Movies worthy of a GOOD remake

[CharlesInCharge]

On the theme of films, what is a movie that had great potential but was poorly executed?

I finally got around to seeing the much talked about and recommended Soylent Green. I knew the premise going in so there were no big surprises. I felt the execution and acting were sub-par. It's worthy of a well-done remake.

What's on your list of movies with great story potential but poorly done.

 

[HankHill]

The Dark Tower...

 

[WylieCoyote]

Close Encounters.

 

[Pablo]

Clint's three WORST.................

Every Which Way.........
Pink Cadillac
And the rooster one.

 

[B1974]

I hear they're remaking Bullitt.

 

[Jetronic]

Clint's three best.................

Fistful.......
Few Dollars More........
Good, Bad, Ugly........

Not sure what a remake can do better there?

 

[Pablo]

Not sure what a remake can do better there?

Well you have a point.

I should have read the OP a bit better!

 

[HankHill]

Unforgiven was worthy of a sequel for sure...

 

[Jetronic]

I like sequels that aren't really sequels. Meaning you can watch them in any order. Indiana Jones comes to mind, doesn't matter if you see last crusade first or last... Stuff like The Hunger games was best left with just the one film IMO.

Alien was good, Aliens was ok, but since the surprise was gone they went from thriller to action, a wise decision.

 

[Leo99]

Well you have a point.

I should have read the OP a bit better!

They'd add more dialog and ruin it. Having the same actor play different antagonists might be an improvement, though. Hey, had to keep costs under control back then.

 

[rob1715]

Every Which Way

Every Which Way and Any Which Way are good. Little "clicky" if you like to watch an Oreo stealing crapping all over the place baboon with 12 ribs.

 

[paulri]

I remember being very disappointed by the Get Smart movie that came out. It was nowhere near as funny as the original TV series. I'd love to see someone take another crack at that one.

 

[JeffKeryk]

District 9 sequel.

 

[Rand]

star trek the wrath of khan. Search for spock was too lame.
the odds were terrible the evens were good.

 

[PimTac]

star trek the wrath of khan. Search for spock was too lame.
the odds were terrible the evens were good.

The Wrath of Khan? There is nobody that could do this scene like Shatner.

 

[PimTac]

In my opinion all remakes fail. Some might come close or could be decent movies in their own right but they are never like the original.

Jeff Bridges did a decent job on True Grit but it definitely was not like the original. Even the script was not the same. Nobody could say “Fill Your Hands” like John Wayne did and Glen Campbell added some light humor to the film. Kim Darby was excellent.

 

[55hambone]

Isn't "good remake" an oxymoron?

 

[MParr]

Isn't "good remake" an oxymoron?

I agree. Today’s actors just don’t make the grade.

 

[Gene K]

They still haven't gotten, "Gone In 60 Seconds" right. The first, the acting was subpar by porno film standards, although the chase scene that was thankfully most of the movie was excellent. The second was so, so. .

 

[Koainn]

Anything with Van Damme in it or stephen seagal