These awful movies had brilliant concepts — and deserve another shot

We live in the age of remakes, sequels, and franchises. That’s just the way it is, and the way it will be until that no longer bears financial fruit for studios and producers. Yet when it comes to remakes, why do all the good movies get the treatment? Sure, they’re proven commodities and thus less of a risk, but it feels like such a waste. Remakes of already great movies rarely turn out well, and they hardly ever actually end up turning a profit.