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 Paramount Pictures
After 2009's Terminator Salvation failed to launch a new trilogy without Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800, 2015's Terminator Genysis tried to get one going with the famed cyborg character. It fared even worse.
“Terminator Genisys could be Exhibit A in why the current line of thinking in Hollywood regarding sequels/reboots/remakes often leads to terrible decisions and worse films. ” —Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
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