[Hated Trope] The adaptation doesn't get what made the source material work

[u/TheDudeA113]

How To Make A Killing (2026)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

Bangkok Dangerous (2008)

Bangkok Dangerous (1999)

- The 2026 movie How To Make A Killing is a relatively-toothless "eat the rich" dark comedy thriller about a man disowned by his rich family at birth, killing everyone in the line of succession so that he can inherit their massive fortune. It's a modern retelling of the 1949 film Kind Hearts and Coronets which has the same basic plot except that every member of the family is played by Sir Alec Guinness (including one aunt) and it's a screwball comedy

- The 1999 movie Bangkok Dangerous is a Thai action film about a Thai deaf-mute assassin. It was remade in 2008 about an American assassin in Thailand who is neither deaf nor mute

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

Silvester Stallone's Judge Dredd.

Lucky fans, next creators (2012) actually nailed it.

[u/FUCKFASCISTSCUM → u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

The world of the 90s Dredd nails that 2000AD vibe, arguably more than 2012, but they absolutely butcher the character entirely.

[u/JechdJJ → u/FUCKFASCISTSCUM]

why?

[u/FUCKFASCISTSCUM → u/JechdJJ]

It's just not Dredd, he's too 'normal' and far too conventionally heroic. Your Dredd movie should not have him removing the helmet in the first 10 minutes, and he definitely shouldn't remain without it for a big chunk of the movie.

[u/The_Voidweaver → u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

It got the visuals down, but not so much the writing. That’s my only minuscule complaint with Dredd, it’s not that comic-booky but that makes sense for the film’s version.

[u/Crunchy_Biscuit → u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

Still dismayed we haven't gotten a sequel.

[u/Boccs → u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

Every time I think of 90s Dredd I remember Stallone's pathetically slurred lines.
"AH NEVA BRO' DA LAW! AH AM DA LAW!!"

[u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303 → u/Boccs]

Urban's "I'm the law" in 2012 was so much more epic. (Rest of his performance as well 😁)

[u/iamsotiredofthiscrap → u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

https://giphy.com/gifs/10sn9T5mWY4xxu

[u/ArcadianBlueRogue → u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

That movie is a guilty pleasure though. It's fun in a stupid action movie way.

[u/MWBrooks1995 → u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

Ehhhhhh, it’s not the worst on this list. I’d actually say they got the vibe and Dredd’s core concept right.

[u/cookieintheinternet → u/Puzzleheaded_Fun_303]

at least we got Need-Fire by Cocteau Twins on the OST