u/AlienSees

Hey everyone, this is a weirs question I guess, but im debating here... so, I used to play Warface and stopped around 2021 or so - cause it became unplayable: hard to get a team together - literally ypu can wait for 30 mins just to play with someone (talking PVE, not PVP) and if you dont pay money in hame - your progress just sucks.. I did enjoy the game though.. and I wanted to come back again, but after I've read reviews - seems like it went down to hill even more... so I found another game - "Insurgency: Sandstorm" which have PVE / CO-OP - my favorite 😍. Is there anyone here who plays it and can give and opinion on it? Since I have to buy it, and its not free (Warface was free). Thank you in advance

We all know Hollywood loves milking nostalgia, and usually, no amount of internet crying can stop them from ruining a classic (like for example Total Recall and RoboCop remakes).

P.s. although I did like new Total Recall more than new RoboCrap🤣

But occasionally, studio executives look at the radioactive level of fan backlash, panic, and actually bin the project. Here are 4 iconic 80s movies that were almost subjected to the soulless modern reboot treatment, but were saved because the fans (and sometimes creators) flat-out refused to let it happen.

1. Back to the Future (1985) Universal desperately wanted a shiny new reboot in the 2010s—rumor has it they even eyed Tom Holland for Marty McFly. While the fan base went into an absolute meltdown, the real heroes were director Robert Zemeckis and writer Bob Gale. They had a legally ironclad clause in their 1984 contracts stating no remakes could happen in their lifetimes without their permission. Zemeckis famously said it wouldn't happen until they were both dead, and the studio had to pack it up.

2. The Goonies (1985) Around 2008, Warner Bros. started fast-tracking a modern remake where a new cast of kids used smartphones and GPS to find One-Eyed Willy’s treasure. The internet reaction was so instantly brutal that the studio completely panicked. Fans basically argued that the charm was the messy, analog 80s vibe, and upgrading it wrecked the whole premise. The backlash shamed Steven Spielberg and Richard Donner into ditching the remake entirely to focus on a legacy sequel instead.

3. Escape From New York (1981) This one has been trapped in development hell for twenty years because nobody wants to face the wrath of John Carpenter purists. At one point, Gerard Butler was officially cast as Snake Plissken, and directors like Brett Ratner were attached to make a sleek, PG-13, CGI-heavy action flick. Every single time details leaked, fans tore them to shreds, arguing that Kurt Russell’s specific 80s anti-hero swagger cannot be manufactured in a lab. The sheer, enduring online hate forced actor after actor to drop out.

4. Gremlins (1984) In 2014, a full live-action reboot was being written. But then a major detail leaked: the Gremlins weren't going to be puppets; they were going to be 100% CGI. The fan community lost its mind. To fans, the entire soul of Gremlins belongs to the chaotic, messy practical effects. The anti-CGI uproar was so massive that Warner Bros. quietly shelved the movie and compromised with an animated prequel series instead.