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Originally Posted by Niamh.

I really enjoyed the IT remake, remakes are mostly awful though especially when they take a movie that people loved originally(Point Break & Willy Wonka spring to mind) Why do that? Why not pick one that had good potential but weren't that good originally?

True, I can think of loads of Sci-fi movies where the concept was amazing, but the writing was sloppy/production was cheap. Remakes usually miss the mark completely.

Then again, Total Recall springs to mind here - yes, the effects are dated and the writing is cheesy but the whole thing was dull when remade. It turns out,w hat makes the original a classic IS the terrible special effects, cheesy Arnie dialogue, and late-80's Sci Fi aesthetic.

I guess that's what you're saying though - you can just take a well liked film, remake it and expect it to be good... because the "magic" that just happened to come together at the time isn't as simple as the plot or script.