Movie Remakes ....

There has been a speight of movie remakes in the past few years and there are a few in the pipelines ....

Which remake should never have been made ?? and are there any good ones out there ??

Heres some of the movies (IMO) that shouldnt have been remade ....

~The Fly
~Psycho
~Get Carter
~The Italian Job (Its not even set in Italy ... It should have just been called 'The Job')
~Oceans Eleven
~The Thomas Crown Affair
~Planet Of The Apes
~The Exorcist - Why ?
~Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Johnny Depp ~ 'You not Gene Wilder'
~The Poseiden Adventure ...

Im sure I could add a million more to the list ......

I have to agree with you on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Although I generally enjoy Johnny Depp's performances, but this film and his portrayal in it was disturbing and not in a good way. Awful film.

I didn't see the original of The Fly, but I loved the remake. I think Cronenberg hit the nail on the head with this one-the perfect balance between horror and humor. It reminded me of An American Werewolf in London in that way.

The Fly - it's a remake?? regardless, the 'new' one from cronenberg is awesome, I can't image the one from the 50's ever coming close to being that good. I mean, it was the 50s, the golden era of cheezy-flicks.

~Psycho - i agree
~Get Carter - i agree
~The Italian Job (Its not even set in Italy ... It should have just been called 'The Job') - well said!

~Oceans Eleven - I didn't even know it was a remake. the entire Ocean's 'trilogy' sucks.

~The Thomas Crown Affair - disagree on this on. The original was so dull and boring. The chemistry between Pierce and that redhead in the remake was awesome.

~Planet Of The Apes - never cared for original, and remake sucked badly

~The Exorcist - 150% agree!

~Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Johnny Depp ~ 'You not Gene Wilder' - TOTALLY 150% DIS-agree. Depp brought so much more character and eccentricism (sp?) to Willy Wonka that Gene Wilder never came close to achieving. The set was one of Burton's best works, the story flows a lot smoother, the flashbacks to Willy's past was much-appreciated, and I even like the newer songs better than that cheezy one they keep repeating in the original.

~The Poseiden Adventure ... never seen it

The original Ocean's Eleven with Sinatra, Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. is way more fun to watch than the new version. There's an extra on the dvd where you can watch the demolition of some of the old vegas casinos

~The Italian Job (Its not even set in Italy ... It should have just been called 'The Job') - Agreed
~Oceans Eleven - I liked the Rat pack edition more but the remake is also good but Oceans 12 and 13 are bad.
~Planet Of The Apes - Agreed

Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Johnny Depp ~ 'You not Gene Wilder' - TOTALLY 150% DIS-agree. Depp brought so much more character and eccentricism (sp?) to Willy Wonka that Gene Wilder never came close to achieving. The set was one of Burton's best works, the story flows a lot smoother, the flashbacks to Willy's past was much-appreciated, and I even like the newer songs better than that cheezy one they keep repeating in the original.

Did you even read the book?
The original was true to the book and it didn't give Wonka a freaking daddy complex!