22 Remakes That Should've Never Been Remade

When there's news that a classic, beloved film like The Exorcist is set to be remade, I can tend to feel like Fred Armisen:

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It's the dream that a remake will wind up like Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, but they're usually studio-driven cash-grabs aiming to exploit people's nostalgia (like Disney+'s Pinocchio).

I could grumble and whine about remakes all day, but I found some reviews from Letterboxd and IMDb that do a much better job summing up these modernized versions of classic movies.

1.Psycho (1998)

2.A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)

3.The Mummy (2017)

4.Poltergeist (2015)

5.Total Recall (2012)

6.RoboCop (2014)

7.Oldboy (2013)

8.Ghostbusters (2016)

9.Godzilla (1998)

10.The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

11.Fantastic Four (2015)

12.Footloose (2011)

13.Fame (2009)

14.Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

15.Jacob's Ladder (2019)

16.Point Break (2015)

17.Red Dawn (2012)

18.The Wicker Man (2006)

19.The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)

20.The Grudge (2020)

21.Arthur (2011)

22.Ben-Hur (2016)

Rumor has it that the legendary anime, Akira, is set to be remade. What do you think, are you excited or dreading it? Let me know in the comments!