7 Worst Remakes That Shouldn't Have Happened
Miscellaneous / / June 26, 2023
From "Psycho" to the failure of Bekmambetov.
1. Psycho
Psycho
- USA, 1998.
- Horror, thriller, detective.
- Duration: 108 minutes.
- IMDb: 4.6.
Marion Crane is forced to flee - the girl stole money from her boss. She stays at a roadside motel, standing alone on the highway. It is this decision that will be fatal.
The remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller is just too bad. It is still unclear why it was filmed at all. The authors failed absolutely everything: the actors play very badly, absolutely strange scenes were added that were not in the original. No wonder the film won the "Golden Raspberry" in the categories "Worst Director" and "Worst Remake".
2. oldboy
old boy
- USA, 2013.
- Thriller, detective, thriller.
- Duration: 104 minutes.
- IMDb: 5.8.
Joe spent 20 years in solitary confinement after his kidnapping. At the first opportunity, the hero runs away. Now he wants to find the people who took him years ago and take revenge on them.
Spike Lee made a relatively good picture, but against the background of the original, it looks unconvincing. The audience loved
Korean "Oldboy" for incredible energy, and in the American version there was nothing left of it. It turned out to be a passing thriller, after watching which you want to see the 2003 film.3. Remember all
Total Recall
- USA, Canada, 2012.
- Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Adventure.
- Duration: 118 minutes.
- IMDb: 6.2.
An ordinary worker is dissatisfied with his everyday life and wants to bring new colors to life. To do this, he turns to a company that adds memories to people's memory. Unwittingly, the hero finds himself in the center of the conflict.
The original with Arnold Schwarzenegger is remembered for its action scenes, as well as simple and completely nonsensical science fiction, which was the norm for 1990. For two decades, the plot is as outdated as possible. As a result, the remake was criticized for being bland, predictable and boring. fights. Colin Farrell also got it - although it is unlikely that he could play exactly the same as Schwarzenegger.
4. On the crest of a wave
point break
- USA, Canada, 2015.
- Action, thriller, crime, adventure.
- Duration: 114 minutes.
- IMDb: 5.3.
FBI agent Johnny is given a new undercover assignment to infiltrate a gang of extreme sports thieves. The hero has to not only pretend to be a daredevil, but also to avoid the temptation to become a real member of a criminal gang.
Cult tape of 1991 with Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in the lead roles didn't need a remake. In particular, because of such a strong cast, which made this action movie a great movie. There are good scenes in the 2015 film, but the atmosphere is completely different.
5. Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters
- USA, Australia, 2016.
- Fiction, fantasy, action, comedy.
- Duration: 116 minutes.
- IMDb: 6.8.
New York still needs people to protect it from paranormal creatures. However, the old team can no longer cope, so a new group of rescuers takes over. The girls begin the fight against terror, which was arranged by evil spirits.
Remake of the most popular Family Film faced a big wave of condemnation even before the release of the trailer - many were seriously outraged because of the female characters. Subsequently, it turned out that the problem of the picture is a boring plot, which turned out to be much worse than the original one.
6. Conan the Barbarian
Conan the Barbarian
- USA, Bulgaria, Germany, India, 2011.
- Fantasy, Action, Adventure.
- Duration: 112 minutes.
- IMDb: 5.1.
Conan is an angry warrior with almost limitless strength. He goes on a long journey to take revenge on the offenders for the death of his father. True, the hero does not yet know that the battle will turn out to be completely different from what he originally expected.
Arnold Schwarzenegger became the king of action movies after Conan the Barbarian. In the remake, this role was played by Jason Momoa. As a result, the picture turned out to be boring and simply outdated: the authors decided that there was no need to invent anything new, and this became the main mistake.
7. Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
- USA, 2016.
- Action, drama, melodrama.
- Duration: 123 minutes.
- IMDb: 5.7.
Ben-Hur is a descendant of a noble Jewish family. One day, the hero is betrayed by his best friend, and Ben-Hur is enslaved. But fate gives him a chance to become free again - for this he will have to risk his life.
The original 1959 Ben-Hur is considered one of the best period films in Hollywood history—it won 11 Oscars for a reason. However, Timur Bekmambetov nevertheless made a remake and, as expected, failed - it turned out to be a boring and banal picture. After the failure, Bekmambetov no longer worked as a director in Hollywood.
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