Probably even worse than ****ty sequels to be honest. Why spoil something that is perfect. Now let's try and think of a few disastrous remakes. 1. Alfie (Jude Law ffs. In fact he would be number 5 in the most boring and terrible actors). 2. The Italian Job (****in hell, we're talking Michael Caine). 3. Night Of The Hunter (ffs De Niro the Mitchum one is a classic). Some films should be left well alone as they are classics and cannot in any way be improved. There's loads more but I can't think off-hand. Anymore for anymore?
King Kong - both of the remakes Goodbye Mr Chips - The Peter O'Toole and Petula Clarke one I quite liked the Martin Clunes version.
Great shout. The original is a classic. As soon as I heard the worst actor in the world was going to be in a remake there was no way I was going to go and see it. And from what I have been told it truly was utter pants.
The Desperate Hours , why touch the Bogart/Robinson original, really. The War Of The Worlds - remade with a gay midget scientologist in the lead role
The Thing - not a classic but I loved the original with Kurt Russell. Total Recall - As an Arnie fan I was never going to warm to a remake.
That already is a remake, the original was a 50s black and white job so many remakes its impossible to keep up....in fact, what is the term for a film that has been made three times, a re-remake ?
The Out of towners, Steve Martin. I haven't seen it but it cannot possibly be an improvement of Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis.
