http://movies.amctv.com/movie-guide/worst-candidate-for-a-remake.php First time's the charm. Which of of these movies should never get remade? en Copyright 2009 Mon, 04 May 2009 15:02:20 -0500 http://services.rainbow-media.com http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification movie-name 1503 This Sigourney Weaver classic's stomach-exploding schtick never gets old, nor is it in need of refreshing. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/1503/Alien/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/1503/Alien/overview 20090415133613 10024 Malcolm McDowell's DeLarge is unparalleled as this movie's charismatic psychopath with a pleasure for rape. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/10024/Clockwork-Orange/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/10024/Clockwork-Orange/overview 20090415133621 10031 Star Jeff Daniels brings Steven Spielberg's dreamy vision to life in a movie that would only suffer from a modern facelift. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/10031/Close-Encounters-of-the-Third-Kind/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/10031/Close-Encounters-of-the-Third-Kind/overview 20090415133631 44705 It's hard to condone giving the remake treatment to this eco-minded vision of the future of Earth, directed by 2001 special-effects talent Steven Trumbull. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/44705/Silent-Running/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/44705/Silent-Running/overview 20090415133834 45118 George Roy Hill's Kurt Vonnegut adaptation didn't make much sense in 1972, and there's no indication it would fare better today. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45118/Slaughterhouse-Five/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45118/Slaughterhouse-Five/overview 20090415133953 18166 This Leslie Nielson space drama won the Oscar for its pioneering special effects, a legacy worthy of hands-off respect. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/18166/Forbidden-Planet/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/18166/Forbidden-Planet/overview 20090415133701 45839 No modern actor could improve upon Charlton Heston's turn as the hero of this futuristic police procedural from director Robert Fleischer. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45839/Soylent-Green/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/45839/Soylent-Green/overview 20090415134119 12629 Steve Sekely's adaptation of the classic novel is an endearing low-budget effort best left that way. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/12629/Day-of-the-Triffids/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/12629/Day-of-the-Triffids/overview 20090415133650 32362 Fritz Lang's subtle silent-film expression of industrialization fears would be lost on Generation Y. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/32362/Metropolis/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/32362/Metropolis/overview 20090415133823 56115 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. http://movies.amctv.com/movie/56115/Zardoz/overview http://movies.amctv.com/movie/56115/Zardoz/overview 20090415134131