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    GodofMonkeys: The best thing about "Godzilla: Final Wars" was having the original Godzilla obliterate the craptacular Godzilla from the Emmerich travesty. Good times. more »
    zenpoet: [thewavemag.com] It has reviews of Turkish Star Wars, Turkish Star Trek, Star Crash (Which is Italian Star Wars) and even a review of Learn the Art of... more »
    tetracycloide: the single greatest problem with planet of the apes was not tim burton, it was not helena bonham-carter, and it sure as hell wasn't paul giamatti. mar... more »
    Andrew Liptak: The only one that I'd disagree with is I Am Legend. While it's certainly different from the original, it stands up very well on it's own. more »
    Grey_Area: I agree with most of these slams except for The Island Of Doctor Moreau. I dunno, maybe the cheestastic over-the-top-itude of Brando: "I simply canno... more »
    Homero Barragan: Is this a response to this "Best Sci-Fi Remakes" article, which is almost some of the same articles listed? [www.cinematical.com] more »
    Erinaceus: Good list, but I'm disappointed you did not elaborate more on how badly Emmerich fucked up Godzilla. Anyone curious about that travesty should check ... more »
    Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Wow. I think this marks the first time in io9's history of lists where I can't split hairs with any of these choices. Though I did love Moreau becau... more »
    Dormouse: Corporate Tool: How about the Avengers movie? Or does movie adaptation of a tv show not count? more »
    OMG! Ponies!: Wait - you've got Invasion but none of the other horrible remakes. Unfair. more »
    evan7257: Is it too soon to say The Day the Earth Stood Still? more »
    icelight: Since we're now allowed to occasionally include fantasy here, and because it fits with the season, I'd like to nominate The Grinch. The art direction ... more »
    _MARVKO_: Island of Dr. Moreau is the perfect film for amateur MST3K sessions. It never gets old. And I think War of the Worlds and Death Race should be ON the... more »
    Palmerlime: Crappy sci-fi remakes? How about Dune? Sure, some may argue that the Lynch version ain't all that great... BUT THEY'D BE DEAD WRONG!!!! Jerks. more »
    capnrob: _Rollerball_ gets a bit too much hate - it's directed by John McTiernan, who was, for my nickel, the successor to Michael Curtiz there for a bit, befo... more »
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    10 Worst Science Fiction Remakes

    The worst thing about Hollywood's plague of crappy SF remakes is, you get numb. You forget just how epically awful some of them were, even compared to Keanu/Klaatu. Here are the ten absolute worst remakes. More »