Movies that could USE a reboot/remake

[KManX89]

I know everyone says "I'm tired of reboots/remakes", but what are some that could actually use a reboot or remake?

Spawn is one that could definitely use one. The 1997 movie was so campy and goofy that it did the character and his source material a HUGE disservice (why Todd McFarlane agreed to dumbing it down, I have no clue) and Violator wasn't nearly as menacing as he is in the comics and cartoon series, reduced to making fart jokes, dancing in a cheerleader outfit, Looney Tunes eye-popping scene, etc. IF Todd McFarlane ever gets his reboot off the ground (big if), then let's hope it actually delivers with something more akin to the HBO series, which was so much closer to the comics tonally and better.

Ghost Rider is another one that could use a reboot, but without Nic Cage this time, please. Makes me wish the HBO series wasn't cancelled, Ghost Rider has sick potential with a TV series.

Oh and finally Gamera. Gamera with big-budget CGI treatment, need I say more?

[Mikezilla3k]

Originally Posted by KManX89

Oh and finally Gamera. Gamera with big-budget CGI treatment, need I say more?

Helmed by Hideaki Anno and Shusuke Kaneko or no deal.

[Lee A Stewart]

Doc Savage

[Red Dragon]

I have great love for Walter Hill's cinematic classic "The Warriors", but I'd always imagined the incredible possibilities of an updated, b*lls to the wall, no-holds-barred version of the film...

... using actual Crips and Bloods...

you know, real, current gang members... instead of the orphans, or even the baseball fury... not that mime/yankee players aren't the most thrilling to watch, but...

[Sage00]

The Phantom Menace

[evilive]

A bit sacrilege since I consider it an all time favorite, but I'd like to see White Zombie get remade with possibly Jordan Peele directing. Could probably kick off the traditional voodoo zombie comeback.

[Damon1281]

Salem's Lot

[John1701D]

Originally Posted by Lee A Stewart

Doc Savage

One of my all time favorites. Still hard to swallow that this :



Became this :

[Aclea]

William Castle's Project X is a good but could have been great one. All the exposition from the opening prevents you from working things out alongside the hero: by opting for more of a Total Recall approach and scattering odd out-of-time-and-place details in the background it could have been a great mindf**k movie.

[Worship.my.wreck]

A Pumpkinhead remake would be pretty interesting, i'm actually surprised it hasn't been done yet.

[mpstjohn]

Originally Posted by Worship.my.wreck

A Pumpkinhead remake would be pretty interesting, i'm actually surprised it hasn't been done yet.

Would love to see what Guillermo Del Toro would do with Pumpkinhead.

[kylor]

I think the only time a reboot or remake is necessary is if the reboot/remake is of a terrible movie to begin with. Because being open to a BETTER interpretation from an older terrible interpretation is vastly better than being open to a TERRIBLE interpretation from an older better interpretation.

That's just IMO.

Based on that..

I'd like to see a reboot/remake of Masters of the Universe. The 80's one is awful.

[Gretiem]

Krull
Legend

I think the Russo Brothers were interested in remaking both of them

[dkelly26666]

One of the few comics I liked over the years was "Jonah Hex".

Then, they made the single worst film out of it.

A new "Jonah Hex", that actually follows the comic, would be nice.

I liked the Stop-Motion comic limited series and the animated short film they did. Just the live action movie was awful.

That's one film I'd love to see remade properly.

[CyberpunkCentral]

Disney's Star Wars.

[Aclea]

John Carter of Mars from a director who wasn't so busy setting up backstory for sequels that he never got round to telling a story.

Edgar Rice Burroughs Caprona novels: The Land That Time Forgot is good, but The People That Time Forget is a real turd.

[ImBlu_DaBaDee]

Mystery Men

The 99 film was good, but didn’t make an impact because comic book films hadn’t even take off in a big way yet so much of the satire was lost. Now it would be super timely

[kylor]

The X-Men.

[mpstjohn]

Originally Posted by KManX89

I know everyone says "I'm tired of reboots/remakes", but what are some that could actually use a reboot or remake?

Spawn is one that could definitely use one. The 1997 movie was so campy and goofy that it did the character and his source material a HUGE disservice (why Todd McFarlane agreed to dumbing it down, I have no clue) and Violator wasn't nearly as menacing as he is in the comics and cartoon series, reduced to making fart jokes, dancing in a cheerleader outfit, Looney Tunes eye-popping scene, etc. IF Todd McFarlane ever gets his reboot off the ground (big if), then let's hope it actually delivers with something more akin to the HBO series, which was so much closer to the comics tonally and better.

The shame is the cast was perfect. I love the look of Spawn and Clown and even Violator, the effects budget wasn't there for what they needed. The makeup effects were fantastic but the CGI couldn't match the aspirations they had, I agree the script needed a little pumping up (they wanted Clown to serve more as comic relief to the young audience than being scary despite the accurate character design). Somewhere between the cartoon and movie a perfect middle exists. The HBO show was so steeped in dread it was actually distracting from Spawn himself.

[Gretiem]

Fantastic Four