15 Reboots Worse Than the Original Movies
by
Joal Ryan, for Metacritic
– July 5, 2016
As the Melissa McCarthy-led Ghostbusters may attest, it's not easy being a reboot. Here's a look at 15 reboots, from the mere misfires to the flat-out flops (based on Metascores) that failed to match the acclaim or impact of their predecessors.
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photo by Sony Pictures/MGM
Director Paul Verhoeven's 1987 original was brutal and violent, but its dystopian vision was also darkly funny. More than anything, this 2014 update was criticized for lacking a satirical bite.
“Aggressively loud, terminally mediocre.” —Marc Mohan, The Oregonian
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