I’ve got a great idea: so, there’s these guys that remake back to the future. Then they realize it’s a bad idea so they go back in time to before they made it and they have to stop it from being made.
Silver Bullet is a film that , I think, deserves a remake… Making more of a horror, murder mystery than it was before while also improving the werewolf effects…
I would LOVE Silver Bullet to get a proper remake that follows the novella more faithfully. Woody Harrelson along with a kid from the new Ghostbusters or Stranger Things obviously.
I was just about to mention Jumper, and it's the first one you have on your list. Awesome! Yeah, this concept deserves a much more deep and elaborate execution
@@jasonvoorhees310 it was one of Cody’s picks so he explained it pretty well in this video, a simple description would be that it’s a dystopian world where the currency they use is a timer that is imbedded on everyone’s skin and the timer is counting down until they die, so whenever you buy something, you’re literally paying for less time on earth. But obviously that means you have to keep working to keep your timer up and stay alive. Very interesting concept that has a lot of deep themes
@@Xpertfusion Yeah, it was a cool concept, but the world building was kinda half assed. Always hate when there's a movie set in our reality hundreds, or even thousands of years from now, but everyone is driving old cars, wearing the same style of clothes that we wear now, living in the same types of buildings, and using pretty much the same types of expressions and sayings. I understand developing all of that to make it unique, and actually futuristic takes a lot of resources, but it enhances the setting and feel of the film so much.
Looking back at the sci-fi movies from the 2000's mentioned in this list, they indeed have great concepts that in more capable hands, might have turned out as classics such as Inception. Hopefully, more movies with these great ideas are made again so we can have new classics. And that Back to the Future choice, oh man, I think you are really brave for putting out that kind of opinion. I agree that it is an intresting scenario the one you set, but I think that leaving the classics untouched is for the best. I would be so in with a Chopping Mall remake, though. Great video Cody!
My list: 1. Creature From the Black Lagoon 2. Van Helsing 3. They Live I don't think a remake of Back to the Future is necessary and I don't think they should remake it because you're not going to top the original or have the fun and creativity that the original and the sequels had.
The Creators of Back to the Future have already said they will never be making another. Thank God. What makes this movie so awesome, is so specific and tailored to the film, I don’t think it could ever work.
Creature From The Black Lagoon needs one I would love to see I also want to see The Beast From 20000 Fathoms, Gamera, and The Lost World (1925) these movies would get more recognition for people to check out the originals with the exception of Gamera people know Gamera but he desperately needs a reboot!!
The Island is already a remake. The original film is called "Parts: The Clonus Horror". It was made in 1979 and it became one of the episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000. You should take a look at it, if you haven't seen it yet.
1. Universal Monster films remade in a similar style of 2020’s “The Invisible Man”. 2. Reign of Fire (i love the movie as is, however I feel like it is a story primed to be retold in a modern new way.) 3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (I love watching the film in its original form because it is fun, but it is bad. I’d love to see a retelling of this maybe set in modern day. Using monsters to save us.) 4. The Mark of Zorro (The Mask of Zorro and even it’s sequel are beloved to me…but I’d love to see a story about Don Diego Delivega as Zorro for a modern audience). 5. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (live action remake of the animated film) These are the only ones I can think of.
What do you think about remaking the original Phantasm? It's a pretty atmospheric movie but it had no budget. With some realistic modern effects and better actors for the protagonists, as well as more belief in the possibility of success, that movie could be really terrifying.
Jordan Peele IS producing a remake of The People Under The Stairs for Universal. This news made rounds in 2020, although we haven't heard anything about it since, I hope they stick to it and don't cancel it. I think it would be a really good film.
I ❤ People Under the Stairs 85% and dislike it 15%. The kids under the stairs weren't believable and kind of tacky and the ending scene was kind of corny. But I loved the storyline, Man and Woman, Fool, the dog, the girl, and Ving Rhames. I loved the creepiness. I loved the dark humor. I loved Everitt McGill running around (in leatherman outfit nonetheless with shotgun) yelling about killing Fool or everyone burning in hell. I can see where a remake could improve some parts of the movie, but some of the original I really liked.
I’d love to see a Back to the Future that doesn’t remake the original trilogy, but one that travels back to 1995, forward to 2035 (using the current Earth we have now), and then back to 1985 where it all began. A teenager from today is forced to adapt to the technology of the 90s, so they can APPRECIATE what we have now, and have the tolerance to save the world in 85 with even less than what was had the first time. Kids like to get the fast food version of the 80s and 90s but it could be a chance to show things like HIV/AIDS, drugs, the rise of gun violence, the attempted censorship from parents, stranger danger, and pre 9/11.
I feel like Freddy vs Jason could be remade with Derek mears as Jason and Jackie Earle Haley getting a second chance as Freddy cause if you think about it, both actors kind of got screwed over in a way but both also gave us a cool version of the characters we do love. Yes, people are gonna say, "The Nightmare remake is trash," but with enough intel, you can figure out fairly quickly that Jackie is not the problem with that movie. I just feel like it would be cool, that's all.
Jackie was most definitely not the problem. I love his performances in pretty much everything he's in. Especially the nightmare remake and watchmen as Rorschach. Would be great to see him return
@@ajax3748 I know and it absolutely baffles me that people say, "Well, it's not Robert and that's why it failed." Which if they even watched the film will know that that was not the problem. The problem is they focused on all the wrong things in that movie. The problem is that we had a handful of guys behind the scenes bickering and arguing about who's gonna direct the movie because let's be honest, when it comes to slasher films, Freddy, Jason, Chucky and Michael are most known, easily. Right off the bat, so it would make sense why you would want to work for getting that iconic character in your hands for a movie so you can go insane with it. But they stuck it on the one dude that watched half the films and didn't even consult Wes Craven about it.
@@randomreviews4278 yeah hopefully they can make it at some point. The original film was a classic but it's not particularly scary that's mostly due to the way it was shot that's not really a knock against the film it's just more product of its time however I could see that being done really creepily if it's filmed well. I could see maybe Gilmore Del Toro directing it since he's done several Fishman movies now.
A movie that I absolutely love but could be awesome with a modern remake is “The Last Starfighter”. The visual effects are very dated but it’s such a great movie. I keep hearing about a possible sequel but a remake would be better after all these years I think.
I agree, I've been hoping for a remake of The People Under the Stairs for so long. Like you said, just the concept alone would make for a great remake, but the social commentary would be perfect for a film like Us or Candyman. I hope someone picks it up.
Please nobody take this in a morbid way but my friend and I have often said when, as it happens, Chris Lloyd and Michael J Fox pass away, they’ll have a great headstone quote: “Where we’re going we don’t need roads. Love Back to the Future. Love your videos!
Great list! I agree with all of your picks, so many great ideas. Your idea of Jordan Peel remaking People Under the Stairs is an awesome one. A couple of movies I'd like to see redone. Terror Train, such a great setting for a slasher, but the original is so boring. And an unknown 70s film, Trapped AKA Doberman Patrol with James Brolin. He becomes trapped in a closed mall with angry dobermen trying to kill him. That's such a cool concept, but the movie did nothing with it. I honestly would like to see what they would do with a House remake too. Thanks Cody.
What I think would be amazing (not really a remake) but if they made a live action Coraline, and make it into more of a horror movie. The original animated one is already pretty creepy, and I just feel like it could get a lot more elevated in live action. Still love the animated one but it’s a movie I think would be great to convert to live action!
This is crazy, last night I was skipping through channels on TV and sure enough the movie Chopping Mall was on and I had never heard of this movie and I’m watching this countdown and sure enough you’ve included on this list, I’ll be dammed 😂
This is a really cool idea. I can think of a couple films that would make my list, Cyborg with van Damme would be cool, the entire sequel trilogy for SW has sooo much more potential, also Freddy vs. Jason deserves another chance, and finally I would love to see a fast n furious remake just to get it back to street racing films again. Wouldn't mind seeing Back the future remade. Great video Cody. This video was awesome, fun discussion.✌
Totally agree about Cyborg. That's a pretty good movie considering how it was just slapped together. If done with some more time and a little more money, it could be awesome.
Heat is such a masterpiece, well, all of the films you mentioned are fantastic, but I especially loved heat. I only started watching the Indiana Jones films like 5 years ago lol. My brother tried to get me to watch them for years, but the more hyped up something is, the less compelled I feel to watch it. But ended up loving those films as well.
I'm also of the opinion that there are movies that could have awesome remakes, it's that Hollywood chooses the ones that are already successful/beloved and unnecessary to remake. This one's a really old one, but I would LOVE a remake Freaks (a 1932 horror film). It's about a group of circus performers who are taken advantage of and get revenge on those who betrayed them. It was supposedly super graphic for its time but had almost 1/3rd of its runtime cut out and lost forever. This is a story that I think deserves a hard R remake, still set in the early 1900s and with actors that would be sideshow performers back then. That would be awesome
I severely hope Back To The Future never gets remade Actually…. I can kinda see They Live getting a remake. I’ll never ask or beg for it but it has potential…..that hurt to say low key lol
Do more of these please! This video and every single movie on the list is on point! There are so many more that you could include. I would love to see this video spark a remake of one of these!
I would like to see Gremlins remade as a R-rated straight up horror movie. Not taking anything from the classic original and the very fun meta Gremlins 2.
I’m sorry but I can’t imagine a world where back to the future needs a remake. It is simply a perfect movie with a perfect cast. Please, never ever touch that movie!
There's a few stories, particularly Stephen King ones, that could benefit greatly from a modern day remake. Christine is the first one that comes to mind, which would work well now with everyone starting to switch to electric cars. Also with dogs being treated more as "children" nowadays by some pet owners, a remake of Cujo would also be great. Storm of the Century would also be a great remake, even if it was just a miniseries on Netflix or HBO Max.
I forgot about In Time. That was an awesome concept and I enjoyed the film. I would watch a remake, for sure. Back to the Future is one of my absolute favorite films of all time. It never gets old. Classic. Trick Or Treat is one of my favorite films, as well. I had it recorded on VHS and my older brother and I watched it everyday for like a year. Awesome list, as always!! Any and all of these films could have a great remake.
I thought you’d give Halloween 3 a mention. That movie would be perfect for a update. Although I’m not one for remakes maybe a modern retelling would give it the credit it deserves
Recent subscriber, loving your videos pal 👌 this was a sick concept man. I totally agree with this list especially with In Time and Jumper. There's some solid groundwork laid out for a successor 😎 I personally would love to see remakes of The Running Man and The Towering Inferno 👍
The Running Man would be cool for a remake, gives u a Hunger Games Vibe. Towering Inferno needs a remake, I love the original 1974 movie but it was ahead of it's time, it's time for a remake now that CGI is a Thing, A Remake of The Postman (1997) would be cool, I'm probably the only person who loves it and i've read the book, i'd love to see either Tom Hanks or Kyle MacLachlan play The Postman others are: Sixteen Candles, Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (one of my favourite stories), The Burning, The English Patient and Spawn
Really good picks man another underrated Wes Craven film i'd love to see them remake is Cursed. Its a whodunnit slasher were the killer is a werewolf but its so easy to figure out who the werewolf was very early on in the movie so it loses that awesome mystery factor of guessing who the killer is that makes Scream so awesome. Christina Ricci is our final girl and theres also an awesome sub plot of her brother played by Jesse Eisenberg slowly turning into a werewolf himself. I think if they remade it leaning into more of the whodunnit aspect it would be a much better film. I also think the practical effects they did on the werewolf were pretty cool too.
@@itsharryhagen I never said the movie was good. I only thought about it cause Cody's number 1 pick was a underrated Wes Craven movie. Craven also does the 2 killer twist in this movie too but its nowhere near as clever as it was executed in Scream. Theres some cool ideas in the film which is why i think it would benefit from a remake. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure movie for me cause i really like the cast and the werewolf giving the middle finger scene cracks me up everytime.
Very good list. I think Chopping Mall could definitely be remade better nowadays. My list includes some I really like already but would love to see remade or some movies that just were not good and I think should be remade 1. Shutter - A Thai horror remake already. The Thai version is pretty good but U.S. version was not very good at all. Interesting plot that could be done again 2. Avatar the Last Airbender - as a huge fan of the show, it being my childhood, the live action we got was atrocious! 3. The Butterfly Effect - I actually like this movie but I do think it could be done better 4. Premonition- interesting concept just not pulled off that well (ok movie 🤷🏽♀️) 5. Christine - love the original and think it’s a very good movie, but definitely could be remade for modern times
I really appreciate the fact that you put a lot of thought into this. Easy to mail this in and pick iconic easy films but you dove deep. This is a major reason why you’re the only channel I support financially via Patreon. Keep crushing it.
I don't think they should remake back to the future but I would prefer a continuation where Marty's kids go back to the 1980s so we kind of get something similar to the original which was Nostalgia for the 1950s but the modern one would be nostalgic for the 1980s. It'd be a nice play on the formula.
@@lochofmceo either way but we essentially saw the 80s as just life when the original film come out we didn't see it Through The Eyes of a modern-day kid. However the nineties could potentially work.
YES! My first choice is your number 1. It needs a remake so bad and I would love to know what someone would do with it. I could also get behind the Back to the Future remake IF it was cast right and had the right person doing it for all the reasons you named. It would be a fun little journey.
If even in the process of making a proposal you gotta say "it'll never be as good as the original",as stated in the Back to the Future talk, I say Don't do it. It's ok to make movies inspired in part by Back to the Future that are not called Back to the Future.
BTTF would piss everyone off including myself if it's remade. They live can be relevant anytime but Piper was perfect for it and I think most would not want to see that. Chopping Mall is my guilty pleasure and to me it's also relevant to AI and all the shit going on with robotics today but l would be so mad lol if they remade it. I think it was in discussions in the past. I just don't like remakes maybe I'm an old miserable ass but that's how I feel about remakes 99% of the time. 😅
Man, don't really agree with this list at all. Especially They Live and Back to The Future. One movie I would like to see a remake of is Nightbreed. That movie got so screwed by executives that even the 'alternate cuts' didn't really do it justice.
I really want to see a moody, big budget, practical effects heavy 'nightmare on elm street' reboot. Make it at least a couple of hours too. Gotta disagree with you on 'the people under the stairs', though. You could reboot it, but I love the original.
Love the idea of "Back to the Future" remake. Maybe if it were named something else and had elements of the original. Kinda inspired by the film, but twists it around.
1.phantasm 2.near dark 3.prince of darkness 4.the shocker 5.people under the stairs(have to disagree movie is epic cult classic) 6.Videodrome 7.scanners 8.stigmata 9.escape from new york( would be hard to find new snake) 10.ginger snaps
One thing probably keeping The Island from being remade is that it got a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it for copying the plot of a 1979 movie called Parts: The Clonus Horror.
TimeCop should be helmed by the Spierig brothers. They did a fantastic job with the concept of time travel and a group of "Time Cops" with their "Temporal Agents" in the film "Predestination".
Yeah - don't remake Back to the Future, but take your concept and call it a different film by a different name. Just like people take the concept of Alien or Predator or whatever but make their own version of it. Remaking BttF and calling it that is just gonna fail and you know it....especially as a "modern" retelling. It will be woke or like Ghostbusters 2016 ^^
honestly, i expected to hate your list, but I agree with it for sure!!! Trick or Treat is one of my all time faves, but i would love a modern retelling
Krull and Highlander are at the top of my list of movies that should be remade. And I think the concept of Manos: the Hands of Fate has some potential, too.
@@captcrais101 Sorry! Highlander is an excellent idea, but the execution is a little lacking. It needs at least two more script revisions, modern CGI (mainly for the final Quickening) and a cast that doesn't have the Scottish guy as the Egyptian-pretending-to-be-Spanish and the French guy as the Scot.
Out of all the mentioned movies in this list. By far the one I would absolutely love a good solid modern remake for is They Live. As much as I like the original it does suffer from iffy effects and some loose writing. If they tightened up and focused the script with a likeable cast of actors it could seriously be an amazing remake.
That Childs Play 3 shirt is awesome, I kind of thought that you would have Christine on the list, I know you've mentioned that in the past, good list totally agree with your number 1.
I’ve got a great idea: so, there’s these guys that remake back to the future. Then they realize it’s a bad idea so they go back in time to before they made it and they have to stop it from being made.
That’s pretty clever lol I’d watch that.
Silver Bullet is a film that , I think, deserves a remake… Making more of a horror, murder mystery than it was before while also improving the werewolf effects…
I would LOVE Silver Bullet to get a proper remake that follows the novella more faithfully. Woody Harrelson along with a kid from the new Ghostbusters or Stranger Things obviously.
Yessss,the werewolf effects ruined that movie!
please God no
Saw that Movie, not bad, love werewolves
I was just about to mention Jumper, and it's the first one you have on your list. Awesome! Yeah, this concept deserves a much more deep and elaborate execution
Robert says Back To The Future is never gonna get remade as long as he lives
In Time NEEDS a remake. I loved that concept and the movie was good enough to warrant something else in that universe or just a full on reboot.
What's it about?
@@jasonvoorhees310 it was one of Cody’s picks so he explained it pretty well in this video, a simple description would be that it’s a dystopian world where the currency they use is a timer that is imbedded on everyone’s skin and the timer is counting down until they die, so whenever you buy something, you’re literally paying for less time on earth. But obviously that means you have to keep working to keep your timer up and stay alive. Very interesting concept that has a lot of deep themes
wasnt that the one with hg wells chasing jack the ripper into our time.
@@willhuey4462 That was Time After Time. I really enjoyed that movie.
@@Xpertfusion Yeah, it was a cool concept, but the world building was kinda half assed. Always hate when there's a movie set in our reality hundreds, or even thousands of years from now, but everyone is driving old cars, wearing the same style of clothes that we wear now, living in the same types of buildings, and using pretty much the same types of expressions and sayings. I understand developing all of that to make it unique, and actually futuristic takes a lot of resources, but it enhances the setting and feel of the film so much.
Remaking Back to the Future is a very bad idea.
The worst idea in the history of film
Don't you dare remake " back to the future " there is no need to..
Looking back at the sci-fi movies from the 2000's mentioned in this list, they indeed have great concepts that in more capable hands, might have turned out as classics such as Inception. Hopefully, more movies with these great ideas are made again so we can have new classics.
And that Back to the Future choice, oh man, I think you are really brave for putting out that kind of opinion. I agree that it is an intresting scenario the one you set, but I think that leaving the classics untouched is for the best.
I would be so in with a Chopping Mall remake, though. Great video Cody!
1. Children of the Corn - There has never been a great telling of this concept.
2. Darkman.
3. The Shadow.
There is one that is not that good but I make movies so I give credit
Back To The Future needs no remake.
Agreed
Nothing “needs” a remake, but it could be a cool remake to see regardless
My list:
1. Creature From the Black Lagoon
2. Van Helsing
3. They Live
I don't think a remake of Back to the Future is necessary and I don't think they should remake it because you're not going to top the original or have the fun and creativity that the original and the sequels had.
No leave They Live alone.
The Creators of Back to the Future have already said they will never be making another. Thank God. What makes this movie so awesome, is so specific and tailored to the film, I don’t think it could ever work.
@@theobsidiansimp8626 I agree with them.
Creature From The Black Lagoon needs one I would love to see I also want to see The Beast From 20000 Fathoms, Gamera, and The Lost World (1925) these movies would get more recognition for people to check out the originals with the exception of Gamera people know Gamera but he desperately needs a reboot!!
@@corpsedesecrator2612 Great picks on your part.
THEY LIVE!!!! 100%%% I've been saying that for years!!! Thanks Cody. Still relevant!
The Island is already a remake. The original film is called "Parts: The Clonus Horror". It was made in 1979 and it became one of the episodes of Mystery Science Theater 3000. You should take a look at it, if you haven't seen it yet.
1. Universal Monster films remade in a similar style of 2020’s “The Invisible Man”.
2. Reign of Fire (i love the movie as is, however I feel like it is a story primed to be retold in a modern new way.)
3. The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (I love watching the film in its original form because it is fun, but it is bad. I’d love to see a retelling of this maybe set in modern day. Using monsters to save us.)
4. The Mark of Zorro (The Mask of Zorro and even it’s sequel are beloved to me…but I’d love to see a story about Don Diego Delivega as Zorro for a modern audience).
5. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (live action remake of the animated film)
These are the only ones I can think of.
What do you think about remaking the original Phantasm? It's a pretty atmospheric movie but it had no budget. With some realistic modern effects and better actors for the protagonists, as well as more belief in the possibility of success, that movie could be really terrifying.
I agree that The Island could actually make for a kickass horror movie
In my opinion I think Hollywood should leave the classics alone
Nah some remakes are better than the original
Water world?
waterworld did not break even (175,000,000) untill the bluray came out which surged this was fifteen years later after filming
Jordan Peele IS producing a remake of The People Under The Stairs for Universal. This news made rounds in 2020, although we haven't heard anything about it since, I hope they stick to it and don't cancel it. I think it would be a really good film.
@@BishopWalters12 hey that's your opinion homie. I'm glad to see someone on the opposite side of the spectrum from me with this!
@@BishopWalters12
Hollywood is trash now.
I ❤ People Under the Stairs 85% and dislike it 15%.
The kids under the stairs weren't believable and kind of tacky and the ending scene was kind of corny.
But I loved the storyline, Man and Woman, Fool, the dog, the girl, and Ving Rhames. I loved the creepiness. I loved the dark humor. I loved Everitt McGill running around (in leatherman outfit nonetheless with shotgun) yelling about killing Fool or everyone burning in hell.
I can see where a remake could improve some parts of the movie, but some of the original I really liked.
I don't not see Timecop popping up on your list but a great shout never the less.I watched it a million times when I was a kid.
I’d love to see a Back to the Future that doesn’t remake the original trilogy, but one that travels back to 1995, forward to 2035 (using the current Earth we have now), and then back to 1985 where it all began. A teenager from today is forced to adapt to the technology of the 90s, so they can APPRECIATE what we have now, and have the tolerance to save the world in 85 with even less than what was had the first time. Kids like to get the fast food version of the 80s and 90s but it could be a chance to show things like HIV/AIDS, drugs, the rise of gun violence, the attempted censorship from parents, stranger danger, and pre 9/11.
Sure that movie sounds OK. But don't name it back to the future or have anything to do with those movies..
Please don’t ever get into Hollywood
I feel like Freddy vs Jason could be remade with Derek mears as Jason and Jackie Earle Haley getting a second chance as Freddy cause if you think about it, both actors kind of got screwed over in a way but both also gave us a cool version of the characters we do love. Yes, people are gonna say, "The Nightmare remake is trash," but with enough intel, you can figure out fairly quickly that Jackie is not the problem with that movie. I just feel like it would be cool, that's all.
Jackie was most definitely not the problem. I love his performances in pretty much everything he's in. Especially the nightmare remake and watchmen as Rorschach. Would be great to see him return
@@ajax3748 I know and it absolutely baffles me that people say, "Well, it's not Robert and that's why it failed." Which if they even watched the film will know that that was not the problem. The problem is they focused on all the wrong things in that movie. The problem is that we had a handful of guys behind the scenes bickering and arguing about who's gonna direct the movie because let's be honest, when it comes to slasher films, Freddy, Jason, Chucky and Michael are most known, easily. Right off the bat, so it would make sense why you would want to work for getting that iconic character in your hands for a movie so you can go insane with it. But they stuck it on the one dude that watched half the films and didn't even consult Wes Craven about it.
I love that idea
Oh ya! Definitely, or Freddy vs Jason vs Leatherface with Jackie Earl Haley, Derek Mears and Andrew B.
I would love to see jackie as freddy in anything he was a great casting choice.
You literally took the words right out of my mouth As soon as I saw People under the stairs I thought of Jordan Peele! Love your content Cody!!
Thank you!
They should remake deja vu. It can just be the exact film again
A modern-day Creature from the Black Lagoon movie would be interesting. They could even get that guy from the shape of water to play the creature
Well I heard supposedly there making a remake of this with Scarlet Johansson AKA Black Widow
@@randomreviews4278 I didn't know that. That does sound interesting though.
@@bigkmoviesandgames it does maybe this is true idk it's been almost 3 years since it was mentioned.
@@randomreviews4278 yeah hopefully they can make it at some point. The original film was a classic but it's not particularly scary that's mostly due to the way it was shot that's not really a knock against the film it's just more product of its time however I could see that being done really creepily if it's filmed well. I could see maybe Gilmore Del Toro directing it since he's done several Fishman movies now.
@@randomreviews4278 I have never heard of The Movie Chopping Mall
I saw The Burning (1981) for the first time today didn't care for it.I think they could do a really good remake on this movie.
I'm wearing a the people under the stairs shirt right now 🤣
A movie that I absolutely love but could be awesome with a modern remake is “The Last Starfighter”. The visual effects are very dated but it’s such a great movie. I keep hearing about a possible sequel but a remake would be better after all these years I think.
I agree, I've been hoping for a remake of The People Under the Stairs for so long. Like you said, just the concept alone would make for a great remake, but the social commentary would be perfect for a film like Us or Candyman. I hope someone picks it up.
Jumper definitely needs to come back to the big screen
This list is great, but some movies should never be resurrected, no matter what...
Please nobody take this in a morbid way but my friend and I have often said when, as it happens, Chris Lloyd and Michael J Fox pass away, they’ll have a great headstone quote:
“Where we’re going we don’t need roads.
Love Back to the Future. Love your videos!
Great list! I agree with all of your picks, so many great ideas. Your idea of Jordan Peel remaking People Under the Stairs is an awesome one. A couple of movies I'd like to see redone. Terror Train, such a great setting for a slasher, but the original is so boring. And an unknown 70s film, Trapped AKA Doberman Patrol with James Brolin. He becomes trapped in a closed mall with angry dobermen trying to kill him. That's such a cool concept, but the movie did nothing with it. I honestly would like to see what they would do with a House remake too. Thanks Cody.
What I think would be amazing (not really a remake) but if they made a live action Coraline, and make it into more of a horror movie. The original animated one is already pretty creepy, and I just feel like it could get a lot more elevated in live action. Still love the animated one but it’s a movie I think would be great to convert to live action!
This is crazy, last night I was skipping through channels on TV and sure enough the movie Chopping Mall was on and I had never heard of this movie and I’m watching this countdown and sure enough you’ve included on this list, I’ll be dammed 😂
R.I.P Wes Craven
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
The Burning could benefit greatly from a remake
YES!
Definitely, I've never enjoyed the original.
This is a really cool idea. I can think of a couple films that would make my list, Cyborg with van Damme would be cool, the entire sequel trilogy for SW has sooo much more potential, also Freddy vs. Jason deserves another chance, and finally I would love to see a fast n furious remake just to get it back to street racing films again. Wouldn't mind seeing Back the future remade. Great video Cody. This video was awesome, fun discussion.✌
Totally agree about Cyborg. That's a pretty good movie considering how it was just slapped together. If done with some more time and a little more money, it could be awesome.
So glad to see someone else say the SW sequels....I singled it to Ruin Johnson's "The Last Jedi"....but yeah, all 3 need to be remade
Back to the Future should never be remade, it’s timeless.
it would be wonderful if Cody reviewed
Heat(1995)
The Good The Bad and The Ugly
Se7en
The Thing(1982)
The Indiana Jones trilogy
That Eastwood trilogy would be a joy to watch
@@adamhoward5404 exactly
Heat is such a masterpiece, well, all of the films you mentioned are fantastic, but I especially loved heat. I only started watching the Indiana Jones films like 5 years ago lol. My brother tried to get me to watch them for years, but the more hyped up something is, the less compelled I feel to watch it. But ended up loving those films as well.
@@KB-bh9hp Heat(1995) is in my Top 5 favorite movies of all time
Indiana Jones Trilogy 😂😂 I love that you don't even consider the 4th one. It was a mess to be honest
I'm also of the opinion that there are movies that could have awesome remakes, it's that Hollywood chooses the ones that are already successful/beloved and unnecessary to remake.
This one's a really old one, but I would LOVE a remake Freaks (a 1932 horror film). It's about a group of circus performers who are taken advantage of and get revenge on those who betrayed them. It was supposedly super graphic for its time but had almost 1/3rd of its runtime cut out and lost forever.
This is a story that I think deserves a hard R remake, still set in the early 1900s and with actors that would be sideshow performers back then. That would be awesome
I think the closest we'll get is that Season of American Horror Story (Freak show)
@@timlutzen6019 Yeah, probably. That season was very heavily inspired by Freaks though (it’s been a bit since I watched it but I remember liking it)
First one that springs to my mind is 'They live' Starts great and a great idea... But kind of loses it's way
I severely hope Back To The Future never gets remade
Actually…. I can kinda see They Live getting a remake. I’ll never ask or beg for it but it has potential…..that hurt to say low key lol
Hope they remake the idea of making new original movies.
Do more of these please! This video and every single movie on the list is on point! There are so many more that you could include. I would love to see this video spark a remake of one of these!
If you can't outdo the original you shouldn't remake it. That disqualifies Back to the Future.
Exactly
I would like to see Gremlins remade as a R-rated straight up horror movie. Not taking anything from the classic original and the very fun meta Gremlins 2.
A movie I always thought could use a modern remake was “Devils advocate”..great story but the effects didn’t hold up over time
I think that movie was done so well that it doesnt need a remake. Imo Keanu's best acting performance
"It happened....in Monterey.....a long time ago....."
I’m sorry but I can’t imagine a world where back to the future needs a remake. It is simply a perfect movie with a perfect cast. Please, never ever touch that movie!
Good video Cody! Dune is a prime example of remaking a movie that wasn’t that great, and thus did it better
Is there anyway to re release these videos but without the distracting music in the background?
Never understood the water world hate
There's a few stories, particularly Stephen King ones, that could benefit greatly from a modern day remake. Christine is the first one that comes to mind, which would work well now with everyone starting to switch to electric cars. Also with dogs being treated more as "children" nowadays by some pet owners, a remake of Cujo would also be great. Storm of the Century would also be a great remake, even if it was just a miniseries on Netflix or HBO Max.
The Blob and Attack of the Killer Tomatoes are a couple I would love to see a remake of especially with today's advanced technology.
I forgot about In Time. That was an awesome concept and I enjoyed the film. I would watch a remake, for sure. Back to the Future is one of my absolute favorite films of all time. It never gets old. Classic. Trick Or Treat is one of my favorite films, as well. I had it recorded on VHS and my older brother and I watched it everyday for like a year. Awesome list, as always!! Any and all of these films could have a great remake.
1. Silver Bullet
2. Scanners
3. Phantasm
4. Creature From The Black Lagoon
5. They Live
No leave They Live alone.
I would like to see Dreamscape (1983 I think) remade. I love the Dennis Quaid version, but it could be so cool to see an update
It was 1984 😂
Cody you should do a video on Dreamscape. It is one of my favorite 80s movies. Dennis Quaid is 😎
I thought you’d give Halloween 3 a mention. That movie would be perfect for a update. Although I’m not one for remakes maybe a modern retelling would give it the credit it deserves
I'd rather get a sequel to Halloween 3
@@a.j.bandido8739 yeah like dealing with the aftermath of part 3 I think Cochran was successful at that sacrifice
Bro can you review ‘Money Heist’ on Netflix. 5 seasons, 1 and 2 are amazing 10/10.
Spaceballs but about the Disney star wars debacle
Recent subscriber, loving your videos pal 👌 this was a sick concept man. I totally agree with this list especially with In Time and Jumper. There's some solid groundwork laid out for a successor 😎
I personally would love to see remakes of The Running Man and The Towering Inferno 👍
The Running Man would be cool for a remake, gives u a Hunger Games Vibe. Towering Inferno needs a remake, I love the original 1974 movie but it was ahead of it's time, it's time for a remake now that CGI is a Thing, A Remake of The Postman (1997) would be cool, I'm probably the only person who loves it and i've read the book, i'd love to see either Tom Hanks or Kyle MacLachlan play The Postman others are: Sixteen Candles, Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (one of my favourite stories), The Burning, The English Patient and Spawn
Bro there’s a part 2 and 3 to back to the future
Honestly a great list, even if Chopping Mall is one of my favorite films of all time, but I would love to see a remake of it.
Really good picks man another underrated Wes Craven film i'd love to see them remake is Cursed. Its a whodunnit slasher were the killer is a werewolf but its so easy to figure out who the werewolf was very early on in the movie so it loses that awesome mystery factor of guessing who the killer is that makes Scream so awesome. Christina Ricci is our final girl and theres also an awesome sub plot of her brother played by Jesse Eisenberg slowly turning into a werewolf himself. I think if they remade it leaning into more of the whodunnit aspect it would be a much better film. I also think the practical effects they did on the werewolf were pretty cool too.
@@itsharryhagen I never said the movie was good. I only thought about it cause Cody's number 1 pick was a underrated Wes Craven movie. Craven also does the 2 killer twist in this movie too but its nowhere near as clever as it was executed in Scream. Theres some cool ideas in the film which is why i think it would benefit from a remake. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure movie for me cause i really like the cast and the werewolf giving the middle finger scene cracks me up everytime.
We need a remake of Shocker. So much potential and now the effects could be done properly.
I Agree.
I'm definitely a no on a remake or sequel to BTTF. Too many reasons to name here, but Timecop sequel has potential, not a remake.
Very good list. I think Chopping Mall could definitely be remade better nowadays. My list includes some I really like already but would love to see remade or some movies that just were not good and I think should be remade
1. Shutter - A Thai horror remake already. The Thai version is pretty good but U.S. version was not very good at all. Interesting plot that could be done again
2. Avatar the Last Airbender - as a huge fan of the show, it being my childhood, the live action we got was atrocious!
3. The Butterfly Effect - I actually like this movie but I do think it could be done better
4. Premonition- interesting concept just not pulled off that well (ok movie 🤷🏽♀️)
5. Christine - love the original and think it’s a very good movie, but definitely could be remade for modern times
I disagree with back to the future. Total classic.
Modern effects - CAN be a good thing … not always
Modern storytelling - ….. No lol
Right!
Cody is there a full version of your intro and outro songs?
nobody should think about remaking Back to the Future at all, nothing can beat that movie
even They Live, what a great movie from JC
I really appreciate the fact that you put a lot of thought into this. Easy to mail this in and pick iconic easy films but you dove deep. This is a major reason why you’re the only channel I support financially via Patreon. Keep crushing it.
I don't think they should remake back to the future but I would prefer a continuation where Marty's kids go back to the 1980s so we kind of get something similar to the original which was Nostalgia for the 1950s but the modern one would be nostalgic for the 1980s. It'd be a nice play on the formula.
90’s because we saw the 80’s in the OG
@@lochofmceo either way but we essentially saw the 80s as just life when the original film come out we didn't see it Through The Eyes of a modern-day kid. However the nineties could potentially work.
@@BishopWalters12 that's just crazy talk.
YES! My first choice is your number 1. It needs a remake so bad and I would love to know what someone would do with it. I could also get behind the Back to the Future remake IF it was cast right and had the right person doing it for all the reasons you named. It would be a fun little journey.
If even in the process of making a proposal you gotta say "it'll never be as good as the original",as stated in the Back to the Future talk, I say Don't do it. It's ok to make movies inspired in part by Back to the Future that are not called Back to the Future.
BTTF would piss everyone off including myself if it's remade. They live can be relevant anytime but Piper was perfect for it and I think most would not want to see that. Chopping Mall is my guilty pleasure and to me it's also relevant to AI and all the shit going on with robotics today but l would be so mad lol if they remade it. I think it was in discussions in the past. I just don't like remakes maybe I'm an old miserable ass but that's how I feel about remakes 99% of the time. 😅
Great idea for a video, need more like these
We still need a sequel to Trick 'r Treat, the anthology horror film from 2008.
Man, don't really agree with this list at all. Especially They Live and Back to The Future. One movie I would like to see a remake of is Nightbreed. That movie got so screwed by executives that even the 'alternate cuts' didn't really do it justice.
I really want to see a moody, big budget, practical effects heavy 'nightmare on elm street' reboot. Make it at least a couple of hours too.
Gotta disagree with you on 'the people under the stairs', though. You could reboot it, but I love the original.
I actually have an idea: What if some modern teens went back in time to capture photographs and even lost items of classic cinema to preserve them?
Time cop would be a awesome movie to have redone in today's time. As long as they chose the right cast as well.
Love the idea of "Back to the Future" remake. Maybe if it were named something else and had elements of the original. Kinda inspired by the film, but twists it around.
Hey Cody, would you ever make a video on your top 10 favorite horror prequels or 10 top horror movies that need a prequel?
1.phantasm
2.near dark
3.prince of darkness
4.the shocker
5.people under the stairs(have to disagree movie is epic cult classic)
6.Videodrome
7.scanners
8.stigmata
9.escape from new york( would be hard to find new snake)
10.ginger snaps
Chopping Mall was fun. But if it was remade, since malls are a dying breed, it could be set in an amusement park .
One thing probably keeping The Island from being remade is that it got a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against it for copying the plot of a 1979 movie called Parts: The Clonus Horror.
Damn....I am impressed....you have some very good arguments! I really thought you crazy on Back to the Future till I heard you out.
I would like to see a remake of one my favorite horror movies from the 70's, The Car. Nuff said!
Liked this movie but not the ending
I hope you didn't wast 90mn and watch The Car 2, which is one big pile of Shit!The original is a classic
TimeCop should be helmed by the Spierig brothers. They did a fantastic job with the concept of time travel and a group of "Time Cops" with their "Temporal Agents" in the film "Predestination".
A new Nightmare on Elm Street
Yeah - don't remake Back to the Future, but take your concept and call it a different film by a different name. Just like people take the concept of Alien or Predator or whatever but make their own version of it. Remaking BttF and calling it that is just gonna fail and you know it....especially as a "modern" retelling. It will be woke or like Ghostbusters 2016 ^^
Yup
honestly, i expected to hate your list, but I agree with it for sure!!! Trick or Treat is one of my all time faves, but i would love a modern retelling
The filming location for chopping mall is only 5 minutes away from my house lol super cool!
Krull and Highlander are at the top of my list of movies that should be remade. And I think the concept of Manos: the Hands of Fate has some potential, too.
NO! Leave Highlander alone!! None of the sequels were good. A remake would be terrible. Critical Drinker talks about why a remake would be bad.
@@captcrais101 Sorry! Highlander is an excellent idea, but the execution is a little lacking. It needs at least two more script revisions, modern CGI (mainly for the final Quickening) and a cast that doesn't have the Scottish guy as the Egyptian-pretending-to-be-Spanish and the French guy as the Scot.
your idea of Trick or Treat today would be pretty rad. That movie was a true product of its time.
Out of all the mentioned movies in this list. By far the one I would absolutely love a good solid modern remake for is They Live. As much as I like the original it does suffer from iffy effects and some loose writing. If they tightened up and focused the script with a likeable cast of actors it could seriously be an amazing remake.
I enjoyed The Island enough when I saw it in theaters, but I've never felt compelled to revisit it.
That Childs Play 3 shirt is awesome, I kind of thought that you would have Christine on the list, I know you've mentioned that in the past, good list totally agree with your number 1.
Aw, I love the original chopping mall 😖. I don’t know if modern audiences could deal with such a cheesy concept haha.