Aug 30
Iconic sci-fi movies stay iconic only until they’re remade, and since the remakes are usually far inferior, the new movie going audience (which in many cases wasn’t born when the original movies were released), will only remember the remake. Which are, in most cases; mediocre movies that do the original more harm than good. Here are ten sci-fi movies that should never, under any circumstance, be remade. They’re called “classics” for a reason.
Check them all out here, and while yer at it, talk about your picks in the comments as well!
While I do agree with every pick of the list, im affraid that Hollywood, even so full of fresh and new ideas (sarcasm), will eventually run out of goodies and will try to bork any of such wonderful movies.
I mean, they did bork “I, robot”, “the bicentennial man”, and they are planning a Foundation trillogy. *Shivers*
Howerver, some sci fi movies reboots work wonderfully, the prime example of that is Star Trek. The worst case scenario… let me think … jar jar binks im looking at you
Bring me a reboot / remake of star wars, we all need that…
At least BiCentennial Man did follow Asimov’s robots and story-lines so it was pretty good movie, whereas “I, robot” only shared the fact that it had robots in it.
Heck … “I, robot” has nothing at all to do with Asimov’s books.
It was a movie-lenght commercial that featured robots and Will Smith.
While the new Trek was very good, I, personally, will draw the line at just rehashing old stories with the new cast.
Where is Miss Congeniality on this list? I mean, can you say classic??
vlad: please no star wars reboot til lucas is pushing up dasies or it will just be the same mush that were the prequels. Anything he touches is bland and uninspiring.
Some of these I disagree with. Most of them I wouldn’t care if they were re-made. Then again, I have a habit of not hating remakes just cos they don’t live up to their originals. I just see them as different views/interpretations on the story, which is always cool to see for me.
Sorry for the double post but theres no edit.
Might as well call this a top 10 list of sci-fi films really (with the same caveats mentioned in the article) ‘cos thats pretty much all this list is. And just cos somethings good means it cant be re-made? As you said yourself Scott, The new batman has ruined the old batman for you, even though you liked the old batman. Just because something is good doesnt mean it Cant be better if tackled from a new light.
If something was done well the first time, why remake it? Almost every movie on that list can stand the test of time, and most of them are all time favorites. This obsessive need to remake or update movies that don’t need it, is simply a lazy way out.
I’d hate to see the BTTF movies remade…those just need to sit as they are, classic moment in time…
MARTY! It’s your kids Marty! They’re trashing the movie! heh. Maybe they could just make it into a really good TV series? But every episode doesn’t need to be Era-of-the-week. I think it could be done right.
If they ever remake Aliens, I’ll scream. And make sure someone can hear me.
Tron is not being remade! They’re making a sequel.
Woah – wait a minute!…
The author of this article points out that 2001 the movie had subtle changes from the book it was supposedly “based on” that allowed for more open interpretation, yet if I remember my Hollywood history correctly, the book was actually based on the MOVIE and not the other way around!
Somebody want to check me on this?
Actually, the book and screenplay were written simultaneously.
Great article find Scott! The classics need be protected from money hungry copy cats of Hollywood. Has anyone read Blade Runner 2 (by Jitter) book? I have and it is an example of what would happen to the film if a remake was done. Utter destruction of the master piece.
I’m so sick of remakes. I wont even go see a remake. How about an original film? Now there’s a novel idea.
Meh, Minority Report was awful….
Yeah, some good ones on there. But hang on…. A Clockwork Orange? Sci Fi??! A great film but not for a Sci Fi list. Unless I missed something very big in the film!!
Science Fiction can also involve different social or political situations (a dystopia is a good example of this – see “A Brave New World” or “Fahrenheit 451″), even if the technology is no different than in the world we live in. In literature, much of what we call “science fiction” is in fact social or political commentary in order to make us think.
“A Clockwork Orange” is such a film (and book.)
Thanks for reminding me that I need to see it again!