[GeorgiaDawg32]

In a broader sense, this movie shows what we have lost. Look at Flight of the Phoenix. The 1965 film with Jimmy Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Hardy Kreuger, Ernest Borgnine, et all, is gripping story-telling. IMHO, this is one of the finest movies ever made..I started to watch the re-make, and quit 10 minutes in..it doesn't even begin to touch the original..(much like the re-make of "Planet of the Apes)..

[mamelukesabre]

The new star trek is no flight of the phoenix remake. That movie was an embarrassment. The new star trek isn’t. True, it relies and special effects to get your attention, and some other cheap tricks. What movie doesn’t now days?

[traderrob6]

The ORIGINAL "Flight of the Phoenix" was a terrific flick. And the all time best Star Trek still remains...

[puroresu]

I haven't seen the new Star Trek, but my classic example of a horrible movie remake is Village of the Damned. The original was a 1960 British film with a very low budget and only one big name star (George Sanders), but they put together a captivating, creepy little sci-fi film that I still enjoy watching.

In the early 90s, John Carpenter remade the film with a huge budget, big stars, loads of special effects, and it turned out to be a complete waste of time. Political correctness galore, feminism, anti-Christian propaganda, anti-U.S. military propaganda, gratuitous violence....I saw it once and I've never had a desire to see it again.