32 Movies That Really Didn’t Need Reboots

We understand the value of movie reboots and, in some cases, even support them, recognizing that they have been known to improve on their source material. However, those kinds of remakes, sequels, and “requels,” as some have been called, are few and far between, as far as we are concerned. See for yourself as we acknowledge some of the greatest movies that inspired some of the most unnecessary and simply worst movie remakes and reboots in Hollywood history (in our opinion).

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Planet Of The Apes (1968)

In 2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes kicked off a new reboot franchise set before the events of the original sci-fi movie classic that has, surprisingly, achieved wide acclaim for the ways it adds to the lore of the primates’ supremacy. Director Tim Burton’s 2001 remake, starring Mark Wahlberg in Charlton Heston’s deserted astronaut role, may have boasted better makeup effects, but not much else to justify its existence.

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