Five Films That Should Not Be Remade
These days, Hollywood looks like it's running out of original ideas. That is way you are seeing countless remakes or reboots being made. From King Kong to Godzilla (which were both remade twice), The Karate Kid to RoboCop and A Nightmare on Elm Street to Carrie, it seems like the long list of Hollywood remakes will continue to expand. They already remade Spider-Man only 10 years after the original. Here is a short list of 5 films that Hollywood should not even think about remaking.
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One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Directed by Milos FormanFeaturing one of Jack Nicholson's greatest performances, when a film wins all 5 major Academy Awards, a remake should not even be thought of.
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E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial
Directed by Steven SpielbergOne of my favorite films as a child and still one of my favorites today, E.T. has everything which makes this movie perfect and that shouldn't be remade: great writing, great acting and a loveable alien with special effects so amazing that you actually feel for this creature.
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The Godfather
Directed by Francis Ford CoppolaMy favorite gangster film ever, The Godfather features Marlon Brando's most infamous role as Vito Corleone, a role that numerous people try to imitate. A great story on how Michael Corleone, played by Al Pacino, started off as someone who didn't want anything to do with family business and entered a transformation as the leader of the Corleone family. Hollywood joins Luca Brasi if they remake this one.
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Back To The Future
Directed by Robert ZemeckisWhen I rank Back To The Future, it's up on the list with the likes of Star Wars, Jaws and Indiana Jones. The best movie ever made about time-travel had great special effects, a truly complex original story that didn't confuse you and some of the greatest one-liners in film. I will literally vomit if I find out that this movie will be remade.
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The Exorcist
Directed by William FriedkinThe scariest film of all time. Even though there are countless sequels, prequels and rip-offs of William Friedkin's masterpiece, nothing comes even remotely close to the 1973 classic that kept countless teens and even adults from sleeping at night days and even months after watching it.