Best/Worst remakes
 

I always find remakes are a sore point with horror fans, and therefore make for good conversation. So, what is your favourite remake, and which one do you hate the most?

For me the worst I've seen so far is the Nightmare on Elm street remake. That film was f*cking awful and just didn't need to be made at all. I knew it was going to be bad before I watched it, and it exceeded my expectations, but unfortunately not in a good way.

Best would be the 2004 Dawn of the Dead remake. I've lost count of how many times I've seen that film now, but it's definately a lot more than the original. I find it's one of those films I can watch no matter what mood I'm in.

I find that most of the remakes of the last 10 years are best avoided.

However, I'm not quick to dismiss ALL remakes. For a time from the late-70's through the 80's there were a number of remakes which were actually pretty awesome such as The Thing, The Fly and Nosferatu The Vampyre.

As far as contempt goes, Texas Chainsaw Massacre is up there. For example, Leatherface chasing someone around the farm for three minutes. In the original, lowers the hammer, bang, dead. Far more effective.

Also the Wicker Man because I'm not a Nicolas Cage fan and that it's a film so reviled, I've met many people who won't give the original a chance BECAUSE of the remake...and I just feel they're missing out.

Totally agree with The Fly and The Thing. Not seen the Nosferatu remake, I'll need to look that out.

The TSM remake and sequel I thought, in comparison to most remakes, were ok. But only ok. Didn't waste my time with the wickerman remake, and that's being said as a Cage fan.

i much prefer the original dawn of the dead so much more went into the original but not taking anything away from the remake it was good, i was just glad he did the movie totaly different, i like the thing remake more than the original.

Best - The Thing, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

Worst - The Wicker Man, The Stepford Wives

The Dawn remake is great i agree on that,but not better than the original.

I hated the recent Friday the 13th,Nightmare on Elm St,TCM remakes.They were utterly unnecessary and also The Wolfman was only worth one visit.

Also hated the remake of one of my all time faves My Bloody Valentine,an abysmal movie on all accounts.

I have enjoyed Willard,I Spit on your Grave,The Crazies to name but three.

While, technically it's not a remake. The movie is a prequel but The Thing? I haven't seen the film yet but I often wonder why? I understand the directors are fans of the 1982 classic but the movie just seems like it's imitating, no pun intended with the nature of the original...

yeah of course, remakes very rarely are. Dawn is just my fav remake is all.

John Carpenter's The Thing was a remake of a 1951 film called The Thing From Another World. That was what I was referring to.

Worst: this thread...


LOl - I kid honest.

Ok I'll include non-horror too (and some of these could be considered alternative versions of source material):

Best (or ones I like):

The Thing
The Fly
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
There some great remakes of Hound of the baskervilles but infairness I've not seen with the 1914/15 versions.
The Maltese Falchon (way better than the 2 earlier versions)
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (the 70's version)


Too many terrible ones to mention but THE FOG stands out at the moment..