Worst SciFi Candidates for a Remake
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Worst SciFi Candidates for a Remake

First time's the charm. Which of of these movies is most sacred and therefore least wise to be remade, revamped or rebooted?

rank title points votes your vote
1 Alien
This Sigourney Weaver classic's stomach-exploding schtick never gets old, nor is it in need of refreshing.
102 182
2 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Star Jeff Daniels brings Steven Spielberg's dreamy vision to life in a movie that would only suffer from a modern facelift.
59 163
3 A Clockwork Orange
Malcolm McDowell's DeLarge is unparalleled as this movie's charismatic psychopath with a pleasure for rape.
42 172
4 Metropolis
Fritz Lang's subtle silent-film expression of industrialization fears would be lost on Generation Y.
-3 141
5 Silent Running
It's hard to condone giving the remake treatment to this eco-minded vision of the future of Earth, directed by 2001 F/X talent Steven Trumbull.
-10 124
6 Forbidden Planet
This Leslie Nielsen space drama won the Oscar for its pioneering special effects, a legacy worthy of hands-off respect.
-12 134
7 Slaughterhouse-Five
George Roy Hill's Kurt Vonnegut adaptation didn't make much sense in 1972, and there's no indication it would fare better today.
-25 115
8 Soylent Green
No modern actor could improve upon Charlton Heston's turn as the hero of this futuristic police procedural from director Robert Fleischer.
-26 134
9 The Day of the Triffids
Steve Sekely's adaptation of the classic novel is an endearing low-budget effort best left that way.
-31 109
10 Zardoz
John Boorman's eccentric trip into the future, as well as Sean Connery's red banana hammock, are best left in the annals of history.
-45 115
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