Reboots/Remakes That (Don't) Suck

[Spike Spiegel]

There's a lot of remake bashing here on the Internet, so I started thinking about some "reimaginings" of existing movies/shows/franchises that actually justify their existence.

My personal list:

Power Rangers (2017) - The characters were more interesting than the nostalgia/mecha porn.
The Thing (1982)
The Fly (1986)
Transformers Prime (2010-13)
Bates Motel (2013-2017)
The Thing (2011) - Studio meddling covered up some respectable practical effects with awful CGI. I'd like to see a directors' cut of this.
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) - Alfred Hitchcock remade his own film.
Dredd (2012)
Blair Witch (2016) - I thought it was as good as the original, but without its novelty.
Rebuild of Evangelion (2009-present)
Man of Steel (2013) - Yeah, I like this one...despite angrily blogging about it around the time of its release. I was an obnoxious college aged fanboy at the time.