Movie Remakes - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

[Jer]

With endless remakes over the past several years and for the foreseeable future, what have you liked, hated, etc?

When growing up in the 90s, I watched movies like Roadhouse, Tango & Cash, Under Siege, Goonies, etc a lot (even though probably a little young for them). There are certain movies that to me are off limits - Roadhouse and Tango & Cash are prime examples.

I see that Prime is coming out with a new Roadhouse remake. I'm highly disappointed they're labeling it as a remake because it looks so different from the original and Swayze cannot be replicated. It does however look like a good no-thinking necessary action movie on it's own. But a remake it is not.

A good example to me is Lion King - I think the live action version was really well done.

 

[ISUChippewa]

If the "Roadhouse" remake doesn't have the same level of gratuitous nudity as the original then I have no interest in seeing it.

Anyway...the "Point Break" remake that came out a few years ago was an absolute atrocity. One of the worst movies I've ever seen.

 

[madguy30]

The magic of Roadhouse is that it seemed like every single actor looked like they knew just how ridiculous everything was but still went all in.

I can all but guarantee the remake won't have that.

 

[CRcyclone6]

The magic of Roadhouse is that it seemed like every single actor looked like they knew just how ridiculous everything was but still went all in.

I can all but guarantee the remake won't have that.

WESLEY!!!!

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

WESLEY!!!!

 

[JM4CY]

I've seen a few of those live version remakes of Disney classics due to my kids. I find them all to barely be watchable.

 

[HFCS]

The magic of Roadhouse is that it seemed like every single actor looked like they knew just how ridiculous everything was but still went all in.

I can all but guarantee the remake won't have that.

Swayze is also the most underutilized action star ever.

He’s like a dancing gymnast ninja. I’d have loved to cast him in tons of 80s and 90s action movies instead of the actual stars. It’s like if Van Damme was actually a good actor.

 

[madguy30]

Swayze is also the most underutilized action star ever.

He’s like a dancing gymnast ninja. I’d have loved to cast him in tons of 80s and 90s action movies instead of the actual stars. It’s like if Van Damme was actually a good actor.

There's stuff out there about it didn't matter the role: he put his all into it. That's part of the charm.

 

[houjix]

I've seen a few of those live version remakes of Disney classics due to my kids. I find them all to barely be watchable.

I think I maybe watched the Jungle Book and Christopher Robin (not technically a remake) Dumbo is supposedly decent, but haven't seen it. The others I've just had no desire to watch as they didn't seem interesting or I didn't care for the original all that much. The future slate has some of my all-time favorites with Hercules, Sword in the Stone, and Robin Hood and one of my kids' favorites in Lilo & Stitch. We'll see how well they do with those.

 

[JM4CY]

I think I maybe watched the Jungle Book and Christopher Robin (not technically a remake) Dumbo is supposedly decent, but haven't seen it. The others I've just had no desire to watch as they didn't seem interesting or I didn't care for the original all that much. The future slate has some of my all-time favorites with Hercules, Sword in the Stone, and Robin and one of my kids favorites in Lilo & Stitch. We'll see how well they do with those.

They all suck. Although, I did hear or read somewhere that if Will Smith had turned them down to do the Genie in Aladin, they were going to have....... Jack Black do it. Now THAT I am sure I would of enjoyed.

 

[BoxsterCy]

With endless remakes over the past several years and for the foreseeable future, what have you liked, hated, etc?

When growing up in the 90s, I watched movies like Roadhouse, Tango & Cash, Under Siege, Goonies, etc a lot (even though probably a little young for them). There are certain movies that to me are off limits - Roadhouse and Tango & Cash are prime examples.

I see that Prime is coming out with a new Roadhouse remake. I'm highly disappointed they're labeling it as a remake because it looks so different from the original and Swayze cannot be replicated. It does however look like a good no-thinking necessary action movie on it's own. But a remake it is not.

A good example to me is Lion King - I think the live action version was really well done.

Won't this be remake #2?

 

[coolerifyoudid]

Good - Dune, Ocean's 11 (although the original is good too)
Bad - Red Dawn, Psycho (with Vince Vaughn), Karate Kid (w/ Jaden Smith)
Ugly - Ghostbusters, Fantastic 4, Ben Hur

 

[Helser 83]

The movie Sabrina with Harrison Ford was a good remake of the 1954 version that I liked. When I first watched it I didn't realize it was a remake so when I realized it, I went back and watched the original which was good as well. It's funny how things change so much in 40 years and yet how much remains the same.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Swayze is also the most underutilized action star ever.

He’s like a dancing gymnast ninja. I’d have loved to cast him in tons of 80s and 90s action movies instead of the actual stars. It’s like if Van Damme was actually a good actor.

How would you rate JCVD's dancing?

 

[FLYINGCYCLONE]

Where is the movie The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly?
What happened?

 

[JP4CY]

I feel like both True Grit versions are good.

 

[CtownCyclone]

I feel like both True Grit versions are good.

True fact.

 

[Gorm]

Although I've never seen the original Italian Job, I did like the Mark Walhberg remake.

 

[singsing]

"The Wizard of Oz" and "The Wiz"..I don't know where to put them.

 

[HFCS]

The early 2000s remake of Dawn of the Dead is the rare remake we’re fans of a cherished classic have to admit the remake is really good.