I don't usually complain about movie remakes,

[ohnoyoudidnt]

But Jumanji with The Rock. Really?

[Midwestern Democrat]

1. I can't stand remakes - they are almost always DOA because they did not start with an original

creative inspiration - they are simply copying an existing film. As a general rule, the only kinds of remakes I tolerate are the following:

a) A new adaptation of a novel/play where the first adaptation was botched
b) A new adaptation of a novel/play where the original film was hampered by the technical limitations of its time (i.e. the 1959 "Ben-Hur" was not redundant because the 1925 version was a silent film)

[ailsagirl]

3. I'm with you!!

I can't think of a single film (remake) that was an improvement over the original.

[Orrex]

4. Off the top of my head...

The remakes of The Thing, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Fly and True Grit were all greatly superior to the original films.

Granted, many remakes suck, but there are enough good ones to keep me interested.

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. There's a pretty big demand for family films

hence the Jumanji remake. They are also able to do better special effects than 20 years ago. They'll probably do it in 3D.