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1999's "The Mummy" is literally the perfect formula for making an adventure film and Universal felt the need to try and financially capitalize on that nostalgic film and remake it for their failure of a monster film universe. Stephen Sommers, Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and everyone involved with that film made one of the best films ever and the magic and passing in it is present on screen in virtually every frame.

6:30 The Mummy with Brendan Fraser was the best remake to be honest.

*Fun Fact:* Guillermo Del Toro asked Universal if he could direct the remake for "The Creature from the Black Lagoon" for the Dark Universe because it was his childhood favorite, and the start of his love for monsters. He wanted to put it fron the Creature's perspective and make it a romance with the creature falling in love with the female lead, but Universal rejected his idea in favor of the standard man vs monster. Del Toro gave up, and went on to make "The Shape of Water" (one of my favorite Del Toro films), which won him 4 Oscars for Best Picture, Original Score, Director, and Production Design. Meanwhile Universal's Dark Universe took a nosedive to hilarity. I guess making your own fanfic version of your favorite fictional story pays off after all.

Brendan Fraser as Rick O Connel was like Michael Keaton as Batman, It’s a role that sounds dumb on paper, but managed to work well. Rather than Tom Cruise just replacing him to be in a role he’s done millions of times

1st rule of a cinematic universe: "You do NOT tell everyone that you're making a cinematic universe!!!"

I've, always, believed, if a movie's good enough to be remade, it doesn't need to be remade.

The Tom Cruise Mummy movie still has me mad. The Brendan Fraser Mummy is a classic. It didn’t need a remake or reboot. I regard The Mummy (1999) as a Masterpiece.

I’m surprised that they didn’t mention the live action remake of Mulan. This movie shouldn’t of been remade instead of trying to shamelessly make a cash grab with such a excellent movie.

The Mummy from 1999 is the actual remake while the 2017 version is just a reboot

The Mummy should have NEVER been "rebooted" after the Frasier franchise.

Brandon Fraser was asked one time on his opinion on why Tom Cruise's The Mummy failed. To summarize, he said most people who knew The Mummy often associate the series with action-adventure with a bit of comedy. And when people heard about Tom Cruise version about being a thriller instead, people were disappointed. Too bad Tom Cruise isn't known having a sense of humor.

A little word of advice to the remakes: DON'T MESS WITH THE ORIGINALS!!!!

I thought Tom Cruise's The Mummy remake/reboot was just another Mission impossible film with Ancient Egyptian stuff thrown in and a lot of running.

I totally agree with the reason the RoboCop remake failed. Violence is a key part of it plus Murphy's re-emergence to his humanity. The remake had none of this; It was as bad as one of the RoboCop ripoff movies from decades ago

In defense of planet of the apes, the books from which the movies were based on originally finished with the Lincoln ape. They changed it for the liberty statue for the movie and it was such a good twist that even the author said it was better than his book twist. With the remake they stuck more closely to the source material and kept the original ending, but the first movie twist ending was so damn good that it completely failed LMAO 😭😂

The Mummy from 1999 wasn't the original, that was a remake too

Making Robocop 2014 PG13 was seriously dumb. They literally got the director of Elite Squad and wants it watered down?? The hell?

It’s amazing how often Tom Cruise and “dumb decision” go together

Phew, I'm glad you didn't bash on Willy Wonka's characterization in Tim Burton's Charlie in The Chocolate Factory again. He was intended to be as kooky and awkward in the 2005 movie as he was in the original Roald Dahl book.

Before the Psycho remake was released they were talking about how the director would hold a stopwatch ⏱️ during filming. If the scene didn’t match the original to the second they’d shoot another take. Supposedly they also consulted the original throughout shooting. I didn’t watch it, I figured if they were going that far to duplicate the original I might as well just watch the original. 😅

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Spike Lee was planning to remake Enter The Dragon. So was Brett Ratner. Thank God none of them never did. Otherwise, it would've been a complete utter disaster.

I wish the Hugh Jackman Van Helsing was more successful cause there were plans for that movie to be catalyst of an expanded universe filled with classic old school monsters.

I know you already gave Disney Live-Action Remakes their own list years ago, but there are Plenty of Other bad changes to warrent a Top 20 List, especially with more recent remakes. Like Mulan being born with Chi Powers, Pinocchio not turning into a real boy onscreen, Scar's iconic "Be Prepared" number being shortend to last 2 minutes, and how Maleficent's Raven transformed into a Dragon, instead of Maleficent herself.

I saw the " Mummy " remake in theaters and was EXTREMELY disappointed. I was like " WTH" is this ?

The Tom Cruise Mummy isn't a remake of the Brendan Fraiser Mummy series. It takes the title but is a completely different story. I actually enjoyed the movie, and was disappointed they didn't continue the Dark Universe series.

None of my favorite movies were ruined by a remake. I just treat them as 2 different things. Like i treat my childhood differently from my adulthood. Nothing in my adulthood can ruin my childhood. It already happened. It was great. Glad i had it.

Liam Neeson will always be Zeus and that signature line that only he can pull off, " Release the Kraken"!!! The Pegasus scene was pretty cool from the standpoint that it showed how enormous the Kraken was and how dynamic Perseus and the Pegasus were at weaving through the chaos that was going on, but yeah.....Everything else.....

Hellboy 2019’s problem? BEING MADE IN THE FIRST PLACE!

Surprised Ghostbusters 2016 isn't on this list. Considering the failure it was, it easily would be a contender for the top spot. Or is it: First rule of Ghostbusters 2016, we don't talk about Ghostbusters 2016

They were so preoccupied with if they could they forgot to ask if they should. - Ian Malcolm.

Except Brendan Fraser's The Mummy is a remake itself lol

7. They even brought the redesign back in Final Wars just to murder on screen. Thank god they they fixed this issue in the 2014 film. 4. That's like trying to neuter Mortal Kombat. And look how well that turned out!

In defense of the 1998 Godzilla, at least the cartoon follow up was really good. Didn’t even want to waste my time with the Tom Cruise Mummy. As for RoboCop 2014… I saw it in theaters but I honestly don’t remember much about it with the exception of Michael Keaton and Joel Kinnaman

From what I followed, the new Mummy movie was part of the monsterverse movies they were trying to make a series, including The Invisible Man. I didn't think it was a remake at all. I believe the only reference made to The Mummy 1999 was the golden book.

The Aladdin and Lion King remakes should’ve been on the list

5:10 It's like seeing Black Widow being cybernetically modified into a deadly Super Soldier.

Godzilla 98 was one of my fav 90s monster flicks but I really think having it under the Godzilla banner hurt it more than anything. I think it would’ve done better if it was standalone

Oldboy remake just pales after the original. Likely due to studio interference. I think both Spike Lee and Brolin wanted it edgier but studio said no, so they both disowned it.

I had forgotten what a disaster the Psycho remake from 1998 was. And as this video confirms, the reason for this terrible film was the shot-for-shot copying of the original 1960 classic. As you're watching the remake, all you're thinking is "the original was SO MUCH better".

Godzilla even took away his atomic breath. I thought Dracula Untold was the 1st starting of the Dark Universe, at least The Invisible Man gave it a good ending. If anything they should continue on with Dracula Untold separately.

I had no problem with Scarlett Johansson in Ghost in the shell because I had no idea that it was a Japanese comic book.

It’s funny bc 99 Mummy is itself a remake which people regard as a top tier version of the story (see also the 1954 version of A Star Is Born)

The original first two “Robocop” movies were insanely gruesome. “Robocop 2” was one of the first films that I saw in life that actually bothered me- the scene where they capture the snitch cop and operate on him alive, when Robocop is chopped apart again while alive, and when they make Cain’s cadaver into an evil cyborg…I saw it when I was 13ish, and had many R rates viewings under my belt, but holy shit, that was next level. To this day, those scenes, and the infamous ankle scene from “Pet Sematary 1987” actually still bother me. Orion Studio, the home of Robocop, was dissolved and eventually reworked during the making of “Robocop 3”…the result was that it was stuck in production hell for years. A SNES game was released long before the movie appeared, further puzzling everyone. When the film hit, it was pretty bad…and it was PG-13. An adult franchise going that route is never a good idea, but I really think that some series need their roughness and gore to be relevant. I still vividly remember seeing that stuff from “2” some 39 years later…”1” has some marked gore, too, but although memorable it didn’t hit the same. The fact that I saw “3” when I was much older but don’t remember jack about it says something. “Robocop 3” bombed hard. The studio obviously didn’t pay attention, so this forgettable entry is what we got.🎉

What about Conan the Barbarian 2011, Ghostbusters 2016, Evil Dead 2013 or Frieght Night 2011.

The Departed was made 4 years after the original.

When I think of dumbest remake, I think of Ghostbusters 2016

I like the Clash of the Titans remake way more than the original and I think the Mummy 2017 would’ve been alright had it casted anyone other than Tom Cruise

So who's gonna tell him the Boris Karloff 1932 mummy was the original? Still love the Brendan Fraser one though but the 3rd one it was meh

They definitely ruined Mummy by replacing Brendan with Tom

Every movie doesn't need a remake

"You forgot the first rule of remakes, Jill. Don't f--- with the original."

'99 The Mummy is one of the best updated remakes. Unlike Today's remakes, even the Ape Lincoln scene (2001 planet of the apes) was pretty cool I thought.

#2: Only a problem for someone who's NEVER been exposed to Pierre Boulle's original novel, Planet of the Apes (or "la Planète des singes") or to Rod Serling's original script for a "Planet of the Apes" film. (While no "Ape Lincoln" was part of either, none of the film versions are remotely faithful to Boulle's original story.)

Why isn't Ghostbusters 2016 on here

'98 Godzilla gets too much grief

I liked Mel Brook's re-do spoof of Psyco in " High Anxiety" .

I hope nobody ever tries to remake the following movies because in my opinion they are perfect as they are: 1. Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas 2. A Clockwork Orange 3. Natural Born Killers 4. Fight Club 5. Eraserhead

Casting Vince Vaughn in a Anthony Perkins role was the first mistake. Actually, deciding to remake Psycho at all was the first mistake.

I.thouggt the godzilla redesign looked badass

Disney holds the record

The only differences between Psycho '60 and '98 were Vince Vaughn adding that chuckle (which just made Norman seem creepy from the beginning, ruining the only suspense that the remake *could* have had for audiences that hadn't seen the original) and of course Norman unsubtly pleasuring himself as he spies on Marion in the bathroom. On the DVD of the '98 version, there was a featurette interviewing drunk/slack-jawed teens who didn't know who Alfred Hitchcock was, or who wouldn't watch B&W films, to show us that there was a "reason" for the film to be remade...

My advice to producers to choose movies from the past which bombed but their stories,script etc. has potential for improvement instead of picking perfect movies from the past and ruining them....

I still want the dark universe.

I agree with u on the planet of the apes reboot but the new planet of the apes franchise rise dawn and war with Andy serkis as ceaser just fantasic

Let's be honest when they try to do a live action remake of a anime it never turns out well and that includes both shows and movies on both sides and Netflix has a big problem with this also

This is why I hate the dumbo remake. It focused too much on them damn kids rather than on Dumbo himself. He's the main character for crying out loud!! The movie is not called "Two Kids Nobody Gives a Crap About". It's frigging Dumbo!!

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I can't believe that they didn't do anything new with the Psycho remake. Why ever bother even you could just rewatch the original?

The mummy remake was also ruined, well even more so, by the fact Tom's character was immortal it took out what suspense there could have been to it

Personally 1998 Godzilla was meant to be more of a realistic compared to the humanoid/bi-ped monster. However as a seperate subspecies of Godzilla wouldve made better sense

The 1998 Godzilla was great! Best ever. And you missed Total Recall.

Movie Remakes are a joke nowadays

Why don’t they just admit it? The 1999 remake of The Mummy with Brendan Fraser will always reign supreme over the 2017 Tom Cruise remake any day.

With Godzilla at least he sounded the same.

Oldboy vs Oldboy. Ten years is too soon?

I personally think the new Mummy was not the remake of the classic, because it just don't follow the original plot. Older mummy was a comedic adventure film, but this followed a dark adventurous path. It had a complete different plot than the original, without humour, just dark. I think it was not that bad of a remake. I just want part 2 of the Tom Cruise movie. Maybe, it should deserve a chance to correct its mistakes of the part one. 😢

Personally, I liked Godzilla ‘98 (Zilla)’s design… He looked much more feasible in that movie than the Godzilla that appeared in past movies, which, due to the method those films were created, looked more like a villain from Power Rangers and removed all suspension of disbelief… Hard to have fun and turn off my brain at the same time… I must admit, though, that the later Godzilla appears as a threateningly powerful force… I just hate how the Japanese dislike “Zilla” so much, that they had Godzilla one-shot him in one of the later movies, in order to remove him from canon…

How about literally every live action Disney remake

I'm sorry but I still have a soft spot for Godzilla (1998)

The Mummy bombed because Tom Cruise made the movie about himself instead of the title character, he had in in his contract, he has the final say

Another dumb decision about the remake of Psycho is that they shot it in color.

Poltergeist has the dumbest remake ever. In the original, the little girl is stolen by an evil entity known only as “The Beast” who wants to use her innocent life force to lure lost souls away from the heavenly light. In the remake, there is no Beast and the girl is taken by a bunch of CGI ghosts because, well, just because.

You should've added Mr. Deeds and how they turned the main character into basically a man-child instead of just naive like the original.

#11- changing the Cultists in the Wickerman from somewhat historically accurate Celtic Pagans to crazy bee matriarchs.

No mention of the 2016 Ghostbusters travesty? That should easily have made this list.

I blame AVI ARAD for the failure of the 2017s GHOST IN THE SHELL

If your talking about terrible shot to shot remake, then the Lion King live action is up there. Not only did they try to not change anything with the remake story, but making the live action animal look and act realistic lost a lot of charm of the original and at at times made me think I was a animal documentary. The original was very colourful and the animals showed a lot of emotions, especially Simba when Mufasa died, but the live action remake showed none of that, the Musafa death scene in the live action remake showed no emotion which made a sad scene look bad

Spike Lee’s “Oldboy” remake is why I hate Spike Lee

1) Papillon (2017) is number one on my list : shot in locations the Mediterranean, not the Caribbean Sea. 2) Ben-Hur (2016) : of course 1959 film was not original too, but I really hate all kind of CG. 3) Straw Dogs (2011) : No one dares to lift a finger against Sam Peckinpah and Dustin Hoffman.

Almost every Disney live action remake. For example Mulan, Pinocchio and Aladdin.

When it comes to casting a character of a different race from the source material, I like to think of 2 rules to follow for it to be acceptable. 1)The character in question must be defined more by their personality and actions rather than their race/culture. 2)the casting must be a result of multiple people auditioning and the best actor/actress just happens to be a race different from the character of the source. Regarding Ghost in A Shell, rule 1 is sorta safe, but I get the feeling rule 2 was broken.

Number one... Psycho.... ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! A shot for shot remake was a waste of time, centering around THE ICONIC movie. No matter how good it could have been, it would always be second best.

I prefer 2014 and 2019’s Godzilla. He’s a iconic monster, not a dinosaur!

Fraiser’s Mummy is still the best movie; don’t understand why remake it.

How can Ghostbusters be NOT on this list?!

Making Mulan a more serious action movie ala Hidden Tiger, Crouching Dragon and replacing beer and cigars with ROOT beer and candies in Pleasure Island from Pinocchio.

People forget Tom Cruise's The Mummy still made over $400m. That's more than Mad Max Fury Road and Blade runner 2049 made, lol. Not a masterpiece by any stretch, but also not as bad as people make it out to be. I think Universal's preemptive Dark Universe labeling had a strong backlash. But this movie has a some good sequences. Also this wasnt a remake of Fraser's The Mummy. It was just another Mummy movie.

Personally, I disagree with the note on the Live-action GitS. Sure, people had issues with some of the casting, like ScarJo, but personally, I was fine with her as the Major (Kusanagi is a full cyborg after all). Honestly, in that world, it works. My problem with it all was dumbing down GitS. If you go back to the original GitS anime movie, or especially GitS 2, you get very heavy philosophical notes. The live action chose to spoon feed some of this to the audience. I have other gripes, but this is my biggest for that movie.