It seems that almost all the films of the past have the potential to redo cinema studios these days, often for disappointing results. This can be for various reasons, ranging from restarts not resembling what before to try too hard to reproduce exactly what happened in the original.
In some cases, the remake is simply not at all up to the original, while in other cases, there was never a need for remake. The original would not even be so old in these situations. That said, a handful of remakes are actually just as good, if not better than what preceded.
However, these are the most confusing remakes ever made. He should not always be the remakes that were considered the worst, just those who really did not make sense to do, that it was because it was too early after the original or because they missed the boat in one way or another.
Oldboy (2013)
This is something that happens far too often in the world of movement creation. A great film is made internationally only for someone in the United States to find a way to do it in English. The end result is often a failure The deceased is the exception, not the rule.
In 2013, it happened again as Oldboy was redone after being considered one of the best films ever made in South Korea. The original is held in high esteem for shocking twists and turns and incredibly well executed action sequences.
Make a remake of a decade later was questionable, although the film had a serious talent behind with Spike Lee in the president of the director and Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Olsen in the main roles. The problem is that This remake is clearly steps behind what the original has achievedAnd no aspect strikes as strong as origin.
The Mummy (2017)
In some cases, the films are redone several times, which is the case with The mummy. Remake of a 1932 film, the 1999 iteration is popular and appreciated by millennials. It is a fun action-adventure game with a large cast that caused a franchise and marked the first foray by Dwayne Johnson in the theater.
The third dull payment was released until nine years before the 2017 remake of the original. The idea was to start what was going to be known as “the dark universe”, putting universal monsters like mummy and Frankenstein in a common universe.
It was one of these cases to try to force a common universe because things like the MCU worked well. Even with Tom Cruise as a star, The mummy was widely turned. He lacked the pleasure of the 1999 franchiseAnd people were not interested in a vision of history that was taken seriously.
The Lion King (2019)
The history of Disney live remakes was a mixed bag and it is generous. The films have above all made a lot of money, but the quality was seriously lacking compared to the animated originals from which they come.
In 2019, they chose to make a “live” remake of The Lion King Even if the vast majority of the film is CGI. Disney even praises it as the most profitable animated film of all time. While financial success was there, criticisms were less than delighted.
1994 The Lion King is one of the best films of his time, but this version has encountered a mixed response. The problem was that it was missing a lot of heart of the original, and while the visuals were impressive, The animals that seem so realistic meant that the expressions of the cartoon could not be reproduced, leaving it somewhat without emotion.
Ben-How (2016)
The 2010s really marked an era when remakes were at a quick pace and it was also obvious as never in 2016. The decision was made to give the world a new interpretation of Ben-How. The 1925 silent film was well received and the 1959 remake is considered one of the best most impressive films ever made.
This remake was also understandable since we went from silent films to talks. However, redo in 2016 turned out to be a swing and a failure. It had to be a new interpretation, but it was turned by criticism everywhere.
This version was criticized for not having enough new ideas to be this new story and he tried to compensate for a CGI overuse and a questionable modification. In addition to bad reviews, Ben-show was also a commercially massive flop, holding only $ 94 million with a budget of $ 110 million.
Average girls (2024)
This is one of those cases where a remake is not really bad, but some aspects have made it a strange remake. To start, the original Wicked girls was only 20 years old when it happened and remains something that people were regularly rewatha, so a new version was not necessary.
However, following the way due to adaptation of the play rather than the real film was an interesting choice that made something new. The problem was that it was strangely Never marketed as a musical, there are therefore a lot of stories of confused public members when the characters broke out in song.
Another problem was that some of the musical aspects were disappointing. Auliʻi Cravalho and Jquel Spivey are great, Avantika gets a good musical number, and Renéé Rapp is exceptional in each scene but if not, the songs are missing the brand. Wicked girls is a good remake, just one with certain confusing aspects.
A nightmare on ELM Street (2010)
If there is one thing that is more often redone than international films, they are horror films. Over the years, we have seen remakes of Friday 13, Halloween, the Texas chain saw the massacreAnd even more, it was therefore only a matter of time before we got A nightmare on Elm Street.
The 1984 first film is a classic and some suites are really good, but some subsequent entrances have become a little clumsy. This 2010 iteration seemed to return to a very serious dark version of Freddy Krueger. Add Jackie Earle Haley, hot on her performance GuardsLike Freddy and it had potential.
Unfortunately, he found himself as one of the most recent entries in the franchise. The CGI on Freddy’s face was far from the original makeup And although faithful to the source material, the film did not have what made the 1984 version so special.
The Crow (2024)
As is often the case, redo something that has a large faithful audience and that is loved can be a huge error. Stuidos learned this lesson once again in 2024 with the remake The crow. The original of 1994 has a huge cult.
It is considered one of the best comic adaptations ever made and Bradon Lee’s performance is difficult to match. The restart of 2024 had Bill Skarsgård in mind and he had already proven his skills as an emblematic character in 2017 He.
Alas, it was another remake that disappointed criticism and the public. He only reported half of his budget of $ 50 million and has met extremely negative criticism. Alex Proyas, director of the original, refused to look at him and called him an “cynical accessory”.
Jacob scale (2019)
Sometimes a restart is announced and it simply does not look like something that ever needed to be redone. Jacob scale falls into this category. The original, with Tim Robbins, was released in 1990 and although it was somewhat emblematic, it was a failure at the box office.
The studios generally opt for remakes of things that were already successful in box office, so Jacob scale was an interesting choice. To be fair, it was not given a major theatrical version and was only most of the time broadcast on DISH Network, but it is still not something that you expect to be redone.
The “right to TV” aspect seemed clear because it was not done exactly with a big budget. This was obvious in the final product and the criticisms played in this area, With a note of 4% on rotten tomatoes.
Psycho (1998)
Psycho is one of the best and most influential films ever made. He inspired Slashers in the coming decades and remains one of the most impressive films made by the legendary Alfred Hitchcock. The 1998 remake was none of this.
To start, it had a lot to respect in terms of the original special. In addition to that, the years 1998 Psycho made the strange choice to be simply a remake fired from the originalExcept in color. It is not something that restarts often do.
The film collapsed at the box office and was a failure with criticism, even by winning Golden Raspberry Awards for the worst director (Gus Van Sant) and the worst remake). Vince Vaughn, generally solid, was also very badly hidden as Norman Bates.
War of the Worlds (2025)
Hg Wells’ The War of the Worlds A novel from 1898 has been adapted several times over the years, the most notable in 1953 and, more recently, the 2005 version directed by Steven Spielberg. There was also a 2019-2022 television program which told another iteration of history.
Then, apparently out of nowhere, Prime Video published his own catch in 2025. This version was inspired by Research And MissingAs the film is told through various computer screens and focuses on an internal security agent who follows threats.
Although the distribution presents names like Ice Cube, Eva Longoria and Clark Gregg, the criticisms were about as bad as they get. The film sat 0% on Rotten Tomatoes for a while, but is now up to 3%. It was exploded by criticisms for almost all aspects and is a Confusing remake that does not work for the story it adapts.
