Comments on: 5 Great Genre Remakes & 5 Terrible Ones

By: John Crye

John Crye — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

"But given the proliferation of adaptations, we'd argue that it does indeed qualify as a remake." What? You are going to qualify DREDD as a remake of 1995's JUDGE DREDD – even after you clearly noted that it is actually a second adaptation of the same source material – because… there are a lot of adaptations out there? You obviously recognize the difference between a second adaptation and a remake, so how can you so glibly dismiss that fact? Why do you bother writing these articles if you won't even adhere to your own logic?

By: Reyn

Reyn — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

Hey, you forgot to insert 'IMO'. You are an illiterate if you think that barely OK Hollywood film is better than the Swedish version. It is a cheap remake with a shock-effect confetti sprinkled on top.

By: nechoplex

nechoplex — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

Like the other two commenters, I honestly do not understand how you guys consider Let Me In to be superior than Let The Right One In. The only thing that really worked in the remake was Richard Jenkins. His scene killing people were creepy, atmospheric and really effective. Unfortunately his character was watered down considerably and given very little screen-time. Besides that the score was good, but that's about it. Moretz performance was lacklustre and dull, and the boy who's name I can't even remember was quite unlikeable. All the subtleties that made the original so brilliant and special were lost in the American remake. The remake is just a straight-up horror film devoid of real emotion.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

I'm utterly baffled at how anyone could think Let Me In is on par with Let the Right One In, let alone BETTER. It's the definition of watered-down over-simplified American remake. There's a reason why Tomas Alfredson went on to do Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy while Reeves is relegated to B-level genre dreck like a "They Live" remake or the Twilight Zone film.

By: GeeBee

GeeBee — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

I expected to see the recent rehash of "Straw Dogs" mentioned in one of these lists, most likely the Bad one. from what I hear. Anyone have an opinion on that? I will be watching the Dustin Hoffman original this weekend.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

Yeah sure, if you liked a dumbed down simplified version of Let the Right One In then it may satsify…but for me, the original still runs rings around it. It's funny people mention the poor cat scene, yet they forget about the laughingly bad Gollum CG effect that they had in the American version that made Abby non threatening and just laughable.

Gender politics? What Gender politics? They stripped out everything to do with Gender in the remake and instead made it a basic morality play. The original touched upon Gender, the book goes heavily into Gender…but the remake? It's non-exsistent in the remake…instead a bland morality play takes its place

Emotionally satsifying??? It's a downright tragedy in Let Me In…I never saw it as emotionally satsifying when the whole movie is basically playing out a tragedy…I thought the original was far more emotionally satisfying (and simealtaneously creepier at the same time)

I know this is just an opinion…well my opinion differs, I think Let Me In is completely average next to the original film

By: Clome

Clome — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

Dredd 3D is not a remake. It's another attempt, but not a remake. Another attempt at an adaptation. I'm sorry. this is infuriating!

By: Duddi

Duddi — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

Very Interesting List – Congrats !!!

By: MJ

MJ — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

I still wish we could see Hirschbiegel's cut of The Invasion. What a bone-headed move by WB, you hired the man, you knew his vision & the screenplay he was shooting. If it wasn't going to be actiony or commercial enough for you, you shouldn't have given it the greenlight. Instead we got two halves of two different remakes glued together.

By: Stevo the Magnificent

Stevo the Magnificent — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

It's a pity John McTiernan wasted his considerable talents on a pointless 'Rollerball' remake – not least because it eventually led him to jail – I would rather have seen McT direct 'Red Dragon' (instead of Brett Ratner), he would have done a grand job of it, methinks, alas…

By: Archer Slyce

Archer Slyce — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

This one is kind of a no-brainer I guess … which would be why I agree with most of it. Except maybe for Let me in (don't know what I would replace it with though) in the "good ones". The "bad ones" has only must-not-see flicks. As far as the "ugly" is concerned I'm surprised the Pulse remake is not in (specially with Oliver involved). PS : still Rotch has a point… even The thing is rather a new adaptation.

By: rotch

rotch — Fri, 13 May 2016 11:29:31 +0000

How is Dredd a remake of the '95 Judge Dredd? Under that failed logic, Batman Begins is a remake of Burton's Batman, Amazing Spider-man a remake of Raimi's Spider-man… scratch that, Amazing Spider-man is totally a remake of Raimi's Spider-man and a failure at it.