The Wolfman (2010)
Universal Studios was so obsessed with recreating one of their treasured box office hits that they didn’t seem to care what direction it was going in. As long as it had the name and some vague connection to its 1941 classic, that seemed to be enough for them.
The movie ended up being an unrecognizable eye-sore of a film that even Anthony Hopkins couldn’t fix.
Poseidon (2006)
The 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure" was a classic American disaster film that dazzled viewers in the 70s. The highly imaginative film brought was brought back to "life" in a noisy and overbearing 2006 remake.
The storyline of angry family members plastered against unimpressive CGI effects was not worth it. Not to mention the casting of Fergie. Why?
House of Wax (2005)
This time we have two remakes. The original film from 1933 was brought back to life in a 1953 version "House of Wax." The film is about a psychotic sculptor who turns subjects into actual wax statues that scared the bejeebers out of everyone back then. Of course, that wasn't enough and in 2005, they decided to do it all over again.
The remade film got a teen slasher (waxer?) facelift that relied purely on cheap scares. It was also the film that gave Paris Hilton the opportunity to show off her... incredible... acting chops.
Arthur (2011)
It was torturous enough watching Russell Brand play another obnoxious role. We also had to watch the beloved Dudley Moore classic get turned into a corny modern joke of a film.
How Helen Mirren got on board with this one, we will never know. At least it's where Greta Gerwig got her mainstream start so we can't hate that movie too much!
Around The World In 80 Days (2004)
Steve Coogan AKA Inventor Phileas and his sidekick Jackie Chan (Jean Passepartout) Fogg try to make us laugh in this silly remake of "Around The World In 80 Days." The movie was drastically changed with very little of the original magic still there.
The film barely made any money at the box office and blew Coogan's shot at crossing over into Hollywood success from quaint little English films.