15 Terrible Movies That Actually Improve Good Ones

15. RoboCop Improves RoboCop

The Bad

The beloved 80's zombie cop film was remade in 2014 with human blank-slate Joel Kinnaman as the titular law enforcer, surrounded by great Batman actors like Michael Keaton and Gary Oldman. Nobody was particularly excited for another reboot and that lacklustre feeling did not evaporate with the film.

A strictly middle-of-the-road affair filled with forgettable characters, phoned in performances and dull, lifeless action sequences this reboot would come and go leaving no lasting memories or impressions. Luke warm would be the most fitting description.

How It Improves RoboCop

A solid average is everything a RoboCop film should not be and the quality of the original 1987 film is only improved by how poorly fudged the remake was.

It also looked a hell of a lot smarter as the new version completely lacked any satirical commentary on American capitalist culture hidden under the guise of excessive violence. And the original is surprisingly smart and well-balanced especially when compared to the blatant comments on drones in the reboot.

Unlike the original the reboots Alex Murphy doesn't even properly die so gone is the Jesus allegory and the question of Murphy's humanity - an absence that made its importance in the original shine even brighter.