Top 20 Worst Changes in Movie Remakes
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- Sometimes it's best to stick to the source material! For this list, we’ll be looking at alterations to remakes that worsened certain aspects of character, story, or theme. Some of these entail spoilers. Our countdown includes changes in movies "Beauty and the Beast", "Clash of the Titans", "The Stepford Wives" and more! Which of these ticked you off the most? Let us know in the comments below!
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I don't see anything wrong with the remake of the Lion king, Willi Wanka, and Pinocchio, for the Lion king they just did them more realistically. it's not like a real Lion could make those expressive looks like they do in the original, for Willi Wanka Jonny Depp was just playing a more different Wanka nothing wrong with that, and for Pinocchio at least for me I like his Father more on the remake played by Hanks, then the original.
How come there's no mention of Death race on your list?
i disagree 1998 Godzilla was a good movie, i understand its not everyone's cup of tea but still it wasn't that bad
i thought i am legend was a good movie without knowing its meaning, the heart wrenching scene with Nevel and Sam was heart breaking
Depp's version of Willy Wonka was more insane and malicious.
Wilder's rendition was mysterious and playful
I saw a preview of an upcoming prequel movie of Willy Wonka, called "Wonka." Let's hope it will be as good as the 1971 classic.
@@dreamguardian8320 I fear it will be about Depp's Wonka.
Also while Wilder's version is called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory it mainly revolves around Charlie, Depp's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on the other hand revolves around Willy Wonka. It's so weird that the main name of the movie is not what the movie revolves around.
Also Depp pulling the movie to be about Wonka defeats the whole story as it's about a poor boy getting it all and not about a bitter strange adult who fears dentists. Depp's version has no flair and feels flat and one demential.
@@Excanda The trailer made it perfectly clear that it's specifically a prequel to Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
@@TCgamerboy2002 ok. I stand corrected. Wonka is clearly Wilder's Wonka.
No mention of how they totally ruined the Robocop story with the remake? They threw out the most interesting part of the story, Murphy trying to recover his humanity after his memories were wiped and they tried to make him an automaton.
I see alot of Charlie Chocolate Factory love here. I think the thing with Depp's Wonka was that it lacked the nuance and groundedness of Wilder's. It was weird and quirky for the sake of it and nothing else. Despite the eccentricities, Wilder's Wonka still felt like a real person and not a caricature.
Wilder’s strayed too far from the source material and lost what the book was about. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was a cautionary tale for kids that misbehave, the focus of the book was Charlie not Wonka. Dahl believed the Wilder film lacked substance. He hated the whole film. The Depp/Burton version is closer to what Dahl was aiming for.
@@andrewft31 well God rest his soul. Wilder and the first one was still better.
A lot of fanboys love Depp, and won't accept any criticism of him, warranted or not.
@@andrewft31Yeah, because I remember the part in the book where they had Wonka's childhood growing up.
I read the book and watched the Wilder version, and aside from the musical numbers, no father in the movie and one or two other scenes, (Charlie and Joe floating in the air wasn't in the book), it is very similar to the book.
Point out to me where the Wilder version "strayed from the source material".
From everything I heard, Roald Dahl was a miserable old turd anyway.
and yet Depp's is more in line with the actual source material
Loved Robert Englund as Freddy, and nobody can do what he did for the franchise
Yeah I agree Robert is just too iconic to replace
Agreed.
same for Kane Hodder as Jason
Agree
@@marlonclark1896I second that. Him and Robert Englund were THE horror icons I grew up watching.
I was mixed on Charlie. IMO it righted some things the first got wrong about the book, but i found Depp’s portrayal a bit too weird, plus adding a backstory took away a lot of the character’s mystery.
Agree. At least in the remake, they got what many expected the Great Glass Elevator should've been. (which the first movie was changed and renamed)
It would have been funny if the Number 1 choice for Psycho was “Not changing anything”.
It should really have been "remaking it for no reason, since we already had a great version". I could say the same about Get Carter.
Agree. Plus, what they did alter, wasn't needed; example, showing what Norman was doing while peeking in at Marion. I saw the movie at the theater with my mother while I was in school. Awkward 😣
Maybe it's because I like both versions, but just as "The Muppet Christmas Carol" isn't a remake of the Alastair Sim version of "A Christmas Carol," (or the 100 other versions of the story,) "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" isn't a remake of "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" - they are both adaptations of the same source material.
*I Am Legend* also randomly changed from thinking vampires to mindless zombies for some reason, but then gave the zombies the same characteristics as vampires (strength, aversion to sunlight). And by ignoring the entire "Legend" portion of the name, missed out on a _spectacular_ ending.
I can’t believe that they actually remade psycho. Hitchcock original still holds up 63 years later now
I didn't know that either. I know they been planning to in the last three years without luck....so yeah, this has surprised me. Yes, so far all of Hitchcok's films have seen off every horror creator going, including Stephen King and the one who remade Pinocchio. Nobody can do it and yet to find out it has happened, I am not sure how to feel about that
It was a true abomination. They must have asked about 30 actresses who said NO before Ann Heche agreed to play Marion Crane
And they changed absolutely nothing about it except the actors and gave it color
Agreed, there's a reason nobody has tried to remake Vertigo or The Birds. I think someone tried with Rear Window, though.
@@hokutology1718 yes they did - it may have been a Made for TV thing starring the late great Christopher Reeve (AKA Superman) after his horse injury which landed him paralyzed in a wheelchair.
So, when he played Jimmy Stewarts character he was already in a wheelchair. You will have to google it because off hand I don’t remember what actress played his ‘gal pal’ she was probably someone known at the time. RIP - there will never be a better Super man
Gaston leaving Maurice for dead in the remake is stupid, but Gaston helping Maurice was actually good because he wanted to get Maurice’s approval, so help him out even if you don’t believe him. I liked that idea, hated leaving Maurice for dead.
The casting wasn’t good either. Should’ve been someone much more imposing in looks as well as attitude.
@@jasonstraight1320 yeah. Luke Evans isn’t that intimidating tbh
The whole remake was garbage
@@JMwhocares I like the song Nevermore (even though it is from the broadway musical) and the song with Maurice while working
@@user-jh4ww7gv4nEvermore is not from the Broadway musical that was a similar song called if I can't love her.
Remakes need to stop , go back to the good ol' days where movies we're original or came from books
Stop remaking good films. Remake shitty ones, but better
*were
Yes , thank you. @@michaelpalmieri7335
Fun fact; karate was developed from Kung Fu (modern name White Crane/Pak Hok Pai, originally Fist of the Lion’s Roar). As an instructor in White Crane, I agree it should be called Kung Fu Kid, and that all the flip fighting was completely unnecessary when they could have just had two martial artists in a martial arts fight. It’d be nice to see that in a movie again.
The Pink Panther - Steve Martin tried his best as Inspector Clouseau, but it leaned so far from it's Original version it lost all of it's charm.
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OMG. I watched the originals so many times and loved them. I saw the trailer with Steve Martin and groaned so much. I only ended up watching the film because a friend insisted on showing it to me. It was so dumb. I don't know how Sellers did it, but he completely made the character by being so clumsy, hilarious situations and still solving the case by the end. The remake just made him unbelievably stupid in a really not funny way. You just can't compare them.
Dishonorable mention:
Child's Play - Making the doll an evil robot by enabling security features
Agreed.
I don't think the Psycho peephole change was so shocking. That's what a creeper would do. They just didn't show it in 1960 because it was 1960. Hitchcock had to fight to show a toilet for crying out loud.
They really didn’t need to remake Planet of the Apes, but I didn’t hate the 2001 remake. I enjoyed Heston’s cameo and the nostalgic use of some of the more icon lines. It was just kinda fun. The ending wasn’t supposed to make sense. It was obviously left open for a sequel, which of course never materialized because it flopped at the box office.
I agree with this list because Hollywood spin their version of classic movies and fans are still hating them
True.
I loved the Gene Wilder version of Willy Wonka and the Johnny Depp version. Now I can't wait to see the Timmothee version.
I thought Charlie and the chocolate factory was a free adaptation of the book instead of a remake of the previous adaptation.
I view the 2021 West Side Story the same way. Just another adaptation of the 1957 Broadway musical than a remake of the 1961 film adaptation.
Cartoon Gaston I had a hard time believing that he would go full psycho after just being an arrogant jerk. It's like Hans in Frozen, there's almost no buildup. You can't have something like that come out of nowhere.
Also, it's incredibly stupid having something that isn't even a remake on the thumbnail. Tim Burton's Charlie & the Chocolate Factory is NOT a remake. There's a difference between a remake (like Total Recall with Colin Farrell) and a new adaption of the same book. Book movie versions of Wonka act wildly out of character at times. Depp has the childlike demeanor, Wilder has the snark, but neither one really gets the character as such.
I like the Depp version of Wonka better because he’s truer to the books. But Wilder’s is great too.
Actually I love both versions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Wait... the worst problem in Nightmare's remake is... the REALISTICALLY BURNED face?
Ah, the problem isn't how it seems, but how it looks. Ok, ok.
Wasn’t the right person playing the part.
@@karenburton8444 I don't peculiarly like that excuse (mainly because I'm Italian, we have diffrent voices for many actors, and not always, especially in older movies, the dubber remained consistant, so I am more open in such stuff. And then my hypocritical self is angry when an animated Joker isn't dubbed by the usual guy that dubs him since Mark Hamill). Yeah, nobody can top Englund, but they aren't try to top him, they are trying to re-tell an old story to a new audience that isn't used to the og stuff. In that they did a good job. Perfect? No. Improvable? Yes. Yet enjoyable? Yes.
The remake was better
I personally like Jackie Earle Haley as Freddy... Yes, the story for that movie was fricken terrible! But whereas Robert came across as a child murderer, Jackie came across more like a child molester, something that Robert was supposed to be but never really felt like cause of the time the original came out. Maybe a little in FvsJ, but that was about it. Jackie's Freddy just made my skin crawl every time he opened his mouth!
For Halloween I do understand the view point against Ron Zombie's remake. The original does a good job of showcasing Michael's menace because it offers no reason for his motives. But I do like Zombie's remake because I do like his take on Michael's motives.
I really don't know what people have aganist the remake of "Charlie and the choclate factory", it's a fine movie and I really don't see the problem with the new Willie Wonka design
Depp's Wonka was more faithful to the book.Wilder has the advatange of nostalgia from those who most likely never read the book. Wilders Wonka seems...unstable. His blow up at the end seens to imply that hes not unfamilar with portraying himself in an acceptable manner. He knew Charlie and Grandpa Joe decided to test tbe fizzy lifting drink..and never once made any mention of it until his rage blow up at the end. Depps Wonka wasnt hiding anyrhing. The overuse of CGI was a big downside to the Burton version, but its more faithful and its Wonka doesnt come across as someone who probably has bodies in the basement
yep. I like both for their own take but yes having some parts of the book appearing in the remake was good. (such as the Great Glass Elevator)
Depp came across as ped.
The animated Beauty and the Beast, Gaston could actually be considered the hero of another story. He was willing to work hard all day to support a family. He viewed the Beast as a threat to his home and was willing to risk his life to fight what he perceived as a threat. Gaston was obviously not without flaws, but if the audience's sympathy hasn't been made pro-Beast, Gaston would very much be a hero.
I actually thought Johnny Depp’s portrayal was better in some ways. Sure he wasn’t charming, but he made a perfect eccentric weirdo/mad genius, which is kind of what you would expect of a mysterious reclusive chocolatier who’s owns and operates a borderline magical factory staffed by Oompa Loompas. Don’t get me wrong, Gene Wilder was a classic, but I think this was a valid direction to take the character, kind of like how every iteration of the Joker is done from a different angle.
#20 is not a bad change. Sounds like something his character would do.
He’s also more manipulative, and at least he actually brings his gun to the castle (which he didn’t in the cartoon, for some reason). I also like that LeFou has character development, and turns on Gaston in the end.
I actually didn’t mind Freddy’s new look in the remake. What really bothered me was switching him from a child murderer to a kid diddler, and the “maybe he was innocent” angle they were going for.
And as for the peephole scene in the remake of Psycho? From what I understand, that was actually more source accurate to the original novel and something that Hitchcock wanted to include in his version but wasn’t able to due to the level of censorship of movies at the time. I don’t know if that’s 100% true or not, but it’s what I’ve heard.
I did not like the remake of A Nightmare On Elm Street. And I really wish people would give the whole who's Wonka is better debate a rest. But I know once the movie, Wonka comes out at Christmas, it's gonna get worse.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is *NOT* a remake!
Yeah it is.
@@vanessastegall It’s just a more faithful adaptation to Roald Dahl’s book!
@vanessastegall it's not. It's true to the book and who the Author intended Wonka to be.
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Goldar Being a Smelted Gold Giant Kaiju Power Rangers (2017) I kinda prefered the armored Wizard Of Oz primate Goldar from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993-1995)
That would’ve been better, I did enjoy the new version of Rita though since they made her a competent villain
For Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocalate Factory they had Roald Dahl's wife as a consultant, so that they could get a film that was more accurate to the book. This video is redundant. Timothy Chalamet is a far worse casting than Johnny Depp. Depp did an excellent job with what he was given, and he still kept the character of Willy Wonka eccentric. Just in a different way from Gene Wilder.
Johnny depp did great as Willy.
I also love that they casted Christopher Lee as Willy’s father
@@soramembrino82 Exactly!
@@Ori_Kohav Same here.
Dishonorable Mentions:
- Changing motivations around (Lady and the Tramp)
- Captain Hook's backstory (Peter Pan and Wendy)
- Everything!!! (Tom and Jerry and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory)
- No plot focus (The Mummy 2017)
- Rushed plot and making King Kong a bad musical (Mighty Kong)
- Casting Matthew Bored-wick as Harold Hill (The Music Man 2003)
- Not changing anything (both Psycho and Lion King)
- Disgusting imagery (The Shaggy Dog 2006)
Any I missed?
keep in mind the TIM BURTON'S BERSION is NOT necessarilly a remake and more of a mostly faithful adaptation with some creative changes in its own superior right
By WatchMojo's logic Denis Villeneuve remade Dune from David Lynch.
I think the lesson here is never try to remake a movie that starred the great Charlton Heston.
Dreamworks: “Are you sure about that?” (Presents The Prince of Egypt)
@hunterolaughlin the one exception:)
@@ilovegarradors Dreamworks: “Thanks.”
I liked Rollerball. 1. Because it was the only version I've seen and 2. Paul Heyman. 😊
Introducing first the idea that remake Freddy was a child *molester* as a human and then worse, teasing he was innocent of his crimes when they killed him made an already questionable remake pretty icky.
Thank You for the List and Video 😀
Karate Kid in 2010 remake should change the title "Kung Fu Kid"
Wonka being recast isn't a bad thing, because it's two different versions of the movie. The Wilder version has less to do with the book whereas the Burton version had more involvement with the book AND Roald Dahl's widow to boot.
The common denominator here is NONE of these movies needed to be remade. They are timeless and are as enjoyable to watch today as when they were made. We didn't need a CGI chariot race or an updated Oldboy. We need new stories, not re-dos.
My son and I got to see part of the remake of "Total Recall" being filmed in Toronto. They had the flying cop cars Attached to huge trucks with arms moving them up and down while driving under the Gardiner Expressway. We were on our way to the Rogers Centre to see former Blue Jay and Hall of Famer Robbie Alomar get his number retired, and see our Jays beat Texas 7-3. What a great day.
When Phoebe is a video narrator, it’s best to have her re-dub her lines from earlier videos, as her stock audio is a problem I have with her.
Exactly what I was thinking. In the add ins it sounds like she recorded them while her family was sleeping and she’s trying to be quiet lol
Sorry i refuse to take any Tim Burton slander !😠✋🚫
Having Mulan magically gifted right from the getgo instead of her journey and training to overcome herself and get better and solve issues with her witts instead of supernatural 'chosen one' powers...
17:32 Fun fact: Sony considered changing the title to "The Kung Fu Kid", but this idea was nixed by producer Jerry Weintraub.
Even as an adult, I relate myself so much with Depp's Wonka.
I didn't like the bit with the singing dolls
same
@@marlonclark1896 it was really creepy and I could have done without the demonic downpitched singing
@@carlycarmine3858 it’s a Tim Burton film adapting a Roald Dahl book.. it’s supposed to be creepy 💀
@@KingOfGaymes I know, but that bit was borderline terrifying
The original Willy Wonka was disowned by the author. The Johnny Depp version was praised by the author's family for being more like the book. I prefer the Depp version as well. Aside from that, I agree with all of your picks.
If you disregard the book (many people who go to films haven't read the source material) the first was better overall. More heart, better songs, more palatable and less icky/creepy.
@@SWLinPHX and you probably liked the Lord of the rings 2 & 3, and the Hobbit. I walked out on LOTR 2, never bothered with 3, and 30 minutes into the Hobbit I cancelled the stream. Too bad I never really like the Harry Potter stories. I heard that the movies were spot on the books. Hey, I know, let's redo Citizen Kane with Meryl Streep in the lead role! Authors create a masterpiece. Hollywood ruins it.
@@Rkenton48 Uh, no. Never saw them. But you've obviously missed my point. Not everyone goes to see a movie based on their familiarity with the book and even those who do, if the movie is good enough or memorable or beloved even it will do good. Is this a discussion on how good a film is or how faithful it is to the book?? Again, look at "The Shining": the famous author disapproved yet it became a classic that endures to this day. But King's own remake of "The Shining" as a TV miniseries was quickly forgotten.
@@Rkenton48what a weird flex
Was it fuck? 🙄 you only like it because that waste of eyeliner Jonny depp is in it 🙄
WatchMojo, in general, I avoid remakes because it becomes Nothing like original. As Walt Disney himself said, “You can’t toppings with pigs”. . In my opinion, if the box office failure of the remake of “Ben-Hur” doesn’t teach people to stop making remakes, nothing will. Since we both like “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”, I took my daughter to see the remake. When we left the theater, I asked her, “What did you think of it?”. She asked, “Would you be mad at me if I said I hated it?”. I said, “Me, too”.
Happy Guillermo won Oscar for his adaptation of Pinocchio 🤥
I am surprised only two of Disney's remakes were added. There's a lot more than that.
Like the Little Mermaid for example or Mulan or the f*cking "Snowwhite" movie, which should be named: "Off White and the seven diversity hires
Disney is doing its level-best to alienate as many people as possible with its remakes.
Thankfully, at the rate they are going, they will bankrupt themselves before they ruin all of Walt's work.
Oh yeah, Capt Marvel isn't a woman either.
I hate 😡 Rob Zombie's *_Halloween_* remake - even added too much backstory into Michael Myers. And don't like pedophile Freddy Krueger in the remake which I very much like
Johnny Depp did have a Michael Jackson personality as Willy Wonka yet didn't bother me, much like the movie over other one
I don't have a problem with Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which is NOT a remake, it's a separate adaption to Roald Dahl book
Ha! Before the countdown started, Beauty and the Beast was the first that popped in my head. Then again, it was for the entire movie.
What about going to Paris in Beauty and the Beast. I mean wtf would the Enchantress give the prince such a nice gift when she was supposed to be harshly punishing him? Wasn't the whole point of the mirror that it was his only insight to the outside world?
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The rob zombie Halloween is actually pretty good
The first one is good
It's the redneck, white trash version of the story. Plus rape. That really added something to the plot.
Correct. Very entertaining. Added new stuff while keeping it like the original old one.
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I saw Clash of the Titans (2010) in theaters in 3D. The 3D glasses were useless, the only thing really 3D was the preview for Nightmare on Elm Street of all things.
3D will never beat stop motion, which is why the 1981 movie of Clash of the Titans will always be better.
To be fair, none of the OG slasher icons should have been remade when they were
Are you seriously still complaining about Charlie & The Chocolate Factory?!
Well, not as much as before. There are some videos relating to remakes where they don’t include it as much.
That remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street was so bad that it literally gave me nightmares 😅
I think you forgot John Goodman reprising John Belushi, in the Blues Brothers! Should of been an honorable mention..Clooney as Batman? Ed Norton as the HULK! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD 😂😂😂
17:37 What bothered me most about it is, if they were just honest about it it the marketing, The Kung Fu Kid probably would have been a hit.
“We remade it, but changed it”
The 2005 Charlie and the chocolate factory is superior to the old one and is actually way more accurate to the book.
But suppose there was no book. Only these 2 films would you still like the newer one better? I've noticed that usually the ONLY reason why anyone says they prefer the remake is because it's closer to the book.
While I liked both versions of "Chocolate Factory", I wished that the remake hadn't give so much attention to Wonka's backstory with his strict father, since it took away from what made the original such a classic, in my opinion.
The book focused very little on Wonka and mostly on Charlie… this is why Dahl disliked the Wilder version, too much Wonka. Burton only made changes Dahl’s widow agreed to and that made sense.
It’s NOT a remake, Trina…
@@SolCresta3405 Well it's pretty much the same story told of the same source material. Whether Tim wanted to base it on the 1971 film or not surely it's still a remake.
@@Gmackematix And I’m sick and tired of all the shit Charlie got. Yes, it’s different, but for a Tim Burton movie and for a movie released in 2005, my most hated year, I didn’t mind it that much. It’s much maligned.
@@Gmackematixy that logic, then Dune Part 1 is a remake of Dune 1984.
Very good as usual, Mojo. It's funny because in almost all of your remake examples, you could have piled-on even more negatives. I laughed when I saw 'Pretty Much Everything' for Pinocchio. But felt you went easy on some others. I recall Rollerball in early 2000s as one of the first examples of Hollywood portraying men and women in the same playing field of physical competition as equals. I can remember my friends and I, who are athletes, walking out afterwards and saying how ridiculous it was. The first thing any serious opponent would do is violently take out the females. They would be relatively easy targets of elimination. Not sexist, just true.
While I was watching the remake for Nightmare on Elm Street, I thought maybe they were going to throw in a twist, where Freddy was actually innocent, but became the victim of a mob. I think that would’ve made for an interesting remake with a fresh take on the character, and they could’ve had Freddy murdering the parents in their sleep instead.
@WatchMojo Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is NOT a remake of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It's another ADAPTATION. The story was a book first in 1964 and a movie second in 1971, then another movie in 2005. Even Tim Burton admitted that he loved the book and hated the 1971 film. He even requested the screenwriters of his film to not watch the 1971 film because he wanted his film to be its own thing that it is.
Remake of the 1971 film or remake of the 1960s book, it's still a remake. A remake with less memorable music, a creepier Wonka and an unncessary Willy Wonka backstory bolted on in my opinion. If Roald Dahl disliked the 1971 version, I suspect he'd have hated the 2005 version even more.
@@GmackematixAuthors always hate movie versions of their books.
@@dhenderson1810 Not always. Harper Lee really liked the film adaptation of To Kill a Mockingbird.
@@nickcopeland6915 Yeah, but Harper Lee never struck me as pretentious as many other authors.
I think J K Rowling was happy with the Harry Potter films as another example.
@@Gmackematixs not a remake of anything, its an original ADAPTATION of the book. Learn what words mean. Because you clearly didn’t read what the op commenter said. The depp film isn’t trying to remake the first movie at all.
Also Dahl hated the 70’s film because it wasn’t accurate to the book, the 05 one however was accurate to the book. So he would probably prefer it if anything
You didnt have enough 2022 and 2023 Disney movies. Haha
Much as I dislike the Nightmare remake, I do love Freddy's "Why are you screaming" line.
I think Jumanji should have been in here... I grew up with the old classic, and loved the slight comedic but serious tone in the 90s movie...The new ones rely too much of slap-stick comedy and avoid the spirit of the old one.
This is why Classic Movies should stay Classic, and NEVER be Remade, especially all that Crap Disney is doing right now with their Renaissance Era Movies.
I do not even think Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a remake. It is an adaptation of the book, not a remake of the musical
Exactly. I'm tired of Charlie And The Chocolate Factory being referred to as a remake, as it's clearly just another adaptation of the book and a way more faithful version as well. I find both films good in their own ways.
I see Robert Zemeckis' version of The Witches the same way.
Except it’s not an adaption of the book…..
it doesnt even have the same plot as the original if it was a ramke to the original then it would have the same plot
while I've got mixed feelings about Rob Zombies Halloween remake, it's certainly not where the "sister plot point" was established. That was in Halloween II in 1981
Absolutely. I don't understand anyone saying that Laurie being Michael's sister isn't cannon. Marion, the nurse, literally SAYS she is when she is sent to bring Dr. Loomis back.
Trust me, the asylum was worse. There's no way Maurice would have been released, even IF Gaston tried to do so.
I think godzilla's look was good especially in the animated series
For the last time, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is NOT A REMAKE!!!
It’s another adaptation of the book, not quite a remake
@@abc.animal5143It is it’s own original adaptation of the book, so no it’s not a remake in any way
It's really fascinating to see how remakes of iconic movies can sometimes misstep in their changes. Deviations from the originals-like modifying characters, plots, or even visual aesthetics-usually lead to widespread criticism. As a viewer, it's intriguing to compare these changes and understand the importance of staying true to certain elements when recreating classic films. While remakes offer the opportunity to modernize and reinvent, they can also risk losing the very aspects that made the original films so beloved.
That is what makes the Chocolate Factory interesting, the Burton/Depp version is more faithful to the book where as the Wilder version has very little in common with the book.
@@andrewft31 Both versions have their own charm and appeal, showcasing different interpretations of the original story. It's a prime example of how remakes can offer contrasting experiences while still capturing the essence of the original story in their own unique ways.
The second Willy Wonka was more fitting to the real Roald Dahl story and he was insulated by the first film cause it wasn’t the direction he had in mind when he came up with the book “ Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator “ That was of his choosing I am a huge fan of his - that’s why I know about that
I didn’t like Will Smiths pertrayal of Genie in the live action Aladdin
He is great but no way better and awesome like the late robin Williams rip you awesome man
And funny man too
Its hard for anyone to compare to the man, the myth, the legend that is Robin Williams. I think had wills genie been in a movie that wasn't meant to be a remake of Aladdin, it would have been more well received. He did do a good job. It's just hard when you're trying to fill the shoes of Robin.
No Disney Live Action Remake is good. I liked Pinocchio....
@@devinfaucette it was good but no way better then Aladdin or beauty and the beast or 101 Dalmatians or Cruella or jungle book or even little mermaid
The original Planet of the Apes innovated a cinematic depiction of the twist ending in the book which was far more resonant. Some intellectuals still consider the book's version more powerful, however. The idea was that the planet of the apes was indeed a different planet that was once ruled by humans in the past like Earth until apes eventually took over, but readers finally learn that the same thing happens on every planet in the universe, including Earth in the future. This is a theme of fate and psychological horror too cerebral to really convey with a movie. The remake only proved it by trying to be more true to the source material. The first adaptation had already found the best possible approach.
I came on here to say something about this! You said it all and honestly better than I could have so props lol
The Day the Earth Stood Still: Updating the setting.
The original film's dawn-of-the-nuclear-age setting is vital to its plot and its themes. A remake that maintained that setting could have been quite interesting, even with Keanu Reeves in the lead, but movie execs have this idea that audiences won't be able to relate to a movie unless it's set in "modern day" (whenever that happens to be).
Johnny Depp was great as Willy Wonka. It was more like the books
Yeah I love both films
The new one was more book accurate, as in it didn’t butcher the characters and remove important parts
Came here to say this!
The Italian Job remake was amazing
Never seen it and I won’t ever and the rubbish of the apes remake and only the good remake he did was the departed the remake of an Japanese movie I don’t know what that movie is called but never seen the original one and that remake was awesome and was a awesome choice to win best picture and best Director for Martin schoose
One could add the 2014 remake of Robocop. While it had cool science fiction effects and action, it lacked the wit and dark humor of Paul Verhoven's 1987 original.
I’m not a person who drones on and on about “ONLY Robert Englund can play Freddy!” This argument is dried up and tired, but the remake didn’t help anyone’s belief on this. I still believe with the right actor and script, Freddy CAN be well-played by another actor. Watch a fan film, and see for yourself. There are several interpretations of the character that are GREAT.
Charlie and the chocolate factory is not a remake. It's another movie based on the book
Exactly and it more closely follows the actual book. Wilders movie does not follow the book at all. Dahl has a similar imagination to Burton.
@@crystalchmielewski5808Where in the book does it mention Wonka's childhood?
Oh, it doesn't, but the 2005 version does.
I wonder what Dahl would make of the Timothy Chamalet movie "Wonka" coming out late this year?
@@dhenderson1810 I said it more closely followed the book not that it was exactly the same as the book. The book was weird and so was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
I much prefer the of chocolate factory movie!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
LOVED the Karate Kid remake… I’d even call it a reboot more than a remake. It’s so different, and you gotta love Jackie Chan.
A couple of notes, it’s called “Best Kid” in Japan because Japanese change titles for maximum association effect. A number of successful movies at the time were titled “Best…”, so, they called this one “Best Kid” hoping the association in the name alone would drive people to see it. Likewise, after the HUGE success of Pretty Woman in Japan, they began titling everything with a female protagonist and/or underdog coming into her own as “Pretty…”. For example, “Pretty League” (A League of Their Own), and Pretty Princess” (Princess Diaries). They didn’t do it with Best Kid because of the karate Kung Foo/Karate thing (and btw, they, and also Tae Kwon Do, are all the same sport; it’s not the nationalities that make it different but the individual schools that dictate the styles).
What ticked me off the most was an ad about every four minutes !! Gone elsewhere.
I’ve never seen this original Italian Job but the remake was an incredibly fun movie to watch. I really enjoyed it and it’s highly rewatchable.
Feel the same way, saw it in the movies and loved it. Critics ruin everything these days imo
I never knew Pinocchio came out in 2022! Was it that bad?
Nope. They're just haters
I don't have that bad opinions about the pinocchio remake. But the movie has been very poorly received. Including due to poor CGI and a scène where pinocchio smells poop
I very much liked it....
The Warner Bros Pinocchio live action is much better.
What many hate on the Disney remake is that A) Pinocchio doesn't look like a wooden puppet but more like some CGI Puppet from a modern cartoon. and B) that Pinocchio became that good boy, eho never wants to question his dad, making the little green insekt guy (forgot his name, sorry) totally useless in Disney's remake, because in the Original he always trys to help Pinocchio through his struggles, mistakes and problems, but Disney Pinocchio is just perfect...
Everyone complains about Depp's version of Willy Wonka vs. Gene Wilder's. I mean, Gene Wilder's version was good, but as someone who LOVED the book, Depp's version is almost spot on from the book's version. But I know I'm in the minority.
565: I heard that the director made the face of Freddy Krueger from his inspiration of pizza. Having cheese and pepperoni mixed together, all messy like
Why is the Johnny Depp version of Willy Wonka universally hated on? in my opinion it was one of my favorite movies from my childhood and I thought he did an amazing job It honestly just shows the depth that Johnny Depp has as an actor
I agree I loved both films and also catcf was more in line with the book also love how we we see a child wonka and his dad
One word. Purism. People hate remakes, or anything that is somehow called a remake, just for being different from the “original”, as if said “original” was perfect. It’s especially notable in the hate on Disney remakes.
Which is why, other than the "Pirates Of The Caribbean" franchise, Depp hasn't been in a hit for over 15-20 years.
Because people refuse to think that the newer version of something can be better. The Depp version is ironically more accurate to the Dahl book, yet that’s why people seem to dislike it. When usually people hate a film adaptation of a book BECAUSE its not accurate to the book
@@dhenderson1810 movies financial success has nothing to do with how good an actor is. A great actor can be in bad movies and bad actors can be in great movies. Just look at The Room, it has awful acting yet people love it
I always knew the psycho remake will always be on number 1 as the worst, does watchmojo hate this movie so much?
To be fair it's a whole nothing burger for the psycho remake. It's arguably one of the worst remakes just because it doesn't remake anything, rather than just recreate. There's no reason to watch it over the original.
@@aldairreynoso2564 the only thing the remake has going for it is that its in color
I can't believe Wes Craven's The Last House On The Left didn't make this list. That should have been a number 2. The original was so over the top,it freaked me out for the longest time. I could barely watch the remake(as much as I like Aaron Paul) that was just the worst. Imo.
Remaking any good movie is stupid. If the movie is already good and widely available, why remake it?