Movies that cannot and should not be remade

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Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by Robtard
Not all, my man. There's the rare instances where the remake is as good or even better than the original.

The Thing (1982) comes to mind, also happens to be my favorite horror-scifi film.

yeah, there are a few but they are few and far between. Cronenberg is a god mind!

Robtard Senor Member

Speaking of Cronenberg, The Fly (1986) is better than the original film too.

Been hearing for years that a remake is in the works. With today's CGI and a good director and cast, could be an epic remake, again.

Kazenji Onyx Prime
The director of the original ‘the thing’ hates the remake. But I love it, the effects are incredible. Much better than the CGI used in the prequel.

Should've stuck with the practical effects with the prequal, Stupid movie studio.

Impediment Endless

$20 says the Star Wars OT will be remade in twenty or so years.

rudester Tommy

Harry met Sally

Bashar Teg Senior Mentat
Originally posted by Impediment
$20 says the Star Wars OT will be remade in twenty or so years.

it'll be in a tv series.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by Robtard
Speaking of Cronenberg, The Fly (1986) is better than the original film too.

Been hearing for years that a remake is in the works. With today's CGI and a good director and cast, could be an epic remake, again.

The fly is a film I prefer to the Thing if I am honest.

Old Man Whirly! Restricted

Originally posted by Impediment
$20 says the Star Wars OT will be remade in twenty or so years.
Originally posted by Bashar Teg
it'll be in a tv series.
Nahhhhhh like Citizen Kane, it's a sacred cow.

Patient_Leech Perfect Organism
Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
The fly is a film I prefer to the Thing if I am honest.

The Fly is Jeff Goldblum and David Cronenberg greatness. It's a masterpiece.

Geena Davis is good in it, too. It should never be remade.

Raptor22 Senior Member

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

The Hustler

Pulp Fiction

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

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Shawshank

riv6672 Senior Member

Originally posted by Raptor22

Fast Times at Ridgemont High


I’d love to see this done if only for the uproar over the sexual storylines (the masturbation, underage sex, the pregnancy and abortion…), and whether or not the film’s makers would cave or tell the Internet avengers to **** off.

relentless1 Dark Overlord of KMC

remakes CAN work sometimes, The Thing, Scarface, Cruel Intentions, Oceans 11, The Departed, True Grit, Cape Fear, Heat... all remakes, all as good as if not better than the original so I say if you're gonna remake em (as Hollywood does) just do it well!

relentless1 Dark Overlord of KMC

Originally posted by Patient_Leech
The Fly is Jeff Goldblum and David Cronenberg greatness. It's a masterpiece.

Geena Davis is good in it, too. It should never be remade.

lol the Fly IS a remake though 😂

riv6672 Senior Member

Originally posted by relentless1
remakes CAN work sometimes, The Thing, Scarface, Cruel Intentions, Oceans 11, The Departed, True Grit, Cape Fear, Heat... all remakes, all as good as if not better than the original so I say if you're gonna remake em (as Hollywood does) just do it well!

Agreed. It’s def. a case by case basis.

Impediment Endless

The True Grit remake was deplorable.

Worst Texas accents, ever.

riv6672 Senior Member

Originally posted by Impediment
The True Grit remake was deplorable.

Worst Texas accents, ever.


^^^Jeff Bridges should never do accents. I remember my ears bleeding as I watched Seventh Son.

I liked that Hailee Steinfeld was the age of the character, 14. Kim Darby was 22 in the John Wayne version. It’s not a huge deal or anything but I appreciated it.

BackFire Blood. It's nature's lube

Definitely Jaws. They'd **** that up badly.

I think a Breakfast Club remake could be interesting in the hands of a good director.

And while not a remake, The Exorcist is getting the Halloween treatment next, with the same director and everying - A distant sequel to the original acting like the other sequels never happened.

I think the best remakes are the ones that really try to put their own unique spin on the premise, rather than just doing the same movie again, and inevitably worse.

Kazenji Onyx Prime

Originally posted by Impediment
The True Grit remake was deplorable.

Worst Texas accents, ever.

Still a good remake tho.

riv6672 Senior Member

Originally posted by Kazenji
Still a good remake tho.

It really was.
I was wondering if Bridges was going to do a Rooster Cogburn follow up like Wayne did.