c/bad-movie-remakes

Why does the 2010 'Clash of the Titans' remake still annoy me after a decade?

My brother-in-law from Seattle said, 'They spent $125 million to make Sam Worthington look bored,' during a holiday movie night, and I've never been able to watch it again without thinking that.

Watching the 2016 'Ben-Hur' remake with my dad was a whole experience

He fell asleep after 20 minutes, then woke up during the chariot race and yelled 'They ruined it!' at the screen. Anyone else have a remake that put their family to sleep?

Rant: My friend called the new 'Point Break' a pointless cash grab and I think he's wrong

Honestly, I was at a bar in Tacoma last week and my buddy went on a ten minute rant about the 2015 remake. He said it was a total flop and asked why it even existed. Tbh, I watched it on a plane last year and it's not that bad. The extreme sports stuff is pretty cool, even if the story is different. Has anyone else seen it and thought it was okay, or is it just me?

My brother said the 'Point Break' remake would be a dumpster fire and he was 100% right

He bet me $20 it would score under 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it got a 10%. Did we really need a version without any of the original's dumb charm?

Hot take: I defended the 2016 'Ghostbusters' remake for years until a friend made me watch the original again

I kept saying the new one was just modern and fun, but seeing the 1984 version last week showed me how much the remake missed the core chemistry. The jokes felt forced and the whole thing just didn't have that same spark, you know? Has anyone else had a remake they liked until a rewatch of the classic changed your mind?

I reluctantly watched the 2016 'Ghostbusters' remake after my cousin swore it was good

He bet me a pizza that I'd laugh at least once, and I did, but only at the part where Chris Hemsworth can't open a door. The whole thing still felt like a $144 million shrug. Has anyone else had a remake win them over for a single, dumb moment?

Vent: My brother and I finally agreed on something after watching that new Point Break

We were at his place in Phoenix, halfway through the remake, when he just turned it off. He looked at me and said, 'This is like a car commercial that forgot to sell a car.' That one line summed up the whole empty feeling... it had no soul and zero reason to exist. We spent the next hour listing better movies we could have watched instead. Has anyone else had a remake kill a movie night like that?

I watched the new 'Point Break' remake with my friend from college

We made popcorn and everything, thinking it would be a fun throwback. The whole movie was just a bunch of extreme sports clips with a plot that made zero sense, and they turned Bodhi into a... climate activist? After an hour, my friend just looked at me and said, 'This feels like a commercial for energy drinks.' It was so bad we turned it off. Has anyone else seen a remake that completely missed the point of the original?

Rant: Saw the 2016 'Ben-Hur' remake on a flight and it ruined my whole trip

I was stuck on a 9-hour flight from Dallas to Frankfurt, and they had that 2016 remake of 'Ben-Hur' as an option. I watched it out of sheer boredom, and it was a complete mess that missed the entire point of the original's epic scale. Who even asked for a watered-down, CGI-heavy version of a classic that was already done perfectly? Has anyone else been tricked into watching a remake that just made you angry at the wasted potential?

My nephew asked me why they remade 'The Witches' in 2020 when the 1990 version was already perfect.

He said, 'If the old one isn't broken, why spend $50 million just to break it?', and I realized he was right about the whole pointless remake industry.

I rewatched the 2016 Point Break remake last night and it made me miss the VHS era

Found the DVD at a thrift store in Boise for a dollar and thought, why not. The whole thing felt like a 2 hour ad for Red Bull, with zero of the original's weird charm. It made me realize some movies are just a product of their specific time, like a worn-out tape. Anyone else have a remake that just made you appreciate the janky, low-tech original more?

I used to defend the 2016 Ghostbusters remake until I watched it with my dad

Honestly, we were just hanging out in his den in Omaha last weekend and he put it on. The scene where they're fighting the big ghost in Times Square felt so forced, like they were just throwing CGI at the screen for ten minutes straight. My dad just looked at me and said, 'This feels like a sketch that went on too long.' Ngl, that one line made me see the whole movie as a missed joke. Has anyone else had a viewing experience that completely flipped their opinion on a remake?

Watched the 2016 Ghostbusters after the original and felt like someone remade my favorite sandwich with soggy bread.

The original had that dry, smart humor that felt like real people, but the remake just shouted jokes at you like a bad sitcom. Anyone else think some classics just need to be left alone?

I just watched the 2016 'Ben-Hur' remake and it made $94 million worldwide on a $100 million budget

That's a certified flop, and it's so obvious why. They tried to add a modern 'grittiness' to a classic epic, but just ended up with a boring, pointless chase scene where the chariot race had zero tension. Who even asked for this remake to exist?

Just saw the new 'Total Recall' remake and I want my money back

I paid $15 for a ticket and two hours of my life for that soulless 2012 version. It had none of the weird charm or practical effects of the original, just a bunch of generic CGI and a plot that made no sense. Has anyone found a remake that actually improved on the classic?

My cousin insisted the new 'Point Break' was a solid update

I watched it last night and it was so bad I actually checked my watch after 40 minutes. Anyone else have a friend who swore a remake was good, only to be deeply, deeply wrong?

Can we talk about the 2019 'The Lion King' remake? I saw it in a packed theater opening night.

I was at the AMC in Burbank, and the whole crowd went from excited to just silent and bored by the halfway point. The 'realistic' CGI made all the animals look dead behind the eyes, and they cut 'Be Prepared' down to a weird mumble. That movie made over a billion dollars, but it felt like a tech demo, not a story anyone needed. Has anyone else felt like a remake just completely missed the point of why the original worked?

I walked past the old theater downtown and saw they're showing the 2016 'Ghostbusters' again

Seeing that poster made me realize the remake wasn't a bad movie, it just had the impossible job of living up to a perfect 80s comedy, so has anyone else had a remake they hated soften on a rewatch?

Just paid $28 for two tickets to the new 'Point Break' and I want my money back

Honestly, they took a classic surf heist movie and turned it into a boring extreme sports clip show. The whole thing felt like a commercial for Red Bull, and the new Bodhi had zero of the original's weird charm. Has anyone else walked out of a remake feeling like they just got scammed?

Hot take: I gave the 2019 'The Lion King' remake a second chance on a long flight

I was stuck on a plane from Chicago to Seattle with the worst in-flight options. Out of pure boredom, I put on the CGI version everyone hated. About forty minutes in, I muted it and played the 1994 soundtrack over the visuals. Suddenly, the emotion was back. The problem wasn't just the 'real' animals, it was the flat delivery without the original music's cues. Has anyone else tried a weird fix like this for a soulless remake?

My brother told me the 2016 Ghostbusters was a fun update, but I finally watched it and... wow.

My neighbor's kid asked me why they remade 'The Crow' and I had no good answer

He was genuinely confused because he saw the trailer for the new one and said the original looked cooler. I checked the box office numbers and the remake made less than 9 million dollars opening weekend. It just feels like a studio saw a name they owned and greenlit it without a real reason. What's a remake you think was made just because they had the rights?

I was at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin last night and they played the trailer for the new 'Road House' before the movie. It just hit me how pointless this whole remake trend is.

My brother said the new 'Point Break' was a pointless cash grab

He told me to save my money and just rewatch the 1991 original, so I skipped the theater and streamed the old one instead. I finally saw the remake on cable and wow, it was a soulless mess with zero of the original's charm. Has anyone else had a friend save them from a truly awful remake?

My cousin called the 2019 'Pet Sematary' a 'forgettable redo' and it stuck with me

We were talking about scary movies at a cookout in Phoenix, and he said the remake just felt like a checklist of the original's scenes with worse CGI. It made me realize that a lot of these flops aren't just bad, they're completely pointless... like, why even dig up that story again if you're not adding anything new? Has anyone else had a remake's failure explained to them in a way that just clicked?