TBH, movie remakes are always hit or miss. I'm usually a sucker for the original and that can often be hard to beat. Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images When Reddit user Aaaaaaarrrrrggggghh asked, " Which movie should NEVER get a remake? " many people chimed in with their thoughts. Here are the fan-favorite films no one ever wants to see changed: 1. Titanic
"I don't want to see a CGI iceberg ruining the iconic handprint scene."
— u/gigglygumdrops
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" Pulp Fiction is iconic and any remake would just fall flat in comparison."
— u/GloomySwimmer9374
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"The original film still holds up, and aside from more accuracies in the dinos, there's not much to be gained."
— u/jabber2033
" Jurassic Park was groundbreaking and still holds up today. Leave those dinosaurs alone."
— u/InLoveWmorningD
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— u/Claffisied
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" Forrest Gump is one of a kind. Tom Hanks brought such a unique charm to the role."
— u/olivialovesdadbods
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6. Ferris Bueller's Day Off "It's perfect as it is."
— u/SurfinRay12
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— u/Tuckerbot1
© Paramount / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 8. The Godfather "Some things are sacred."
— u/WatercressCreepyyyy
© Paramount / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 9. The Fifth Element "You know it would suck."
— u/regulator9000
© Columbia Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 10. The Princess Bride "The casting, the acting, and the dialogue were superb, and NOTHING would be gained by a remake."
— u/comfortablynumb15
"There's a shortage of perfect movies in this world. It would be a shame to ruin this one."
— u/ExNihiloThrowAway
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— u/wonkagloop
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© 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 13. Schindler's List "I think a Schindler's List remake would be pretty embarrassing."
— u/Spencelia
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— u/Contrariwise2
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— u/EchoFable24
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— u/flux_capacitor3
© 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 17. Jaws — u/SuperstitiousPigeon5
© Universal / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 18. National Lampoon's Animal House — u/martymcgoo
© Universal / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 19. The Shawshank Redemption "Perfect movie. Don't touch it."
— u/tart_developer
© Columbia Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 20. Home Alone — u/HR_DUCK
© 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 21. The Goonies "It's more than good enough."
— u/Styrene_Addict1965
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© 20th Century Fox Film Corp. / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 23. Labyrinth "That movie was the cause of my sexual awakening. I was the only 8-year-old who put down David Bowie for 'Who's your celebrity crush.' I cried when that man died.
It's also just an amazing movie. Jim Henson has a magical power to make you legitimately forget you are watching puppets.
It can't be redone. Nobody could replace Bowie as Jareth. Anybody else would make it just upsetting and weird instead of magically weird. No man should be able to be that pretty, with better makeup than me yet still be a HUNK. Many had tried."
— u/Beans_0492
© TriStar Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 24. The Emperor's New Groove "A remake of The Emperor’s New Groove would probably be live-action with The Rock as Kronk."
— u/BlizzPenguin
© Buena Vista Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 25. The Big Lebowski — u/cheez0r
© Gramercy Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection Powered By 26. The Lord of the Rings franchise "LOTR has no remake. LOTR needs no remake."
— u/jonfitt
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