Best and worst movie remakes the movie joins a growing list. The worst movie remakes arent just lousy and unoriginal, they come close to. The 10 worst horror movie remakes of the last decade. The 2015 point break does feature some visually stunning action. The year 2015 brought us some real gems like mad max. I sometimes try to understand why they exist, why people in a position of creative power that can reach a global audience with whatever they choose to create end up making horror movie remakes. How have movie doovers fared at the box office over the years. These lazy american remakes exist solely to make money. Released friday, november 20, 2015 secret in their eyes a tightknit team of rising fbi investigators ray chiwetel ejiofor and jess julia roberts, along with their district attorney supervisor claire nicole kidman is suddenly torn apart when they discover that jesss teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered. Continue reading for some more honorable mentions that made this notsohonorable worst movie remakes list. Notably, most remakes have failed terribly to live up to the expectations. This movie was actually really good, doesnt deserve to be on this list.
Looper the worst movie remakes of all time facebook. The 10 worst movie remakes ever indiewire critics survey. I mean ive seen a lot of remakes and this is the worst movie ive ever seen. If you loved the 80s and 90s, 2015 is going to be your year. We put together a list of some of the worst remakes of movies and tv shows. Occasionally, that results in some downright terrible remakes. Johnson has had success writing the conjuring 2 for the studio in the past. I am tempted to go with the 2015 point break remake because it. After american pie hunk chris klein was cast in the lead role, some wondered whether he had the chops to take over from beloved character actor james caan, who. The 2002 remake of the 1975 classic rollerball, known for its dystopian vision of the future and gruesome depictions of the violent, titular sport, is a prime example. While the 2005 movie and its sequel werent the shining examples of excellent marvel movies, fans. Its a shame because there are a lot of great stories out there and more often than not, the remake is inferior to the original.
Youve got to appeal to fans of the original while impressing a whole new crop of critics and drawing in new fans at the same time. As i surf channels looking for some light viewing, i see point break. In their perpetual pursuit of profits, movie studios often remake films rather. Well, if the movies 2015 remake is any indication you cant. On top of its unforgivable lack of gary busey, the film suffers from amounting to little more than a mindless series of stitchedtogether set pieces. The remake remains largely faithful to the story of the 2003 effort, but seriously lacks in intensity and a sense of meaning. Although we all know that most remakes dont hold a candle to the original, chances are, well still flock to the theatres to catch ghostbustersdirector paul feigs new take on the ivan reitman classic. Point break comes across as a string of admittedly amazing action sequences and. It was nominated for worst remake at the razzies that year.
Like other directors, he failed to get actors that could fill the place of marsha mason and richard dreyfus. The original still looks great, and the remake does not. This is such a boring movie that is so offensive to not only the actors involved being in this piece of you know, but also the native people involved with the movie being so made for jokes. We consulted film aggregator rotten tomatoes to sort out the worst. The movie also stars dave franco, 26, ellie kemper, 31, and ice cube, 42.
While the 2015 remake did have some intense action scenes. Americans, for the most part, do not and will not sit through a foreign movie. Sometimes hollywoods desire for cash just has terrible results. Some remakes arent just bad, theyre downright awful. However, the 2015 movie retelling the story of a family trying to. The worst movie remakes of all time by jane harkness jan. The trailer for the film, released earlier this year, sparked a hostile reaction from hardcore fans of the 1984. Heres a list of the best and worst remakes of the new millennium. The 2002 drama, swept away may have failed to move audiences, but it did manage to sweep the razzie awards, winning 5 razzies including worst picture. I am tempted to go with the 2015 point break remake because it exemplifies everything bad about remakes, including why they. Remakes are the bane of many horror fans existences, in part because they dare to reimagine some of the most beloved films in the genres history and in part because so many of them have just plain stunk.
Indiewire asks a select handful of film critics two questions and publishes the results on monday. The only thing certain when it came to movies in 2015 was that there were remakes and reboots aplenty. Below is a full list of 2015 movies released in theaters, both nationwide and limited releases. When it comes to the worstrated reboots, this fantastic four reboot is about as low as it gets. Here are the 20 worst movie remakes that performed poorly as compared to their originals.
Remakes are a hotbutton topic for any movie fan, regardless of genre, but horror by far has had the worst run of them. The 2015 remake managed to pull in even more razzie worse of awards and nominations, as well as the golden schmoes award for biggest disappointment of the year. The remakes are considerably worse than the originals because they lack the effort. Well, if the remake of point break is any indication, it might not be possible. Buster keaton and clyde bruckman based on the memoir the great locomotive chase by william pittenger. Ranking the worst movie remakes of all time movies. Every so often a compelling, original story sneaks through the cracks, but for the most part, it seems that hollywood has gotten a bit lazy and prefers. That was when director siegmund lubin released his own take on the seminal short film the great train robbery from the previous year. This is arguably one of the best times of the day not that i dont love the family, but it is nice to have that peace and quiet that only comes from solitude. The attempt of richard benjamin to create a worthy film out of the original the goodbye girl failed miserably, making it one of the worst movies in the history of movie remakes. The original film achieves a sublime blending of ultraviolence with extreme art, while the remake feels bogged down in its copycat status, and its overall lighter tone hampers its enigmatic, disconcerting story of revenge.
Even the number one movie at the box office in 2015 was a. Top 5 worst movie reboots from batman begins to fantastic four, reboots are unpredictable and controversial enough as it is. Currently, the film sits at an abysmal 0% on rotten tomatoes, a rare achievement that lands it the honor of being one of the worst and most pointless remakes of all time. The 10 most unnecessary movie remakes of the 2010s.
Posted on july 20, 2017 july 20, 2017 by dan barnes. Every so often a compelling, original story sneaks through the cracks, but for the most part, it seems. This is a film that builds on nothing it is nothing but a title and the film is not remotely close of being. Fury road and ex machina, but there were also a lot of clunkers. The original point break was a solid b rated movie making this remake at best an f. For the first installment in this new series of the best and worst of horror remakes, well be looking at the worst of the worst.
Russell crowe is the captured outlaw, and christian bale is the wounded civil war vet. One of the more recent entries in a long line of actionmovie remakes that have done more to ruin our teenage memories than recapture the magic of their inspirations, point break is another nostalgiadriven cashgrab. There were a lot of bad asian horror movie remakes, but shutter manages to rank among the worst. The 10 most unnecessary movie remakes of the 2010s taste. Vacation 2015 the worst movie remakes of all time askmen. The 10 worst movie remakes of all time new york post. The ranking bases on audience approval, role, and efficiency of the actors, plot, and differences between the original film and the updated one. The 2015 point break features some visually stunning action scenes, but other than that, it totally falls flat. The best movie remakes put a creative twist on a beloved classic. Actually, all the reboots and remakes of movies and tv shows happening next year will either excite you or. While the aforementioned original films are undeniably similar, they at least have production teams that care. Remakes original version a southern yankee 1948 dir. We put together a list of some of the worst remakes of movies and tv shows ever made. The worst movie remakes of all time these 10 movie remakes will make you cringe.
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