10 Remakes Of Classic '80s Movies That Bombed Terribly
1. Conan The Barbarian
The Original: After several years working in television and enduring humiliating roles in junk like Hercules In New York, Arnold Schwarzenegger finally got the chance to prove himself in this long, bloody sword and sorcery tale. While arguably not the best adaptation of a Robert E Howard story (Solomon Kane takes that honour), it’s still preferable to sequels, spin-offs and imitations it spawned.
The Remake: After several years working in television, including a 2 year stint on Baywatch, Jason Momoa finally landed a role in a movie that people would want to see. It’s another long and bloody movie, but this one gives the impression that the filmmakers were more interested in cool shots and special effects than in honouring Howard’s pulp tales. The director is Marcus Nispel, whose previous films (Friday The 13th, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre etc) were all reboots, so skull-cracking originality was never going to be on the agenda.
The king of flop remakes, Conan cost $90 million to produce and only made $48 million worldwide. Momoa of course went on to Game Of Thrones and Aquaman, but Nispel’s next movie went straight to DVD.
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