10 Most Pointless Horror Movies Ever Made

10. Invaders From Mars (1986)

Tobe Hooper (of Poltergeist fame) brought us sci-fi horror Invaders from Mars in the mid-'80s, in which a flying saucer lands in young David Gardner's (Hunter Carson) garden, and the boy is forced to prevent the alien invaders from taking over his hometown - and possibly the world.

The action is fun, the aliens look good, and the scares are authentic, so why is this such a pointless endeavour? The reasons are twofold. First of all, Invaders From Mars is a remake of the already warmly regarded 1953 film of the same name. Like most remakes, we simply didn't need it, and not enough is changed between the two productions to justify it. Which leads onto the second reason: it is all a dream!

Suffering from the same dysfunction as the original movie, Hooper's picture ends with David awakening safe in his bed, the preceding adventure a literal nightmare. Sure, there's a modicum of doubt instilled in us when David once again sees the alien ship land in his backyard - but this only occurs after his parents have been in to reassure him, and he has lain down to sleep again. And we all know what that means.