“Dirty Dancing” and 18 other movie remakes that shouldn't happen

The magic of Dirty Dancing will never be re-captured!

Movie remakes have been happening since the beginning of filmmaking. Every generation gets a rehash at the box office. Sometimes, that's not such a good thing, but it is, however, the reason some movies got to live on for many more generations beyond. Let's just hope The Godfather forever stays original.

It's official: No original ideas left anywhere in the world!

I am of the older generation...but please leave Dirty Dancing alone. Couldn't dance like that but I love to watch the original including the reruns.

Pet Sematary? What oh what was wrong with the first one? It was the first great horror film I saw when we moved to Richmond, B.C., Canada, in 1988. Couldn't we just leave well enough alone?

'If the original is so good, why remake it?'

On the plus side, American remakes of Asian films, most notably in the horror genre, makes us aware of the originals in the first place. A prime example is Pulse, the excellent remake of the truly suspenseful original Kairo. Go check them both out.

'If the original is so good, why remake it?' - Roger Ebert.

No NO NO!!!! Remakes always ALWAYS suck! You can't remake classics like My Fair Lady. It was done beautifully the first time and can you imagine being an actress who has to explain, for the rest of her career, that she didn't mean to suck at trying to be Eliza Doolittle. And Carey Mulligan! Please!!!
2. Dirty Dancing - Patrick Swayze, enough said.
3. The Birds - one of Alfred Hitchcock's best.
4. Footloose - Kevin Bacon was awesome.
5. Tomb Raider - the beginning of Angelina's reign.

Spider-Man with Tobey MacGuire and Kristen Dunst was what made me LIKE Spider-Man again. It was NOT crappy. It was done just fine.

Don't mess with the Neverending Story it was a great kid flick! For the love of God come up with new stuff no more remakes

I just want to cry. There are no original ideas in Hollywood so they beat to death our favorite stories. It's not too surprising, whenever a new show debuts that has an original idea it normally gets cancelled before it has a chance. Breaking In on Fox with Christian Slater was great but no one ever saw it when it was on. Friends discovered it on Hulu and now its gone. What did the networks renew? The same old tired reality/dating/ shows that makes me want to puke and CBS renewed Hawaii 5-0 but that is also a remake.

This makes me sad :(

Well remakes or sequels are just all stupid. Got an original idea then pitch it to Hollywood. Best idea yet is if you dont like remakes which I think all stink then do not go and pay the money to see the movie. Hollywood will get the idea. Why not send the money you would have spent on going to the remake to confirm its ludicricy to your new fav charity. Kids, Animals, tent cities, soup kitchens. Gospel missions, homeless shelters, abused centers.. I say I think it is a great idea. If everyone took just one movie cost and donated it. Doubt we would have a hungry child in America. HEADLINES UGM Childrens ministries rake in 150 million dollars on opening day. Now that would be headlines. Boycot Dirty Dancing remake. I love the idea.

I agree. They've gone too far. The reimagining, revisisting, repetition is beyond silly.

I agree, whats with all the remakes? Is there no orginal ideas out there anymore. I will not go and see Dirty Dancing or Footloose for sure, those are two great movies that never need to be remade.

Movie makers get a grip, is Harry Potter going to be the next remake?????

It's amazing how many movies are actually remakes, just with a different title. Sometimes they are good, sometimes not. The Shop Around the Corner = You've Got Mail. Its a rare thing for an example to be that good. Hollywood unfortunately doesn't have an original bone in it's body. Instead the pure bottom line attitude that rules the choices of the movie industry keeps good movies that actually get made from being distributed with any fan-fare at all. Most of the time the best scripts never get made at all. When you get past about 25 most movies start to get rather boring. By the time you're 45 the typical releases are a waste of your time. Other examples of original thinking include such odd-ball movies like The Hangover. A story told in reverse to which these guys find themselves lucky to have made it through the weekend. You can bet it wasn't an original idea, but it worked. A buddy movie with a simular theme that worked but isn't known, Fandango. I spend most of my time on TCM or FMC these days....

No remake of Gone With the Wind either!!!

"Dirty Dancing" should not be remade. "Footloose" should not be remade. And please don't let them even try to remake "Yellow Submarine"

Poltergeist Curse would be a good movie about making a movie series that is curse. I would see it.

PLEASE HOLLYWOOD READ SOME BOOKS OR FIND GOOD SCREENWRITERS. WE WANT ORIGINAL FILMS, AND NO BORROWING FROM EUROPE OR ASIA.

I agree with Taltos on remaking Queen of the Damned...that was a travesty. Either that or do The Vampire Lestat.

"However, after seeing The Birds in my mid-20's (some 10 years ago) I always thought if they used the same, plot and dialog, but took advantage of the innovations in special effects (and of course got a GOOD lead actress)"

Are you joking?? Tippi Hedron played the part to perfection. She's always been criticized for not showing emotion, but her character in this film wasn't supposed to, just like Marnie, a relatively unknown Hitchcock masterpiece with Sean Connery. Hitchcock was known for using blonde, cool, aloof actresses in his films. Kim Novak in Vertigo, Grace Kelley in Rear Window, Tippi Hedron in the Birds and Marnie. There is no way a remake of the Birds could ever be as good as the original because Alfred Hitchcock isn't directing it. The story, special effects, and the acting isn't what made the movie great...it was the cinematography and direction and the music, which often is overlooked but helps sustain a feeling of suspense when everything appears calm. Although some of the scenes are film classics, like the playground scene, wonderfully parodied by Mel Brooks in "High Anxiety."

Hitchcock's movies have a specific look based not only on the scenes, but the way the film is shot, lighting, and other hard to reproduce factors. Anyone who has seen any of the abortions which pass for Psycho remakes or sequels knows what I'm talking about. Please don't remake this film classic.