Movies That Should Have Been Epic

[Angrboda]

I have nothing against remakes; what I do hate, however, is when they try to separate it so much from the original that they lose the whole thing. What's worse is when they do that, and then don't even bother to make a good (Far removed) movie. Dawn of the Dead was OK, as remakes go, but it was nowhere near as good as the original. The Wicker Man remake was complete shite, as was the remake of Fright Night, Precinct 13 and Planet of the Apes. However, Rise of the Planet of the Apes was an absolutely amazing movie.

What I hate is remakes that neither differ from, nor improve upon, the original. I still watch the American remake of Ringu, but after receiving the anthology for Christmas, and realizing that the American remake and the original are essentially the same movie, I was quite disappointed. (And while many of the original series aren't great movies, the whole story arc is fun to watch. Given what I've heard about the book, neither Ringu nor The Ring delivered on the promise of the book. FWIW, The Ring 2, imo, is awful.)

Along the same lines, I've got the American remake of Ju-On 2 handy. I'm not expecting much. The original Ju-On 2 theatrical release, imho, was a stinker. But I love Amber Tamblyn, so I'll force myself.


And I'm terribly hesitant about watching the Korean remake of A Better Tomorrow. I adored the original and am a big Chow Yun-Fat fan. I just have this feeling it will stink.

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Oh, and the Bourne Supremacy and Bourne Ultimatum. Neither had the energy nor the human element of Identity, essentially turning Jason Bourne into a comic book hero.

Though I am looking forward to seeing Bourne Legacy. (I haven't read any reviews, so please, no spoilers.)