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.
4 of 16
photo by Sony Pictures
It takes a lot for Steve Martin to fail to make critics laugh. In fact, it pretty much takes Martin pratfalling in a French-accented franchise made famous by the late, great Peter Sellers to seal the deal.
“At every moment in the movie, I was aware that Peter Sellers was Clouseau, and Steve Martin was not.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Previous
Next