Worst remakes

I can already tell Karate Kid will be listed here soon... a movie for ego boy will smith to get his son into the spotlight.

fueled-system

yeah.. Hes waaayy too young and so is jackie chan.. I mean he looks like a bully! Why is jacky chan beating up 8 year olds? lol.. Wtf he should be put under charges for doing that Idc if another kid was going to beat him up they are only like 8 and a 50 year old man shouldnt be freaking drop kicking them in the face

I have yet to see Rec, but I don't like The Ring much.mitu123

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The Ring and Rec are great remakes.

camaro502

I don't think it matters what version you watch as they were relased about a year apart, but i found the American one to be alot gorier and the characters more likeable.

I recommend you watch it, it's a cross between Dawn of the Dead (zombies) and Cloverfield (in terms of filming).

[QUOTE="mitu123"]I have yet to see Rec, but I don't like The Ring much.Jazz_Fan

The Ring and Rec are great remakes.

camaro502

the evangelion movie remakes.

they're not objectively the worst remakes i've ever seen but the removal of much of the emotional intricacies and struggling was a big disappointment as they were the aspects that drove the series since evangelion is a character driven show.

the planet of the apes remake was pretty terrible. LoG-Sacrament

I actually liked the remake. :(, I'm about the only person on these boards that does.

[QUOTE="Deihjan"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"] Oh Christ that piece of crap.super_mario_128

Perfectly agreed. I couldn't believe how unexciting they made The Day the Earth Stood still, the original was more exciting and intense, even with it's 1950's special effects. At least War of the Worlds was a decent thrill ride, even with its gaping plot holes and some annoying characters, but Spielberg's direction saved it. In fact, five years later, the visual effects are still some of the most realistic looking around.

' The Hitcher '

Remade in 2008...I wanted to punch the **** TV.

How dare they disgrace the 1986 original.

bshanholtzer

I almost yelled when they replaced the man with the women near the end... And the rest.. meh... 1986 = win still.

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]the planet of the apes remake was pretty terrible. MystikFollower

I actually liked the remake. :(, I'm about the only person on these boards that does.

The ending sucked the big (chimp) one. It couldn't lay a pinky on the original's legendary, Twilight Zone-level twist.

Any American remake of a non-American Film/TV show

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' The Hitcher '

Remade in 2008...I wanted to punch the **** TV.

How dare they disgrace the 1986 original.

thespywholied

I almost yelled when they replaced the man with the women near the end... And the rest.. meh... 1986 = win still.

Yeah, I like Sean Bean, but he can't even compete with Rutger Hauer's level of creepiness. It was cringe-worthy when they started playing that song (think it was Nine-Inch-Nails, sorry can't remember) when he was killing those cops in that car chase. Then again, I'm pretty sure Michael Bay actually had a hand in the movie, so what do you expect right?

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[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]the planet of the apes remake was pretty terrible. TheGrayEye

I actually liked the remake. :(, I'm about the only person on these boards that does.

The ending sucked the big (chimp) one. It couldn't lay a pinky on the original's legendary, Twilight Zone-level twist.

Yeah the ending was retarded, but the movie had some really cool scenes and really well done special effects on all the apes. Certainly not Tim Burton's best though, I'll agree.

We all know the feeling, your favourite movie/television show is being remade and renewed. You're happy as a clam until you watch the thing.

Worst remakes I know of:

Life on Mars - Sam Tyler will always be John Simm, and not the American who thinks he's as good an actor as Mr. Simm. Boo, America!

The Office - Ricky Gervais deserves respect, but The Office with professional unfunny man Steve Carrell is an abomination x.x

The Wickerman - One single sentence to describe this will be enough; How'd it get burned!

Now, list yours!

Deihjan

Planet Of The Apes remake was awesome and I loved it. What pissed me off is how it ended and then Burton didn't even plan or make a sequel ever and the film was realeased almost 13 years ago if not more. You get all these 2s, 3s, and 4s that aren't needed and the one film that actually warrants a sequel and you ignore it? Good job Timmy. Bravo.KrunkMastaX

Bit like how I felt about Planet of the Apes. Personally I didn't know it was a remake until this thread, but I guess it just proves my ignorance. Besides Mark Wahlberg I didn't think it was so horrible, maybe the patriotic feel it had to it, but eh, that's how I feel about most american movies (generalizing a lot here)Deihjan

Then this is the one point where we'll agree. Its kind of closed minded to write off all american tv and movies just because they're well...american. You seem to love anything british though which is kinda biased.

I don't watch remakes too often and when I do, I've never even seen the original. But I did see a movie one time called "Taxi", apparantly that's a remake and it's also a very stupid comedy with Queen Latifah, god was it horrible. Can't say how it fares to the original, but if it's anything like this movie, it's a down right failure as well. Also, Quarantine which is a remake of Rec. in a way is considerably worse than the original.

Then this is the one point where we'll agree. Its kind of closed minded to write off all american tv and movies just because they're well...american. You seem to love anything british though which is kinda biased.

KrunkMastaX

I generalize a lot, but for the most I'm quite right, at least according to my own tastes. So, my tastes say I'm the winner here :P But it's a personal opinion, and sure, I am quite biased, but so are many other people. And I never said I would never ever watch american telly, I just said that most of the stuff I have indeed watched was quite bad. Prove to me there's one show that hasn't become rubbish at one point. I used to watch Lost, and I loved it. Season three and something weird as happens. I never watched it again. 24 I watched the three first seasons of, and I admit I LOVED the first two seasons, but it became utter *bleep* after that. I watch two and a half men and How I met your mother, and I'm just waiting to see how the writers/the channels they broadcast on can ruin those shows..Deihjan

Why try when it seems you'll just write them off anyways? I could do the same with british television but I don't.

movie : Karate Kid

Music: Hello Goodbye by the Jonas Brothers.

movie : Karate Kid

Music: Hello Goodbye by the Jonas Brothers.

T_REX305

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movie : Karate Kid

Music: Hello Goodbye by the Jonas Brothers.

UbiquitousAeon

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movie : Karate Kid

Music: Hello Goodbye by the Jonas Brothers.

KrunkMastaX

lol i love youtubes comments.