With wide-angle lenses all but smooshing the actors up against the other side of the screen, Danny DeVito's whimsical fable is almost literally in your face.

But at least the Steven Soderbergh remake knew exactly what it was up against when it compiled the stellar cast that it did. It’s up to you to decide what value you place on that. In addition to the wild success of the latter approach, studios will occasionally drop a remake that no one in particular asked for (ahem, Carrie). Scarface was released in 1983 and is a popular crime drama that follows the life of a Cuban immigrant named Tony Montana.

Directed by Lynne Alana Delaney.

This movie stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Billy, an undercover cop who is doing his best to infiltrate an Irish gang located in the heart of Boston while simultaneously trying to identify the mole in the gang that he's working with.

From the antic-plus performances to the merry-go-round score, everything about the movie feels like it's trying too hard to be "fun."

And boy was that first movie fun for it. But what else can you expect from the paragon of an anti-hero tale? 6. The Fly was released in 1986 and has become a favorite for many science fiction fans over the years.

And when it works it’s nothing short of fantastic. Lately, the most successful films have been of the campy and downright ridiculous variety: Piranha 3D and its sequel Piranha 3DD, Sharknado, Snakes on a Plane, and Eight-Legged Freaks. The officials manage to take out a local nest with poisonous gas, but soon discover that two queens have escaped and are likely attempting to establish colonies elsewhere. Related: 10 Movies To Watch If You Loved The Invisible Man.

Not only does this remake of a remake give us that, but Vincent D’Onofrio pulling off the craziest of voices a character ever did have. That’s a thing that happens in this movie where Moranis later kills Martin to feed him to a giant plant.

There was an animated and live-action version before it, and another one made a while after — the latter made by the director an adult film called The Sex Killer. The movie follows a brilliant scientist whose experiment takes a turn for the catastrophic, causing him to transform into a terrifying creature that is half-human, half-insect. For every Arachnoquake, I’d like an Arachnophobia;  for every Avalanche Sharks, I’d like a Jaws; for every [animal + natural disaster film], I’d like a legitimate threat in the form of an imaginative creature, solved by a team of realistic human beings. It’s tone + cast. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). No, probably not — but the new ending was just as creepy (if not creepier). A weird perspective on what is now considered one of the best films ever made: at the time, The Wizard Of Oz was one of several adaptations of the book made during the 20s and 30s. While the original has an IMDb score of 6.6, the remake managed to pull ahead with a score of 7.8. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. We don’t care which.

Remakes do not have the greatest reputation in film, but there are occasions when the remake outdoes the original. The Fly is a remake of a film by the same name that was released in 1958. The original has a tough-to-beat score of 7.4, but the 2010 version has a score of 7.6. This scenario is something that is really easy for a lot of people to relate to and this hilarious take on the situation is one that has become super popular in the movie world. Originally a dark 60s comedy by Roger Corman, the film was adapted into a musical in the early 80s. We suppose it’s that if your friend is acting slightly strange you should immediately kill them with fire. Better than the original? She most recently starred in “Serenity” alongside Matthew McConaughey, which under- performed at the box office. It's a musical that stars Johnny Depp as Benjamin Barker, also known as Sweeney Todd, a barber in London who has a horrifying secret that he keeps hidden with his barbershop. Related: 10 Movies That Are Better Than The Book They Were Based On. Sometimes, these remakes aren't great and have many fans disappointed that Hollywood bothered to mess with a classic when the original was just fine. Everything You Didn’t Know About Keanu Reeves. We would even argue that this remake is paramount in terms of quintessential moments in which Cage loses his beautiful mind. This was the single smartest decision they ever made — one that would ultimately not be replicated come 2017 when they thought it was a good idea to turn their classic monsters into crime-fighting Avengers. This might be a controversial opinion, but we liked the Fright Night remake much more than the original film. Ocean's 11 is a crime thriller that was released in 2001 and follows a group of 11 criminals that have concocted a daring plan: Pull off three casino heists on the Las Vegas strip simultaneously. Everyone makes mistakes! Hey. And again — this is a genuinely creepy film. You could argue that it’s more of a re-adaptation than a remake of the 1995 Sylvester Stallone version… but then we wouldn’t get to put it on this list. next week when we tackle another property primed for adaptation. Also Read: Anne Hathaway to Star in Robert Zemeckis' 'The Witches' Remake.

And they all boink up.

Both movies are popular, although the remake has the original beat as far as their IMDb scores go, with the 1932 version having a score of 7.8 and the remake getting an 8.3.

Seriously go watch all these films and tell us The Fly isn’t the most normal of the Geenablumverse. How any of this was allowed is beyond us. But while it comes with all kinds of heavy hitters like Josh Brolin and Matt Damon, the obvious MVP is Hailee Steinfeld and her breakout role as Mattie Ross. That said, it also holds the distinction of having one of the worst poker scenes in a movie, where 007 wins a giant pot with 5/7 suited. Still, in terms of old guys fighting it’s pretty good. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street was released in 2007. *Sorry, there was a problem signing you up. For starters, it has Jeff Goldblum in it, which automatically elevates any movie on the scale of greatness. Move aside, Gritty. It’s an immediate disadvantage — one that the occasional remake will manage to overcome. Hathaway is currently filming an untitled Todd Haynes film centered around the DuPont chemical company alongside Tim Robbins and Mark Ruffalo. The Departed has an IMDb score of 8.5, meaning that it soared past the original's score of 8.

Do it, John.

I’m all for these types of films, but I miss the serious side of creature features, ones like Them!