, starring Bill!

[@barneythedinosaur4877]

Now that's something we need. That follows all 3 of the rules.

[@chef7196]

Giovanni Orellana that's the one remake we need

[@LucianoThePig]

Princess Awesome *Hmmmm*

[@masterrance]

Many don't know that Nostalgia Critic with Bill is actually the original

[@DashingSteel]

I can imagine this already! -They're gonna whitewash Bill's character and hire a tall bimbo to play Tamara. -The actor who plays Critic will be shallow and quiet so none of his rants or screams would seem real -Not enough or too much memes from the old episodes (OF COURSE! i was frozen TODAY, aBIG LIPPED ALIGATOR MOMENT) -"Well the chart says..."

[@sasuke22dante]

I really don't think that Hollywood has been "out of ideas" it just has no balls to take risks anymore

[@RaptorNX01]

considering some of the stuff coming out of the indie market, it's no surprise. sure there are some gems, but ALOT of crap. and alot of crap just copying each other. everyone trying so hard to be "not hollywood" they all just end up making their own cliches. especially the flood of utterly shit endings. assuming they even have an ending at all and not just cut to black 30 minutes before the climax.

[@BoboMagroto26]

Yep... "Let's make this movie!... No wait, bin it, we upsetted someone, Reboot this one"

[@TooCooFoYou]

Matthew Chenault Hollywood was out of the rut even before Star Wars thanks for films like Easy Rider, Bonnie and Clyde, the Godfather, hell, even Lucas struck early with "American Graffiti" (studios did not want to find the film because his previous one, THX-1138, didn't do well at the box office).

[@silverdragon710]

That and it's out of ideas.

[@enzobalisongflipping5129]

Both probably

[@Captain-mz6mg]

Sometimes it’s not a remake, two perfect examples of this are the 2017 version of It, and Charlie and the chocolate factory. Neither of these movies are remakes, they are different adaptations that people unfairly compare to the “original,” and what people call the original is unoriginal, the original of both of these is actually a book.

[@jamesmoyner7499]

Thank you! While I like Doug one of the things that upsets me is his unfair comparison of Willy Wonka and Charlie by making an old vs new of them and even with this still having Burton’s film in the thumbnail.

[@verdatum]

Every time you see the question about what should be remade on askreddit, people always name perfectly great movies, and they get the most votes. That blows my mind. I agree with Doug, I wanna see remakes of bad movies with an intriguing premise that just didn't work out.

[@suckypuckle9292]

Howard the Duck's reportedly trying to get remade.

[@samuelchurch5124]

Supposedly they're trying to bring back The Mask in both comics and film

[@EvilExcalibur]

Seconded

[@matthewheinlen9164]

I think that’s probably because to most people it goes like, “Oh, I real liked that film, so it would be awesome to get an updated version.” To The average person, I suspect the idea of a remake of a bad movie doesn’t sound that appealing because it was a bad movie. Either there’s an association there or they haven’t done the critical thinking on the reasons for a remake like Doug has, and think that the reason to do a remake is to bring something old to a new era and generation the way it was done before. So they imagine that a remake of a bad movie will also be bad. I know I wasn’t thinking critically about what should be remade until I watched this video.

[@motodog242]

@@samuelchurch5124 Remaking The Mask will not work. Just like "...The Chocolate Factory" films how Wilder will be remembered more over Depp with the casting of Willy Wonka, whoever they pick for Stanley (or the bearer of the mask) will be overshadowed by Jim Carrey's performance.

[@garfieldfan2005]

Coming Soon: The Nostalgia Critic Remake Starring Tom Cruise as the Nostalgia Critic

[@fridge6836]

Penrose i would watch that

[@michaelaguilar-bauta942]

Penrose I would replace cruse with cage

[@caiosoares2834]

Michael Aguilar-Bauta and a Nicolas Cage being acted by the Nostalgia Critic Hu3

[@Commander_Shepard.]

Haha reminds me of Austin Powers: Goldmember where Austin was played by Tom Cruise lol

[@TheAntiSanta]

I'd watch that. I'd watch that so hard.

[@j_6469]

My answer as to when remakes SHOULDN'T happen: When Either A: the original is timeless so there's no point. (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Indiana Jones) B: When it's made to cash in on nostalgia, not out of passion. (Mummy Remake 2017) C: When you have nothing to add to the original to improve it.

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

to me it's always B. Hollywood isn't out of ideas, someone said "Hey there is serious money in nostalgia let's reboot and revive some stuff"

[@Kal_g]

+J Grandmaster Those are some great points! If you want some more insight on remakes and how they've gotten out of hand, go to a KZbin Channel called GoodBadFlicks, go to the "Playlists" Tab, click on the "WTF" Tab, and scroll down until you see a video called "WTF Happened to Remakes?". You will like the points that the gentleman in the video brings up. Also, check out some of the other content on that channel, too. You might like it!

[@MarkyMatey]

The Mummy '99 was made out love of the original and it was so different that it was able to stand on its own

[@j_6469]

Mgen G. I was talking about the more recent one. Haven't actually been able to see the 1999 one.

[@SEGASister]

And when remakes should happen: 1) Making them more faithful to the source material (if the original was based on a book) such as _Carrie_ and _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_

[@rjd-kh8et]

5:50 For a lot of kids who grew up watching the 2005 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Johnny Depp IS the first thing they think of when they hear Willy Wonka.

[@danhachi3045]

Exactly, he just thinks his nostalgia has more value than other people's nostalgia

[@JoakimOtamaa]

Yeah, I hated that movie as a kid, especially after seeing Johnny in good roles before. Still hate it almost 20 years later.

[@danielfernandez21907]

Nah this was supposed to be my generation's willy wonka but we all still think of gene wilder

[@brandonspain12345]

​@@JoakimOtamaa Except he WAS good in the role. Most people don't even realize that's even Johnny Depp when they first see it. Besides, he's much closer to the book version of Willy Wonka. He's weird, odd, quirky, unpredictable and... wonky. He captured that socially awkward and child trapped in a man's body that Roald Daul originally wrote. That movie is BETTER than you remembered.

[@agentprime2179]

Nostalgia Critic: " Is there a Batman & Robin remake in the near future?" Me: "There already is and it's called The Lego Batman Movie and it's good".

[@brittanyfinney5386]

I saw the LEGO movie 1&2 and they good

[@jeffdavis6657]

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders and Batman vs Two Face was good. It even starred Burt Ward and the final performance of Adam West.

[@Double-R-Nothing]

Wizard of Oz remake announced! Kim Kardashian as Dorothy, Josh Gad as the Scarecrow, Kevin Hart as the Tin Man, Kanye West as the Cowardly Lion, and Megan Fox as the Wicked Witch! Directed by Michael Bay!

[@RoseBaggins]

lol . . . nice one!! Except, funny thing, that should be a movie that could be considered for a remake, though an actual sequel using the screenplays Baum wrote would be the best route. Apparently Baum's dream was to have his novels made into movies, and he did direct some, back in the early days of movies. So, instead of trying to explain the Wizard, perhaps we can contine forward in Oz, and maybe get Locasta this time?

[@YuniorGamboa]

Star Gamer 3120 hahahahah that was good

[@localgyakutenkenjitu]

Is it bad that I was more upset to see Josh Gad on your cast list than Kim K.? Nah

[@friendlyneighbourhooddegen4739]

There's a reason Wizard of Oz has never been remade. (The reimaginings and spiritual sequels like Return to Oz,Wicked and Oz the Great and Powerful don't count.) It's possibly the only sacred cow modern Hollywood won't touch.

[@Jordan-nk6qm]

"im EXPLODING EXPLODING"

[@ruyman90]

I have lost count of how many times I have heard that Hollywood should remake the movie Eragon. Is a great idea to take an interesting story done bad into a proper one. Heck, I would add to the list the movies Spawn, Catwoman, waterworld, Red Sonja, the golden compass, Dune, or even the Matrix.

[@CandyApples4ever]

ruyman90 I bet I could make Catwoman a good movie story not about make up. So many ideas.

[@cixelsyd40]

Dune is getting a remake. When is anyone's guess. The director wanted to take some time off after doing the new Blade Runner movie before starting on Dune.

[@demonqueen881]

Eragon was a SyFy channel movie with good effects. The actors were simply horrible. The ONLY one that did anything worthwhile was Jeremy Irons (mostly). You could do the movie plot and effects exactly the same, and just replace the actors, and you'd have an amazing movie.

[@Fantallana]

ruyman90 ohhh I would love if the Golden Compass got an HBO series like Game of Thrones!

[@demonqueen881]

Except that Golden Compass doesn't have any of the sex and nudity that HBO seems to require. What Golden Compass needs is a studio that WON'T let its producers beat their projects to bloody pulps. I always used to think it would do well as an Anime film franchise. Something like Miyazaki would do.

[@klimmr]

Seriously, what's wrong with liking both cinematic versions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? I do.

[@Amythestnruby]

I do as well. I feel as if Depp's and wilder's portrayals were representations of two sides of the book willy wonka. Depp represents the mentally injured version and a showing for all his crazy ideas. And shows his internal child. Wilder's shows the charismatic charming sociopath of a chocolate maker that willy wonka could be. At the end I don't see the 2005 film as a remake of the 1971 version. I see both as an interpretation of the book they are both based on

[@realspartan5206]

I see both as the interpretation of the book (1971) and then the sequel (2005)

[@quietman208]

I like Tim Burton’s version better. *unpopular opinion maybe?*

[@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429]

I like both versions, too. I did as a child as well.

[@RJIS]

klimmr3021 exactly both are equally great in their own ways

[@inarjollyhound]

I grew up watching the Tim Burton's Chocolate Factory, and I still haven't seen the Original, but i get the feeling I am still gonna be more attached to Tim Burton's.

[@brandonspain12345]

For me, I actually watched both movies back to back growing up. And while the original is fondly remembered with Gene Wilder and the same repeated Oompa Loompa songs, I still prefer the 2005 version. It has a better story, better written characters, amazing visuals, catchy af songs, and just being a passion project for the crew as a faithful adaptation of Roald Daul's book.

[@inarjollyhound]

@@brandonspain12345 oh hey, this is a bit of blast to the past. I wrote this comment a good few years before the newest Wonka prequel movie was even announced. I haven't seen it yet, but I wonder how it holds up compared to the vibe of the 2005 Wonka I'm familiar with

[@mewgiah8057]

Brendan Fraser Mummy was totally great for what it was. I kind of dislike how people have to tip toe around liking it. It’s fine to say it was a really good film. What I love about it, is it feels like the classic ‘serial adventures” that inspired Indiana Jones. It felt like a “modern” version of those classic serial adventures. The script in particular, has all the tropes that you would find in classics like Star Wars. And that is why it works so well. The new film completely misses all that, and tries to be a generic action blockbuster. Not even Tom Cruise could save it.

[@scorpiocarnage1055]

I will never tiptoe around how I love that movie. It has its problems but what also makes it great is that it doesn't take itself so seriously. The movie is just fun. Another thing is how the movie is several genres rolled into one. Romance, Action-Adventure, Supernatural, Historical, and etc.

[@JeanPKlaus]

I also love the Brendan Fraser Mummy movie myself.

[@pauline9970]

Emily Richards It's a guilty pleasure

[@matthewheinlen9164]

I love that movie. I’ve always been a big fan of the pulp adventure genre Brendan Frasier’s Mummy And Indiana Jones are excellent examples of what pulp adventure was like, and I loved the Flash Gordon movie despite it being so cheesy that it might actually harm someone who is lactose intolerant. Now if we can just get a good Doc Savage movie...

[@apollorock3r244]

Plus, compared to the godawful reboot with Tom Cruise, the Brendan Fraiser version did have one thing from the original movie that the reboot doesn't, horror. Even though its more action focused and campy, it still has some creepy and disturbing moments that seems to be in the spirit of the original. Without it, the reboot is just another generic Tom Cruise action flick.

[@joelatkinson4967]

I think remaking bad movies or at least not very good movies is a brilliant idea, some adaptations deserve a much better chance than what they got like percy jackson, some scripts have great ideas but horrible actors make them bad. however i do think some classics can be remade if it offers a new perspective doesnt even have to be that different in story just a new perspective on the events of the film

[@icecreamhero2375]

percy jackson should have been animated if it was animated they could do all the stunts and not worry about the actors saftey the characters travel around the world so it would save money also they can make the details exactly like the book like the green eyes etc they can also keep the characters their proper age and have celebrities voice them, the special effects in the movie looked pretty fake and terrible if it was comletely animated then the supernatural stuff won't clash with the environment, people may say that would make it look babyish but the back of the book says ages 7 to 14 iand it is marketed to elementry schoolers and animation is just a medium they could give it an anime esque look if they want it to appeal to teens alot of teens are interested in anime

[@joelatkinson4967]

I think done as animated series each book 1 season about 10 30 minute episodes each would be great for that series. plus you can always throw in filler episodes of new content to sell toys

[@med9371]

Joel Atkinson no not all of us are children

[@joelatkinson4967]

what because its a cartoon its for kids? because it has toys its for kids? because its percy jackson its for kids? hey umm have you heard of this book called the hobbit do you know what the original intended audience was? or what about harry potter? most popular superheroes? Or are you just that closed minded you hate anything that doesnt have massive amounts of death and boobs but you are still probably a deadpool and logan fan even though deadpools humour is what a 13 year old would find funny and logan is what a 14 year old thinks a smart movie is?

[@icecreamhero2375]

Percy jackson is a kids book it makes sense to market it to kids instead of adults it would be like making Pokemon for adults and critic is obcessed with cartoons and he isn't a kid lots of grown ups love cartoons my fater is 53 and he watches cartoons all the time. The target audience for the book is ages 7 to 14 and thats CN's target audience. Also im 19 alot of my friends don't watch cartoons every day but still love them most people my age love Spongebob and occasionally sing the them song. Also Percy Jackson is super weird and makes jokes every 5 seconds thats perfect for a cartoon

[@toomanyhungrycats8194]

dumbo is going to be... interesting... pink elephants is going to really traumatize children...

[@chayden153]

Fullmetal Gnostic unless they cut that scene out, which wouldn't surprise me if they did.

[@gorgeousfreeman1318]

Only good thing is Daddy Danny

[@Rainbowthewindsage]

I didn't watch it (because that was on of my favorite childhood movies so watching it get ruined by live action just wasn't something I wanted to see) But I am told by someone who did watch it that they just made it focus on the people and that pink elephants turned into music played over the precircus bubble show.

[@seanshogun1957]

And an elephant getting hhhhhhiiiiiiigggggggghhhhhhh

[@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429]

Hahahahaha, as if Disney remakes have the balls to traumatize children.

[@metalcorequeen]

Batman and Robin is my favorite guilty pleasure movie. I know its terrible but I love it. I love Freeze. Horrible puns are my favorite.

[@whyareyoureadingmynickname8158]

Yeah, i don't know why are everyone taking that movie so seriously. It was obvious that no one in the movie was serious and it's obvious that they are just having a lot of fun. Haters need to chill out.

[@AirborneSurfer]

I wish everyone would just cool it with their hate for Batman & Robin. I mean, it's only a silly movie! Seriously, they all just need to chill out!

[@MuljoStpho]

I always preferred the two Tim Burton Batman movies over the next two that followed after them. Everything about the way it was all designed and fit together just felt right in Burton's films, and in the next two movies the design of everything just sort of felt off to me. Burton's films have his style that mixes gloom and whimsy, of course, but at the same time it also felt like Keaton's Batman was fighting in a fairly realistic and believable city. Then you look at Clooney's Batman and Kilmer's Batman and you've got him fighting in a city that looks more like an exhibit full of gargantuan Greek god statues in a cage of neon lights and bathed in unicorn vomit. But hey, in a way it's kind of a strength of the Batman franchise that it can be so flexible in the hands of different creative teams. From the campiest and cheesiest of times (West) to the grittiest and most serious of times (Bale) and everything in between, plus of course the original comics and the animated incarnations of the franchise as well. It's not always going to hit the exact same notes. And that's fine.

[@Jasonvoorhees57469]

Same here Yuki. I loved it as a kid and looking at it now it's an absolute guilty pleasure.

[@mwst2095]

When you touched on the remake of Psycho, I wish you brought up the TV show the Bates Motel. One thing I loved about that show was they managed to explain things in a way that you didn't mind it. And when it came to the infamous shower scene, they found a way to shoot it shot for shot and still somehow remain to pull a twist that shocked a lot of people.

[@tsabanski]

I wish I could give this more than one thumbs up. As a HUGE Hitchcock fan, who think they did a great job on Bates Motel in general (once you get over the weird backwards anachronisms, like having cell phones and modern technology, and the show not taking place in Arizona), I was really skeptical as to how well they'd handle the infamous shower scene. I went from surprised, to confused, to shocked, to absolutely impressed. It really reflected everything that motivated the characters involved throughout the series up to that point, instead of derailing buildup of character development entirely to adhere to some sort of fan-service. It felt like something Hitchcock might have done, with his sense of humor, if he was coerced into making a character study TV show involving these characters he'd already explored in his movie. I loved it!

[@tauniasabanski85]

This really depends on what context you're talking about. The creators of Norman Bates and Hannibal Lecter (Thomas Harris and Robert Bloch, respectively), who wrote numerous books about their characters, have already spent a lot of time over-explaining and over-fleshing-out their creations. Once these characters enter the public sphere and people are working with the original IP to create their own media surrounding these ideas (and once an IP enters the public sphere, this is not something you can prevent), it's their responsibility to handle the IP in a respective manner. If the IP has been treated well, I find you can get a lot of enjoyment out of a property "done differently" or "explored differently" by a group of creatives if you treat the end product like a separate entity. For me, the Bates Motel TV series is a separate entity to the original movie(s) and even the original book(s). There are different things I like about all of them, and I think the original IP was treated respectfully in this instance -- Bates Motel is just a different way of exploring the characterization of Norman Bates and the social dynamic of Norman Bates interacting with certain character archetypes, especially with what we know now about mental illness, engulfing narcissism and personality disorders. In actual instances where the IP is definitely being used disrespectfully or to carry on a creator's agenda (and this certainly happens a lot-a lot), it can be very damaging to an IP, and subsequently the fans of that IP. I absolutely agree with you on that front; however, Bates Motel is not one of those instances. It might be different -- but it's just another way of exploring the idea of the character as we move forward in time, medical advancement and technology.

[@chrisbrasel9049]

And yet that's after universal studios tried to remake it in the 90's.

[@wiinterflowers4277]

The tv show is better but it went downhill when Rihanna was cast as Marion Crane. NOT COOL!

[@cinesaur5274]

So who would want to see a reboot of the transformers franchise? You know? With movies that aren't all the exact same story and actually focused on the transformers for once?

[@thesmashinghit6868]

Dino Wiz honestly, I want to see transformations more than the actual fighting

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Maybe a film focusing on the origins of Cybertron?

[@cinesaur5274]

Manuel Alberto Romero I was thinking of something similar, but I'd rather have a film based on cybertron that focuses a lot on a friendship between Optimus and Megatron long before the war. Maybe even have the story revolve around the both of them overthrowing some evil dictator on cybertron or whatever. Cliche I know but I think for the transformers franchise it would be a breath of fresh air.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Not a bad idea.

[@cinesaur5274]

Manuel Alberto Romero Considering the path I'm taking it might just happen one day, if it does then you know who to thank 😉

[@mydjmode]

There was a Shining remake!?

[@rjd-kh8et]

Gola245 It was a miniseries based more closely on the Stephen King book.

[@CameronM1138]

Stephen King actually prefers it (he hated the original) because it's closer to the book.

[@chrishenderson9130]

ThePicturetaker it sucked

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

No, it was not a remake. It was an adaption of a Stephen King, in no way associated with the Stanley Kubrick film that took the names of a few characters and made a completely different story. The Kubrick special for "adaptions". His Clockwork Orange was just as bad of an adaption (while also being a very good film).

[@ashtremble]

no it was a miniseries based more heavily on the book

[@hansmelbye1804]

I hate it when people say that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a remake of Willy Wonka when it's not. The movie was just another adaptation of the children's book by Roald Dahl, but apperantly people praised the 1971 version so much they completley forgot that it was based on the book and called the 2005 version a "remake".

[@imtoostonedtocomeupwithaus5976]

The 1971 version is still a lot better.

[@classydoctor5864]

It's still technically a remake.

[@hristol7537]

Yes! Exactly! And I am wondering why nobody is trying to make a movie based on the second book.

[@nerdyneedsalife8315]

Three Finger I never got to finish the second book.

[@hristol7537]

nerdyneedsalife I was 10 years old when I read it and I loved it.

[@tvtick6265]

Who else is on KZbin so much they don't even need notifications?

[@erika_fuzzbottom]

I just go to my Subscriptions feed. They're all there.

[@GadGades]

I just go by the suggestions. Been here for hours.

[@romanabanin2216]

Actually yep, Johnny Depp - Willy Wonka for me because I and many others people saw this version 1st. Because of place of living, age or whatever else. That's not quite a good example. The others seem good

[@Hannah-zm4et]

I love both versions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. They're completely different movies, it's kind of hard to compare the two. The 2005 version is *NOT* a remake! It's another adaptation of the book!

[@SataniaMcDowel]

In other words...a remake XD

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

Ricer Accent No. A remake is a film that is following a film as a source. An adaptation follows a book, show or comic whatever as the source. Think like how there are hundreds of adaptations of Romeo & Juliet, not remakes of the film with Leo DeCaprio.

[@AxenfonKlatismrek]

Me too. And i have to also give it a credit because Burton made the kids symbolize the bad/good characteristics of kids

[@Em_Elizabeth]

Anyone else think they should've adapted Great Glass Elevator too?

[@leethompson-kolar6333]

I think Doug may have misrepresented two movies as remakes: Tim Burton's _Charlie and the Chocolate Factory_ and _Alice in Wonderland_. It's true that movies of those existed before Burton made them, but remember: They were books first. With _Charlie_, his goal was not to recreate the 1971 film, but to re-adapt the Roald Dahl book. He didn't make Wonka sly and cunning, he didn't add whimsical song numbers (the Oompa Loompa songs in his version were straight out of the book), and he didn't add any Fizzy Lifting Drinks. Had he included all the things the 1971 version had invented, it would be fair to call his movie a remake. With _Alice_, Burton's version has an original plot and is almost nothing like the 1951 movie. Why are people even calling it a remake? Is it because it has the name _Alice in Wonderland_ and features characters from the original book? That's nowhere near enough to constitute calling it a remake of a specific movie. The animated Titanic movies straight-up steal shots and ideas from James Cameron's _Titanic_, yet no one calls them remakes. You may love or hate the Burton films I've described here, but whatever your stance is on them, I feel it's wrong to say a second adaptation of a novel is a remake of particular movie.

[@shinmusashi44]

Yeah the Alice in Wonderland movie is a sequel in story. It talks about past events when she first went to Wonderland.

[@sk70091]

Same thing with the Shining. The original version is the book.

[@ElFreakinCid]

To be honest, I don't think Doug is even the right person to judge which Wonka movie is better when he demonstrated in his Old vs New of the two that he seems to think the original movie is what's accurate to the book. Much like how he thinks Henry Selick and Randy Newman invented everything that confused him or pissed him off about James and the Giant Peach.

[@boscojokey3829]

Lee Thompson-Kolar the animated Titanic films are ripoffs not remakes

[@leethompson-kolar6333]

When I said it had an "original plot," all I meant was that it didn't use the plot from the book or animated movie. I've never seen the Burton's _Alice_, but I've learned enough about it (from Doug, even) that I don't think I'd like it.

[@75qu0]

Ironically not long after this video Sony uploads the new Jumanji....

[@thedudewhomadethisvideo]

It's a sequel though, not a re-make

[@thefvguy5648]

It's a reboot

[@user-qo6dh2ot4h]

It's a sequel reboot also known as a sea-boot

[@luckyDancer100]

It's a sequel... I guess. Even though it's a video game now

[@AAAKISSON]

Which looks, just like he said, different enough to the original to be unique in itself

[@anodomaniD]

I like both charlie and the chocolate factory movies, sue me.

[@LeeLeeBellePBJLee]

- Anodomani - Ditto! No joke, I live both of them. I watch them for different reasons though. If I want a warm and toasty family type movie I go for Willy Wonka but if I want a zany Tim Burtony type family movie I go for the Time Burton one. I think both are great, just for different reasons and I don't think that makes either better or worse than the other.

[@seanshogun1957]

I’m sorry 😐 NOSTALGIA

[@BrandonJCruz-gq3lj]

Yeah I don’t mind them

[@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429]

Same. They're both similar, but also completely different and a ton of fun.

[@adamstuffs7701]

Hey, same here man

[@bep935]

With the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movies, i feel that the first one you see is what you like the most. For some reason, I warmed more to the Johnny Depp version, and it is probably the one I will remember.

[@stormshadowproductions1660]

You should do a top 11 best remakes.

[@mylesgxtreme2106]

We NEED A LAST AIRBENDER REBOOT

[@stormshadowproductions1660]

Myles GXtreme NOOO!!! There is no way that would ever be good.

[@jostaaaa]

Myles GXtreme it's probably too early for that, but I would like to see it executed better. The ATLA movie lands into "it's so bad that it's good" category. Although I'm a casual fan of the show

[@stormshadowproductions1660]

Bitter Loser There are two words that keep it from very being good. "Live action"

[@regalia8717]

Stormshadow Productions Seriously. LEAVE OUR 2D ANIMATED CLASSICS ALONE!!! Fuck off with the live action, even if it's some kind of spinoff! The likes of Beauty and the Beast and ATLA were so masterful BECAUSE they were animated!

[@FrostWolf52849]

I'm wondering why they haven't remade Jason And The Argonauts yet? it's been long enough now that a remake would be acceptable and think about how epic it could be with today's technology! If they got the right people behind it with the right director, it could be really good film, as long as they don't fuck it up entirely like Clash Of The Titans.

[@kecukritiques2943]

+Patrick O'Ryan I genuinely want them to leave Jason and the Argonauts alone. The effects still hold strong today; funnily enough, I watched a few clips last week, and I was blown away by how amazing they managed to conduct the stop-motion scenes, and how well the tension was paced. I fear that if it was remade today, it'd be CGI'd to hell and back, and it would likely be quicker paced and over-exaggerated to suit the general modern audiences.

[@Xesthan]

I agree with Kecu. Plus, there's so many other Greek stories they could adapt instead.

[@TheParappa]

You really want to open the can of worms that is "stop-motion vs CGI"? ... some people just want to see the world burn.

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

I would like to see that, but I have doubts it would be any good..but I would see it for the monsters.

[@emmajochum8682]

I'd prefer if it was left alone, mostly because of one of the points brought up by the Critic. It probably wouldn't have the heart of the original. So many of the remakes are pretty soulless CGI extravaganzas. And I'm fine with them updating the technology (I love stop motion as well). It's cool to think how far we've come in terms of effects and what we can do now as compared to before. But the problem is that most of the filmmakers and/or studios are only focusing on what they can update and ignoring the heart that went into the originals and made them great. If I trusted a remake to strike a balance between the two, I'd be all for it.

[@hewiewalmsley5947]

The ad before this video was for the Ben 10 remake. Coincidence? I think not.

[@irishandproud7119]

5:48 that is literally me. I grew up watching Johnny Depp's Willy Wonka and didn't know the original version existed until I was 10 years old. By then, the only thing I saw Gene Wilder in was Young Frankenstein, so it was pretty weird seeing him as Wonka afterwards.

[@titoticodorian]

Yeah I feel like I only see Gene Wilder playing Willy Wonka, not Wonka coming to life. However I can definitely see *the* Willy Wonka in Depp's performance.

[@lukebundesen7856]

I've got an idea for Old vs New: Peter Pan, 1953 vs 2003. Is the former better because of the Disney Magic, or is the latter better for being more based on the original play?

[@RoseBaggins]

Luke Bundesen YES!! YES!! I second this motion!!! XD Especially with all of the other Peter Pan movies, and a possible remake from Disney themselves on the line.

[@hyperdark06]

might as well as the movie hook as third contender for that

[@goodjobeli]

Luke Bundesen I honestly prefer the 2003 one more

[@cartooncritic7045]

Luke Bundesen I thought I was the only one who remembered the 2003 film.

[@zuzoscorner]

The ornigal petter pan needs a remake..or at least tweak it so it not so..um..racist(indian boys?) I mean i know that a product of it time so can't really get around that.

[@Mad77max77]

Remakes should stop when they're directed by bad people... People who don't care about the final product and the quality of the movie we'll end up watching. They should be done by people with great ideas, who want to do great movies, not just direct a big project.

[@themurmeli88]

I don't know, Citizen Kane directed by Michael Bay might turn out to be a better movie.

[@Shadothecat]

themurmeli88 micheal bay should be banned from movies for a bit

[@drpepperman2765]

Max Madmax I highly doubt that directors don't give a shit about the quality of their movies. Sometimes, it's shit because of the studio, sometimes it's shit because of the director, and sometimes its both. That doesn't mean a studio or director doesn't care about the quality of the product, it just means they weren't the right people to make it. I can guarantee you that most, if not all, directors pour all their heart and soul into every movie they make. It just so happens that they weren't particularly skilled enough or their style didn't mesh with the story. There's nothing wrong with directors experimenting with other kinds of projects, just don't always expect gold.

[@ZoraCatone]

Actually, I think Johnny Depp could have been the PERFECT Wonka...if he hadn't gone the Michael Jackson route. I find the Burton version to be a better adaptation save for Wonka and the shoehorned backstory. Also, I'm kind of amazed what the critic doesn't realize is that Burton's Wonderland wasn't SUPPOSED to be an adaptation.

[@suckypuckle9292]

Marilyn Manson would be a glorious Willy Wonka.

[@matthewheinlen9164]

Zora Catone I would have thought the fact that she was an adult and had gone there as a child (which I thought clearly was supposed to have been the classic Alice in Wonderland) would have made that obvious personally.

[@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429]

Umm...it keeps the title "Alice in Wonderland" (despite the stupid UNDERLAND thing), most of the characters (Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, Alice herself, etc.), and scant amounts of original plotpoints for the story. ADAPTATION. It may not be an adaptation of the original animated Disney film, but it's definitely an adaptation of the books, no matter how different it is.

[@mabusestestament]

[shows footage of The Magnificant Seven] "Some of the best films ever made are remakes, improving on the original, while still staying faithfull and yet also keeping a unique identity." I like The Magnificant Secen but hell no it did not improve on the superior Seven Samurai.

[@annabel-lee9671]

Totally agreed! "Magnificant Seven" is a decent movie, but "Seven Samurai" is just fabulous. Something close with "Fistfull of dollars": it's badass movie, but the original, "Yojimbo" is fucking badass too! It absolutely not worse than remake.

[@chychy0326]

I wish they would stop remaking Cinderella. Like how many times can you tell her story there's so many fairy tales to be told and they keep choosing her

[@thomasmurrell9832]

Chy Chy My thoughts exactly! Why not do German Fairy tales?! Oh, what? Too brutal? Well there's worse out there.

[@lugbzurg8987]

The fairy tales Disney has been adapting are also "too brutal" in the source material, but that hasn't stopped them.

[@Odinsday]

I'd fucking love to see a movie based on German fairy tales. Especially if it is animated.

[@ruyman90]

Until they make the version were a magical cow corpse is the one that saves the day. (I'm serious, that happened)

[@Logan912]

Besides, no adaptation can top "Cinderfella Dana Dane"

[@youngsmitty347]

I pray to God that they don't remake Back to the Future in a similar manner to the new Ghostbusters. Say what you will about it, but I saw no point in rebooting the Ghostbusters franchise and the film executives behind such decisions should just leave classic films alone to focus on making newer ones for the current generation to enjoy. But that's just my opinion.

[@mikepuppetz9]

BTTF remake will never happen. Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale own the rights to the franchise, and have gone out of their way make sure no studio ever gets their hands on them. Zemeckis is actually leaving the rights to his kids in his will, if I remember correctly.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

+Phil Michaels That's definitely one way to stop a reboot from happening.

[@peelslowly28]

Logan Smith They're probably more afraid to make something new because of how unpredictable the Internet and social media is. There have been a lot of original films made this year and in recent years but here's the problem no one sees them even though we're all here complaining about lack of originality we have plenty of chances to see something new but chose to pay attention to the obvious stuff that comes first

[@youngsmitty347]

+Phil Michaels Oh, thank god!

[@kingofomega7641]

Logan Smith Back to the future? You mean 'black to the future'. (5 points if you got my reference)

[@bruceleeroy7647]

No! Not the bees!aaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa!

[@AwesomeCoolGuy2133]

Bruce LeeRoy *BEES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*

[@palmtop_studios]

PBG!

[@usopp9905]

Few people know, but in Russia, Willy Wonka Johnny Depp is considered canonical. This is the first thing that children think about at the mention of Willy Wonka.

[@nowhere5737]

Totally didn't mention the wizard of oz was a remake, yes the judy garland version was like the 3rd remake.

[@SEGASister]

I'm guessing the first two are lost

[@MrHypnofan]

The silent film 1925 version isn't. I saw it on TV a few years ago.

[@starspeculation]

I kind of hate how the Judy Garland one was the most iconic and now when people imagine Dorothy, she always has ruby red slippers instead of silver ones. I don't hate the movie though, I just hate how people keep giving Dorothy red shoes. Their is a symbolic reason to why they are silver.

[@Fitzroyfallz]

I completely agree with remaking bad films that had good ideas. One that I would love to see remade is Pixels. With a dark, sci-fi tone, and intelligently delving into what makes us human, and making the viewer question themselves with what they would do in such a situation, it could make a really interesting film. It sounds utterly ridiculous, but I think that by changing it up so much it could be something completely different, with the original fading into the background.

[@TazarZero]

Taking out Adam Sandler would make a world of difference on its own! I was actually interested in the trailer until I saw that it was Sandler "being the hero" again, then I was like "NOPE! Not worth it!"

[@dagnytheartist]

I wouldn't have seen it if I had known Adam Sandler was in it. Somehow the only commercials I saw for it showed the video games and not Adam Sandler. The first few minutes were cute with the kids going to a 1980s video game tournament, but then it went forward to the kids grown up and it was like "oh crap, Adam Sandler is the main character?"

[@Otherfabbros]

0:39 - 0:55 That's what i call "Talent": Taking something with zero chance to improve it and IMPROVE IT!

[@KingZevon]

This is the final Nostalgic Critic review where he has hair. Let’s all have a moment of silence.

[@FestArc]

The lack of John Carpenter's 'The Thing' footage or mention is..... disturbing. Edit. I'm talking about his films which is actually a remake. Not the prequel of his movie.

[@helmutstein1178]

FestArc there are many people who dislike that movie

[@FREDSDEADBABE]

David Cronenberg's the Fly remake. Also, the reboot also called The Thing was an insult to the original!

[@TheAntiSanta]

Many people who are wrong.

[@FREDSDEADBABE]

I commented without refreshing the page, so I didn't see your comment! I will not argue with you! I totally agree.

[@phaolo6]

+T. rexExpert01 Lol no, Carpenter's "The Thing" is way better than the old "The Thing From Another World". And it's kind of a sequel, more than a remake. Anyway, I like both movies.

[@TimofeyMarko]

The main issue is remaking is not waiting many years before remaking a movie.

[@chrisbrasel9049]

Tim Burton's version was made in 2001 and was rebooted in 2011 to critical acclaim and now we got two great sequels as remakes only work if there is effort and not made soully for money.

[@carysstogsdill7648]

The second Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a SUPER VALID remake because the first movie was NOTHING like the book which made poor Road Dahl mad

[@gerdtt79]

You know Roald Dahl was not a saint.

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

Ocfan207 But he is the author and if you’re going to make a movie about a book, you should try to work with the author’s vision. Imagine if Harry Potter’s first movie was a morose drama rather than a fun children’s movie.

[@user-fm9rw4xx2r]

Carys Stogsdill, what the hell man? It’s exactly like the book! Take it from someone who’s read/watched both of them more times than are easily countable.

[@jaceyking5015]

@@LordMoonshadowGaGa True, but on the other hand, if it's turned into a good story, it makes a very nice alternate take. I love the book, but I also think the movie is a solid film, one of my favorites. Just like The Shining. Stephen King is notorious for his hatred of Kubrick's film, but the film is undoubtedly one of the greatest pieces of cinematic history. If you look at it from the standpoint of the book, it is a terrible adaptation, but if you think of it as "Stanley Kubrick's The Shining," Then it gets a pass. Or the Disney movies being different from fairy tales. Sometimes it just works to take a story in a different direction visually. Not always, but there are times when it really works.

[@jongon0848]

Ok but his issues with the 71 film were also things he'd dislike in the 2005 film as well. His biggest issues were that he felt the 71 film put too much emphasis on Wonka rather than Charlie, guess what the remake does even more than the 71 film? He also didn't like the casting of Gene Wilder because he wanted Willy to be British, Johnny Depp wasn't British either, so I'm sure he wouldn't like that. The 2005 remake may have been closer to the book but the issues he had with the original film would still be present, so he'd still most likely dislike the remake.

[@zacharysiple783]

0:53 The Prince of Egypt is my favorite animated movie-it's a masterpiece! :)

[@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429]

The Prince of Egypt is awesome.

[@zacharysiple783]

@@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429 I showed it to a church friend and she absolutely loved it-we told some people at church about it and they were impressed with the double-recommendation.

[@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429]

@@zacharysiple783 Great! More people need to see it.

[@zacharysiple783]

@@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429 So true. More than The Boss Baby or Ugly Dolls. (I haven't seen either but I don't need to to know that they don''t compare!)

[@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429]

@@zacharysiple783 Very true.

[@chasespadavecchia3514]

Look at "Around the World in 80 Days" The Book The 1956 Original Movie The 2000s Disney One The 1980s British Series The 1980s Spanish Anime (it's in English, along with a second season where they remake Journey to the center of the Earth) and the a few others...

[@glaba24]

Wait wait wait, Spanish anime?

[@chasespadavecchia3514]

Ike "Around the World with Willy Fog". Developed in Spain yet in 1980s Anime animation style.

[@glaba24]

Sounds cool. I ought to check it out.

[@GodofFrankie]

The Wizard of Oz (1939) is a remake. True story.

[@puffnisse]

GodofFrankie Well yeah, but the original movie is lost so it doesn't matter.

[@GodofFrankie]

You can watch the 1910 silent film on youtube right now.

[@cmulwee001]

And the subsequent 1925 version is on Amazon Prime

[@chrisbrasel9049]

I know it's based on a book series and it's another version of the story that was done before on the big screen in the 1910's.

[@chayden153]

GodofFrankie what really?!

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

I'm glad that the fact that remakes have been a thing for a long time was brought up. I feel like so many people think it's some new idea in Hollywood.

[@ayannawatts3446]

I don't know why people hate Burton's Alice in Wonderland so much. I thought it was interesting especially since it doesn't ruin the animated version. It's her second trip back to Wonderland. As a child she didn't really understand a lot of what was going on. It was just and escape for her and she eventually came to think of it as a dream. I even found the sequel to be better than the original. The whole time traveling aspect was really interesting. Plus I really love the music! It makes me so hype!

[@LeeLeeBellePBJLee]

Yeah, I liked the second one quite a lot!

[@JakeNaughtFromStateFarm]

The first was ok, only because of the visuals. The second was TERRIBLE. I hated how all that focus was on The Mad Hatter, and it was just because Depp played him.

[@suckypuckle9292]

People hate it because he just made up some dumb shit of his own. "Underland", really...And he forced Wonderland into a cliche Chosen One story arc while also drowning it all in his played-out aesthetic, utterly killing the entire point which is WONDER.

[@VertSecretStash]

Because the point of Alice in wonderland is the juxtaposition of a bright and colourful world against dark surrealism. To make it a dark surreal world against dark surrealism is not juxtaposition

[@suckypuckle9292]

That isn't the point either though... The point of Alice in Wonderland is to be vaguely-coherent nonsense. The whole thing's about math.

[@Vandalia1998]

My only problem with ReMakes and reBoots is if it's made so soon after the last one

[@McSuperfly101]

Vandalia1998 - Even though it only came out a couple of years ago I'd happily see a remake of "Pixels" done right. That was a movie with a great premise that was completely letdown by virtue of being an Adam Sandler vehicle.

[@bul13ts]

But what if the last one was a massive fuck up and the upcoming reboot is trying to wipe away the memory of that false start? Like... say... I dunno... Spiderman Homecoming, maybe?

[@robinthrush9672]

Spider-Man is an odd duck. It shouldn't be rebooted for this reason: it's the second reboot in less than 20 years. The new one is tainted by the failure of the first reboot. Yes, too soon to reboot. Hell, I'd have liked the first reboot to be a sequel to Raimi's trilogy rather than a new start.

[@EndCreditReviews]

I love the remake of The Mummy from 1999! Also, thumbs up if you think he should do a Top 11 Dumbest Amazing Spider-Man movie moments?

[@thecorniestlemur7969]

End Credit Reviews He has, just look it up.

[@jp3813]

+Gamer Ray That was for the original three. The OP is referring to the reboot, which is only two movies.

[@thecorniestlemur7969]

jp3813 Ohhhhh. I need to learn how to read.

[@adrianlangen6700]

He said Top 11 Dumbest AMAZING Spider-Man movie moments. The NC made one for the ones with Tobey Maguire.

[@Unassimilatedborg]

He doesn't have to, i can do it my list of top 11 dumbest Amazing Spider-Man movie moments: All 4.9 hours of the two films combined

[@filmvets]

The new Jumanji trailer played right before this video started... that's irony, right?

[@unorthodoxromance254]

The Charlie and the Chocolate factory remake saved my mom's childhood (the old movie scared the crap out of her as a kid), but a lot of the live action Disney remakes seem unnecessary.

[@LordMoonshadowGaGa]

UnorthodoxRomance You’d be surprised to learn they actually are necessary, but not in the way you’d think.

[@therealCrazyJake]

How old are you...?

[@WheediesManchild]

im waiting for that Black Cauldron remake!

[@RoseBaggins]

WheediesManchild Apparently Disney now thinks it's safe enough for a return to Prydain, so it looks like we'll be getting that, and hopefully sooner rather than later with all of the other remakes. It would look rather new compared to everything else.

[@WheediesManchild]

I hope it gets the remake/ adaptation it deserves. Iv always been adamant that this forgotten Disney movie is one of the best theyve made.

[@michaelwolfe9496]

Even if we don't get the remake for whatever reason, I would settle for the uncut original on Blu ray.

[@friendlyneighbourhooddegen4739]

Never gonna happen. The Black Cauldron was a flop and Disney don't give a shit about their flops.

[@WheediesManchild]

well at least Atlantis got a sequel didnt it.

[@margauxbonnardot7173]

Makes me think about the last airbender mov.... I better stop now.

[@klimmr]

Xuagram2405 Just go watch Wonder Woman and call it the Legend of Korra movie. Because that's pretty freaking close to what it is.

[@WinterGirlRules]

They have absolutely nothing in common. Were you on something when you watched Wonder Woman?

[@klimmr]

Winter Naomi Vera Really? A woman who at childhood wants to be a warrior meets up with a man working in the police force to stop a man corrupt by a powerful entity in a 1920s light era. That doesn't sound familiar?

[@filmfangirls9163]

+klimmr3021 sorry that doesnt sound like Korra at all:)

[@boglenight1551]

+Klimmr3021 That doesn't sound anything like Korra or Wonder Woman, you should write that one down because it may end up being a best seller.

[@briannalee1998]

But the Beauty and the Beast live action expanded more with the backstory of Belle's parents, the Beast's backstory, and the relationship with Belle and the Beast.

[@jasonedwards8352]

Sounds like foreshadowing to another Old Vs. New. If I could make a few suggestions: Great Gatsby 1974 vs Gatsby 2013, Clash of the Titans 1981 vs Clash of the Titans 2010, Magnificent Seven 1960 vs Magnificent Seven 2016, and Cape Fear 1962 vs Cape Fear 1991. What do you guys think any other worthy remakes and classics due for a versus?

[@lydiaboll2872]

2013 Gatsby is top tier. Baz Luhrmann, Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan. What more could you ask for?

[@Protocol115Z]

Jared Letos Joker is worse, at least Arnie as Freeze is fun to watch, Letos just fucking awkward.

[@gruwidge]

Protocol115Z yeah, Arnie is funny bad, Leto is annoying bad

[@EstherHulst-Artist]

You said it!

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

yeah, while arnie as freeze is not good, at least the direction was good enough to make him entertaining. its similar to very old versions of mr.freeze with really bad oneliners. while with leto, he is clearly not joker, he is trying to be someone who is trying to be joker. that is best way I can put it.

[@mikefortier7081]

Protocol115Z I disagree, I feel that while Freeze is fun to watch, he's uncomfortable, while Jared Leto did a really good job and could have done better with the original cut

[@Rengori]

I don't know, I thought Jared Leto was trying so hard to capture Hot Topic edge in his performance I found it to be pretty fucking hilarious

[@entropictidesproductions2104]

"NOT THE BEES!"

[@wjzav1971]

THEY'RE IN MY EYES!!!!!

[@Chrisjbennett89]

Entropic Tides Productions "your after my robot bee!"

[@entropictidesproductions2104]

BEE not so harsh with the director. HIVE been told it was more down to the writer acting like a QUEEN.

[@jadinrosh7112]

Oh buzz off!

[@wjzav1971]

Those bad BEE-puns really STING, don't they.

[@rainecolubio]

SOMEONE PLEASE REMAKE THE THE LAST AIRBENDER MOVIE. WE NEED SOMETHING BETTER THAN THAT!

[@RowanWhate]

Is it bad that I think of Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka first

[@theyoungmoviegoer5915]

Rowan Whate yes

[@theitfactorjameswheezer2852]

Rowan Whate yes

[@robloxmusicalproductionsjg6268]

yes

[@TheMijoAaron]

Rowan Whate no. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was better. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was so boring

[@BugsyFoga]

Rowan Whate Of course not

[@JAKECOT_CENTER]

Gene Wilder will forever be Wonka

[@pauline9970]

Jakethedog3275 You do realise the original was made just so people would buy Wonka candy and Roald Dahl hated it

[@emilengen7825]

Jakethedog3275 you think? That's extremely obvious, it's actually retarded. What you should have said is that he was good.

[@diane5303]

The Bates Motel shower scene was amazing- not exactly a remake as it's a tv series about Norman Bates' teen years. There was a huge twist in the iconic shower scene and it certainly shocked me!

[@sammieb9002]

Sophie XOXO Agreed, that scene blew me away! Gosh, I miss Bates Motel.

[@nalax929]

Sophie XOXO Hitchcock would've been proud

[@hazelpeletier7109]

Sophie XOXO when she was in the shower I was like 'alright, any moment now!' and then when she got out alive I was disappointed, only to have my jaw drop when norman killed that other bloke! I thought it was a brilliant twist

[@diane5303]

I'm so glad they went a different route otherwise it would've been too predictable! I miss Bates Motel too but I guess it's quality over quantity; they couldn't keep it going for too long!

[@sophx3830]

Sophie XOXO Bates Motel is definitely underrated I'd recommend it to anyone :D

[@SunsGeek]

I am all for a film maker taking a movie and making it in his or her own direction, however its all about the finished product, which we have seen go wrong MANY TIMES, as you pointed out. I honestly didn't know some of these bigger titles where remakes from classics I think it also depends on what film is getting a reboot, which that alone can be tough to even think of let alone make a movie out of it. If you do a shot for shot remake maybe try to add your own flavor or style to it...which can be super hard. This whole process is difficult lol. I don't even know what I'm talking about anymore. Great video!

[@Bu33ab3]

Tim Burtons Charlie and The Chocolate Factory is NOT a remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It's an adaptation of the book. It's like saying that Peter Jacksons Lord of The Rings Trilogy is a remake of Baksis The Lord of the Rings

[@Jasperge99]

Lol this was literally what I was about to type, down to the LotR comparison.

[@efranwolfram]

@@Jasperge99 yes because you both watched the same video

[@Jasperge99]

@@efranwolfram yewh, the complaint, but not the comparison. I could have thought of a totally different pair of adaptations, but also thought of Bakshi and Jackson.

[@Changeling9000]

I'm surprised he didn't mention the DuckTales reboot.

[@charlezard5579]

OddBall64 it hasn't came out yet heck I'm surprised he didn't mention the last airbender

[@Changeling9000]

Crazywhovian Nerd He could have still talked about it just from watching the trailer and clips.

[@charlezard5579]

OddBall64 true but it looks promising

[@Changeling9000]

Crazywhovian Nerd It does.

[@Michaelgabriel95]

On his Facebook I think he said he liked it.

[@ModernXP_]

True Grit (2010) was a remake done right.

[@SloppyJoe1100]

BlackAir09 I should see it. the old one bored me a little

[@dillonwright13]

The last time the Critic had hair, and has either chosen not to grow it back or his head has gone Lex Luthor.

[@smolboi1222]

I don't believe that you will see this, but on the off chance you do- I wanted to formally thank you. I've been working on stories for about 6 years now, and as an individual I personally know what I want in a story. However, it's a tad hard to get straight answers from people I know about what they expect & desire in a story. Your channel is an amazing help to people like me who have ideas & stories they want to share with the world. We sometimes aren't sure how to get it right-as several films show. People like you do so much more a service to those wishing to contribute then you realize. Thank you for your critique.

[@richiebravo9171]

your "not review" of the transformers the last night was so spot on. you called so much. just go's to show that Hollywood really is out of ideas! we have such a low standard for movies, games, and even music. it's just become an easy way to make money. put a title of some well known put it on some that's just trash. fame off the title and not originally. please people don't be afraid to demand something new and original, and producers need to become more bold and take risks, step out, and try something new. and if they fail, as least they gave us something new! so far the only good thing coming out of bad movies is a great NC review.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

Mmhh...True. Thought I would still prefer they reboot the Transformers films.

[@Harperlarp]

I was like "Yeah, I already knew Scarface was a rema... True Lies was a remake? I never knew that!"

[@aguynamelex3146]

If Jim carrey's the mask gets a remake it should be a rated R movie to match the original comic Hell since they are making a new Hellboy movie they could tie the movie together to get a Dark horse universe

[@thisaccountisembarrassingi4429]

Honestly, a Mask movie/series that's more accurate to the comic would be pretty cool.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

I don't know what people didn't like about the newer Hellboy since I didn't see any of them, but I still think that's a good idea.

[@Jdo4031]

Yes The Mask is begging for a reboot, take out the goofyness.

[@aguynamelex3146]

@@Jdo4031 I'm not saying take the goofy out, just make it more violent

[@tehnemox]

I have come to love editorials like this a lot more than the reviews themselves. Been following Doug for years now since he started and you can see the progression in his views and most importantly the growth in knowledge that allows him to approach subjects like this from a fairly neutral position. Some bias sneaks through now and then but for the most part he presents a well written, reasoned and balanced point of view.

[@arturoreyescortez2476]

I just want a good movie adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness. There are many books and tales from around the world to get inspiration to make good movies.

[@Hamartias_hound]

Arturo Reyes Cortez Guillermo del Toro was doing an adaptation but I believe it was canceled because he wanted it to be R and the company wanted PG-13 and conflicting scheduling.

[@threadbearr8866]

You ever watch The Void? By no means is it a At the Mountains of Madness, but if you like Lovecraft you'll probably like The Void.

[@michaelkane4201]

There is also the rumour that At the Mountain of Madness got cancelled due to some similarities to Prometheus that was made/ being made around the same time. Madness could have been great as oppose to how Meh Prometheus turned out.

[@emmajochum8682]

To address "Drop Dead Fred": I totally understand why some people hate the film, while I and many others love it. It's actually usually the same reason for both, Rik Mayall. The problem is that if you're not familiar/a fan of with Rik's specific brand of comedy and style, then you probably aren't going to enjoy the film. He's loud, obnoxious, insane, and in your face about it. But those of us who have seen "Bottom", "The Young Ones", "Man Down" etc., know what they're getting in "Drop Dead Fred" and even look forward to it. Hell, his autobiography is written in the exact same style. It's just one of his brands of comedy. To go off on my own tangent here (because I'm hopelessly obsessed with Rik, RIP), he did have a wide range and could play much more subtle and dramatic roles beautifully even in comedies. Site, "The Comic Strip Presents" and "Rik Mayall Presents" here.

[@Nguyen1014]

The Fly 1986 is one of the greatest remakes ever, why? because while it capture somewhat the same spirit of the 1958 film, it didn't copy the exact formula of the 1958 film and the characters are not carbon copies of the original characters and the idea of it in the end is so bizarrely different compare to the 1958 film like what the monster is going to turn out to be, I'm not gonna spoil it for you guys, I want you guys to watch it for yourself and you would be wow by it

[@recommendedforyou2936]

Witch one do you prefer

[@moviemaniac9034]

Sources of clips in this video: Ben-Hur (1925) Ben-Hur (1959) The Ten Commandments (1923) The Ten Commandments (1956) The Magnificent Seven (1960) Beauty and the Beast (2017) Scarface (1983) Scarface (1932) Fistful of Dollars True Lies Drop Dead Fred The Garbage Pail Kids Movie Batman and Robin 12 Monkeys (1995) Planet of the Apes (2001) Rise of the Planet of the Apes King Kong (2005) The Departed The Birdcage The Ring Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Ghostbusters (2016) Beauty and the Beast (1991) Psycho (1960) Psycho (1998) Halloween (2007) The Shining (1997) Alice in Wonderland (2010) Evil Dead (2013) Little Shop of Horrors

[@MarluART]

Holy shit Critic careful with those shots from Beauty and the Beast! You might get sued for everything you own and your soul for showing those...

[@astoriarego8304]

If they tried, they would lose. It is fair use.

[@mabusestestament]

+Astoria First, they can give The Critic crap anyway. People get shut down all the town for using any tiny bit of footage. Second, that it's 'faire use' is you opinion, copyright holders would have a very strong case against The Critics methods, personally I think if he was taken to court for his overall use of footage on his channel, he'd easily lose. The reason he's still 'alive' is probably because of his reputation.

[@mabusestestament]

*time town? damn autocorrect, you know the deal... ;)

[@kasinokaiser1319]

How so you even method act as Mr Freeze? Make ice puns and paint yourself blue?

[@kasinokaiser1319]

Spencer C I was making a Batman and Robin joke

[@lawrencescales9864]

Doug, thank you for the charity shout out. My uncle has MD and it means the world to see someone promoting a donations to MDA. I feel like the disability rarely gets discussed. Plus, great video... that's exactly how i feel about remakes too

[@madisonlongley5082]

The new "Beauty and the Beast" did focus more on Belle's past a bit. It may have only been a couple of scenes, but it was still a little something new. The visuals were amazing, too. I think the 2017 version of "Beauty and the Beast" is worth it, but make sure to watch the original as well, because both are pretty good.

[@EmberMcLain87]

how much worse can the garbage pale kids get. ahem.... let me pitch this then...... garbage pale kids reboot. script co written by M night and M bay to include scares, a love story angle, and some random explosions. the director is Lawrence Guterman of son of mask fame.

[@thema1998]

loverofSaki2 It would still be better than the original!

[@kagutsuchi969]

With continuity director uwe boll, the dop of the bourne series and the editors of taken and suicide squad. It will be a masterpiece.

[@TheAntiSanta]

No, M Night is good again. Did you not see The Visit or Split?

[@cornboi3227]

The Fantastic Paul the visit looks pretty ass, tho split is probably his best film in a while, despite being still not amazing

[@GadGades]

sounds awsome. M.night working off of Michael Bay. what a unique combo. what comes out will either be a monster or fantastic. I'd want M.Night to direct or write and michael bay to direct or write though. Don't need anyone else.

[@Neptunella]

I've already noticed that if Doug likes the first movie adaption of the book, he considers all later movies based on that book remakes of the first movie and judges them solely in comparison to that one movie. But that's just... wrong. I mean, The Phantom of the Opera, for example, has at least 8 movies PLUS the musical and the movie based on that. In fact, ALL classic novels have a ton of different adaptions. My point here is - why would you consider Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory a remake of the 1971 movie? It's not a remake, it's just another adaption of the book that has nothing to do with the first one, and it annoys me to great end when people call the 1971 Charlie movie "the original". No, guys, it's not the original, the book is.

[@matthewvader3002]

Yeah, but it was considered the Original film...

[@SEGASister]

Neptuna I feel the same way with the "remakes" of Carrie. They're adaptations of Stephen King's novel, not meant to be remakes of the 1976 film. (Though the 2013 adaptation also took some inspiration from the first adaptation, such as casting Carrie to look more like Sissy Spacek, not how she actually looks in the book.)

[@katherinesdimensionalreading]

odblog Not really... The only similarities between the 2005 version and the 1971 version is the source material, they don't even share the same name. Charlie and the chocolate factory is simply a different take on the book, and I think they are both great. I saw the 2005 version first, so it holds a special place in my heart, but, honestly, I like them both equally.

[@Neptunella]

That's true. For example, new Beauty and the Beast movie is a remake of the 1991 cartoon because they literally copied most of it shot to shot, but if someone decided to make their own adaptation of the original Beauty and the Beast fairytale, it would be incorrect to consider it a remake of the Disney movie.

[@LeeLeeBellePBJLee]

Neptuna There is a French Beauty and the Beast movie, La Belle et la Bête, from 1946, which was remade in 2014. I have seen both and the remake is extremely lovely! The original Disney Beauty and the Beast is my favorite but the French one from 2014 is gorgeous.

[@CHANSK3913900012]

After this fantastic video, what is your thoughts on the Jumanji reboot/remake trailer Nostalgia Critic?

[@tthomaselli2]

0:10-0:16.; I first mentioned that to a friend of mine back when we were in 5th grade...

[@Gadamlu]

you need to review Eragon.

[@Jumbopoptv]

I'd rather have remakes right now, just look at the emoji movie, one of the only original movies coming out this year

[@maryanderson9748]

JumboPop TV I won't call the emoji movie original

[@Jumbopoptv]

Mary Anderson Well I mean, I wouldn't either, I'm really calling one of the only films that isn't a remake

[@realshow689]

The Emoji Movie is so cliche that it might as well count as a remake.

[@iansmart4158]

Don't be a sheep and watch movies that come out during the summer that don't aren't based on anything. Here's a few: It comes at Night The Beguiled Baby Driver The Bad Batch Split (technically, I know, but nobody knew going in) Get Out Valerian (based on a french comic, but NEW to most) The Big Sick Life A Ghost story Wind River Okja Win It All The Discovery All different genre's and types. NO EXCUSES! GO SEE AN ORIGINAL MOVIE!

[@chayden153]

Ian Smart Baby Driver was so fucking good, so was Get Out.

[@torknturtles]

Gee everytime someone mentions Little Shop in a video makes me happy because that's my favorite musical and no one talks about it

[@fen7662]

I so agree about beauty and the beast. my family was happy with it, but they'd have been just as happy with an evening of Disney karaoke. I mostly sat there thinking "come on! the animated version got a standing ovation at Cannes! this is just the same but with Emma Watson's stiff face and somehow even stiffer animations." I was so irritated by how underwhelming the ballroom dance was (and not because of the dress, which was apparently the worst part for some people somehow).

[@saunderss25]

if the original's a masterpiece then leave it alone.

[@carlrood4457]

Remakes were arguably MORE common in classic Hollywood era. As mentioned with Ben Hur and The Ten Commandments, they were remade to go from silent & monochrome to talking and Technicolor. However, before television there was no way to see the original again for most. Even with television, there were decades of classic films only viewable in cut up form. Even with that, some films that didn't even do all that well when released became generational classics. Some even go periodic theatrical re-releases due to being so popular on television. Since VCR's became affordable, there really needs to be a reason for a remake to exist. The concept of Ghostbusters could really work if expanded on. A "next generation" type story might have been workable even with the same cast/concept as the remake. Rehashing what as already considered a classic which starred 3 great comic talents and a strong supporting cast is just asking for trouble. Why watch OK, when great is readily available. An average remake to a beloved film just looks bad in comparison because you are inviting that comparison. Better to make an average movie with a similar concept and remove the references and title.

[@1fishmob]

For Freddy, I would honestly redesign him to be missing the flesh around the right side of his lower jaw and cheek (with bone exposed) and have charred, flaking skin with the traditional scarring every where else.

[@peteinsb]

My wife and I discuss this all the time now. Hollywood is obsessed with re-boots, remakes, sequels, prequels,l etc. obviously it's safe money for them but we long for a decent original movie these days. They've lost all imagination and the top brass have cut the balls off anyone wanting to do something new.