Good film bad film??

[R1Geezer]

Just seen the Nick Cage version of Wicker man, not as good as the original, what remake is? But I didn't think it was as bad as the IMDB score suggests(3.5). Have you ever watched a film thinking well that's entertaining enough only to find out that the general feeling of others is that it's a crock of sh1te? I gave it 6/10 by the way.

[BillySugger]

I thought Guy Ritchie's Revolver was a pretty cool movie - much better than the slaggings it got in the reviews I saw . No idea what was going on in half of it but there you go .

[B00]

I quite liked Kevin Costner's Water World and that got slated really badly.

[Gromit]

I thought the new Wicker Man was awful. Here are some more bad reviews

http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/wicker_man/

[boogieboogie]

Many of the classical re-makes are doomed before they're even made so I don't know why they bother. The original classic's were outstanding which is why they remain classics today. Had they been rubbish they may have been worth a re-make but they were perfect (how do you improve on perfection??)
It's not just the story/characters that made it a classic but many other elements too: direction, casting, art direction, lighting, camera, sound, etc.. atmosphere/feel of the film. Taking just the story and characters into a re-make with todays production techniques just doesn't do them justice. Don't make um like they use to!
Also the people that make them - Nobody like Guy Richie cos his dad gave him the money to make a film so he's a spoilt rich brat in the critics eyes. He'll never get gd reviews because of who he is and becasue his films are pretty sh*t.
I wonder if anyone can remember the storyline to Waterworld. Huge budget, no story, not memorable. Planet of the Apes?? what was that? Willy wonker and the chocolate factory?? Awful.. can't think of any I've enjoyed.

[Homer55]

I laugh everytime I see the remake of Psycho, with Vince Vaughan and Jullianne Moore...but its that bad its brilliant

[Marky B]

I never found the appeal of the original Wicker Man,so I won't be bothering with the remake,likewise Psycho. I enjoyed the remake of Shaft,despite it's negative reviews. I also enjoyed Pearl Harbour!
Ta Ta
Marky B

[Abdulmajid]

I believe Shawshank Redemption flopped at the cinema. Find me one decent person in the western world who doesn't like it??

Re your remake question..................

Heat (De Niro) was better than the original

39 Steps (Robert Powell) was far superior to the two previous.

Red Dragon was better than Manhunter

Greystoke was better than ANY previous Tarzan movie

Robin Hood Prince of Thieves was better than any previous Robin Hood

Bram Stokers Dracula (Hopkins) was better than any previous Dracula

However, apart from The Wickerman as you mentioned, surely The Italien Job and Planet of the Apes rate as the worse remakes EVERRRRRRRR.

[R1Geezer]

remake of Rollerball, a whole new level of bad!

[rcl1]

The Poseidon Adventure - original was far better.

City of Angels - Loved the Nicholas Cage version and although i have not seen the original (I believe it had a different title), i believe general concesus is that the remake was far better.

Wicker Man - always wanted to see the original but after watching the remake, it put me off forever. I thought it was awful.

[funnygirl]

I was disappointed with the end of wickerman.

I won't spoil it by saying what!

[Whickerman]

Sweet baby jebus. If there was a way to give that horrible waste of film a minus score i'd do it. It was sheeeeeeeeiiiiiiiite.

Ewar Woowar would be turning in his grave if he were dead.

I'm with Abdulmajid on this - he's almost right imho. (The remake of Willie Wonka made me do a little sick in my mouth - that would be joint worst with the Wickerman, Planet of the Apes and Alfie remakes.)

[badboy78]

Alfie was terrible (but sienna miller was nice), the new Casino Royale was far better than that David Niven crock of sh*te. Btw Derren Brown hates Shawshank Redemption.

[skellen27]

Pierce Brosnan in the thomas crown affair was an amazing remake