Top 20 Reboots and Remakes That No One Asked For

In a word, these films were unnecessary. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most notable movies who got an unnecessary modern update and/or resurrection that didn’t go over well with general audiences. Our countdown includes “The Mummy”, "Psycho", "Hellboy", “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, "RoboCop", and more! Did you actually enjoy any of these? Have you seen the originals? Let us know in the comments below!

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[WatchMojo]

Did you actually enjoy any of these? Have you seen the originals? Let us know in the comments below!

[codyhiginbotham]

Reporter: “What inspired you to make a completely unnecessary reboot/remake”
Filmmaker: “Money!”

[itssharktime]

Well the good thing about Burton's planet of the Apes is that it would, in my opinion, push for the Rise, Dawn, and War for the planet of the Apes.

[LeonardoKlotz]

1st rule of a cinematic universe:

"You do NOT tell everyone you're making a cinematic universe"

[jeremywilliams]

I'm pretty sure that no one asked for Annie (2014), Fantastic Four (2015), or Ghostbusters (2016).

[toaolisi]

It's astounding just how well Psycho has aged. The moment Norman Bates appears on screen he becomes the most fascinating character in the movie. If the movie ages well does it really need a remake?

[benjaminguzman]

You forgot the Disney live-action remakes.

[merricehenderson]

Oldboy (remake) makes the “I don't even know who you are" line between Thanos and Scarlet witch hit harder

[boy_ka]

WatchMojo missed one more. The original Child's Play (1988) vs Child's Play (2019).

For me, the original one is more spine chilling and terrifying than the 2019 remake.

[Jeremiah_Rivers]

#20. _The Mummy_ (2017)
#19. _The Wicker Man_ (2006)
#18. _Robocop_ (2014)
#17. _Arthur_ (2011)
#16. _Carrie_ (2013), but this is the only one I not only watched, but love the most out of the four _Carrie_ films.
#15. _Ben-Hur_ (2016)
#14. _Robin Hood_ (2018)
#13. _The Omen_ (2006)
#12. _Swept Away_ (2002)
#11. _The Texas Chainsaw Massacre_ (2003)
#10. _Point Break_ (2015)
#9. _Oldboy_ (2013)
#8. _Red Dawn_ (2012)
#7. _Total Recall_ (2012)
#6. _Footloose_ (2011)
#5. _Poltergeist_ (2015)
#4. _Hellboy_ (2019)
#3. _A Nightmare On Elm Street_ (2010)
#2. _Planet Of The Apes_ (2001)
#1. _Psycho_ (1998)

[joeroycroft]

The original Total Recall is an elite level masterpiece. Untouchable

[codyhiginbotham]

Films/film series that shouldn’t be rebooted/remade:
- Back to the Future
- The Princess Bride
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Pulp Fiction
- Citizen Kane
- The Godfather
- Casablanca
- The Lord of the Rings

[markalexander]

I love Carrie (1976) but NO WAY it is "widely regarded as one of the scariest movies of all time". How? It's very barely a horror. It;s 90% a drama that has horror themes in the last 15 minutes, but even then you're on Carrie's side so her revenge is more satisfying than scary.

[RadicalHoodCinema]

texas chainsaw massacre remake is also great in the same way Snyder’s Dawn is. Obviously neither are as good as the original but they both bring a unique take and style which you can’t say for most remakes, reboots or requels.

[MHLegacy]

Well, the 1959 Ben-Hur was itself ALSO a remake of a 1925 movie that featured an epic chariot race and sea battle. And there was also a 1908 version before that.

Some of the classic stories that existed before film aren't so much reboots as "a retelling." I don't like reboot-mania either, but things like Shakespeare plays, Charles Dickens stories, Biblical stories, etc. do fall into a different category.

It's kind of like with Christmas music and how multiple singers do their own Christmas album and thus each have versions of the same song. It's a lot different than a contemporary song sung by two different singers causing people to get upset that so-and-so is copying so-and-so (not necessarily on copyright grounds, but on lack of creativity).

[seancollins]

It seems that remakes and reboots of classic horror movies are almost always disastrous. The main reason why I thought 2013 Evil Dead remake and the 2018 Halloween reboot were going to suck even though they didn't.

[danielholguin]

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is great.
A Nightmare On Elm Street is underrated.

[UncleBiscuits]

I am surprised that "Clash of the Titans" didn't make this list. The remake was so pointless!!

[markalexander]

Planet of the Apes (2001) did not have a "new twist ending". It had the same ending as the book that both movies are based on. I agree the whole Apereham Lincoln thing didn't make sense, but it is the OG ending.

[markalexander]

I'm young enough that even the 1998 Psycho was "before my time" so (while I saw the original version first) it wasn't a "new" movie to me...but I STILL found it ridiculous and unnecessary. Psycho (1960) is one of those rare movies that even 60+ years later is still excellent very very effective. I think there are some classic movies (especially those that are adapted from novels) where due to censorship, budgetary restrictions, lack of ability to create certain effects etc could be remade and be amazing, there are also some - and Psycho (1960) is very much one of them - that just need to be left alone.