Lindsay Lohan’s career started to tank right after the release of this movie. We don’t want to be over conclusive but it feels like a remake of a talking racing Volkswagen didn’t help her in the right direction.
Starring in this lame rehashed Disney film somehow got her nominated for Teen Choice Award. Perhaps competition was weak that year.
Straw Dogs (2011)
If you're going to recreate an original, wouldn't you strive to make it a little more interesting than the first one? Apparently not. Rod Lurie’s remake of the Sam Peckinpah 1971 film "Straw Dogs" lost all the controversy and rawness of the original.
The rather gory addition does offer a slight payoff. We wonder what the conversation went with Dustin Hoffman when considering launching this reboot. Was he even considered? He definitely would have scoffed at that.
Bewitched (2005)
We'll hand to Nora Ephron for trying something a little different by not giving us an exact replica of the 1960s sitcom. The film got a kind of meta addition to it with Will Ferrell's character looking for an actress to play his witch wife in the film within the film.
Sadly, the script seemed to reach too high and probably would have been better off keeping to the original straightforward concept. It's super hard to strike the balance. Then again, no one forced them to make a remake.
Day of the Dead (2005)
The original "Day of the Dead" was a gory film but succeeded in adding smart commentary and pathos to all the bloodiness. The 2008 edition however somehow missed the memo and opted for more violence than substance. All in the style of cheap special effects.
The zombies are also for some reason not very zombie-like and more like intelligent superhumans who just terrorize humans.
Alfie (2004)
Another Michael Caine classic that unfortunately didn't stand the test of time. The film came out smack bang in the middle of Jude Law's marriage scandals. You would think that would give it an edge, but unfortunately, it did not. Or perhaps we could just blame the film itself and not the timing.
The film got a slight upgrade in terms of modern relationship dynamics but tries to keep it a little too moral, making the whole experience feel a little insignificant.