15 Awful Movies That Could Have Awesome Remakes

As a viewer, there's little more frustrating than watching a movie you've been looking forward to for months, even years, only to find that, in fact, it's really pretty freaking awful. Whether it's the dumb script that deviates fatally from the source material, poor direction that simply can't do it justice, inane casting that makes no sense, a combination of all these or any number of other reasons, the potential for a great movie evaporated with poor creative decisions, ensuring that a great premise went entirely wasted, and in most instances, a possibly lucrative franchise was flushed straight down the toilet. These 15 movies all had so much potential to be box office dynamite and strike a chord with critics as well, but something wasn't quite there, and the end results were, to be kind, horrendous. Still, the idea is strong enough that in all these cases, audiences would on the whole be willing to give the project another shot if the right people both behind and in front of the camera were involved. Viewers would certainly be healthily skeptical, but the point is that they'd probably be prepared to see someone else put their own spin on the intriguing material. Here are 15 awful movies that could have awesome remakes!

15. Constantine

Why It's Awful: Based on Vertigo Comics' Hellblazer comic series, this Hollywood take instantly angered fans by taking the blonde, Liverpudlian John Constantine of the comics and changing him into a black-haired American, played by Keanu Reeves. Furthermore, the Constantine viewers meet here is decidedly more subdued than the cocky braggart of the comics, and the movie deviates severely from the source material in a number of key areas, making a Constantine that's less a brilliant genius who tricks Hell into granting him life, and one who instead makes a lame sacrifice to earn his freedom. The Remake: The idea of a Constantine remake has been bandied around for years now, with Guillermo del Toro even floating the idea a few years back. Though a Constantine TV series covering the character's formative years is set to debut next month, audiences want a feature film which has an R-rating (which, in its defense, the Reeves movie did have as well), boasts a grittier tone and also sticks closer to the source material (namely Constantine's appearance and origin). If the TV show ends up being a hit, renewed interest in the property could very well get the ball rolling for another stab at a property with franchise potential written all over it. Casting will likely be the most challenging aspect, but there are plenty of up-and-coming British actors who would jump at the chance.