Summary

• Bedknobs and Broomsticks deserves a modern remake to enhance its engaging story with updated visuals.
• The Blob, a sci-fi classic, could benefit from modern special effects to create a more terrifying Blob.
• Air Force One's iconic crash scene could be improved with modern CGI for a more realistic impact.

Special effects have developed and changed over the years, and some great movie titles deserve to be remade for the modern world with a fresh and updated look. The first movie that used special effects was Alfred Clark's 1895 reenactment of the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, and since then, the world of cinema has progressed an incredible amount. Whether they differed from the original or not, plenty of the best movie remakes have also relied on special effects to keep audiences engaged and have transported them to all manner of fictional universes.

For example, some of the best sci-fi movies, like the Star Wars franchise and The Matrix, were particularly praised for their visual effects. Some of the best horror movies of all time were also recognized for the use of CGI and digital image optimization, especially in titles such as The Ring and Pan's Labyrinth. In 1977, the Academy Awards made Best Visual Effects an official category and proved to the world that SFX was a permanent fixture in cinema. Since then, there have been some amazing movies that used special effects but now deserve to be remade with technological advancements.

10 Bedknobs And Broomsticks

1971

Bedknobs and Broomsticks was known for its fascinating use of live-action footage and traditional, Disney-esque animation. The film was based on the books The Magic Bedknob and Bonfires and Broomsticks by author Mary Norton and starred the iconic actress Angela Lansbury as Miss Eglantine Price. In the early 1970s, combining two different art styles on the big screen was groundbreaking, especially for a film that wasn't science fiction.

As an enjoyable and wholesome watch for all ages, Bedknobs and Broomsticks was deserving of a modern-day remake a long time ago.

As an enjoyable and wholesome watch for all ages, Bedknobs and Broomsticks was deserving of a modern-day remake a long time ago. Even though the film won the Academy Award for Best Special Visual Effects in 1972, other Disney titles from recent years have proved that there can be some improvement on their earlier animations. The football match scene would be fantastic to see with more up-to-date graphics, for example. Overall, the film's tone and engaging storyline should be remade and reintroduced for a new generation of children.

9 The Blob

1958

Considered one of the best sci-fi monster movies of the 1950s, The Blob introduced audiences to a small community consumed by an amoeboid alien. With plenty of cheesy yet dramatic moments, The Blob's special effects were mainly limited to the titular threat, a goopy blob that grew and enveloped everything and anything in its path. Although the visual era-appropriate impact was part of The Blob's charm, the film deserves a remake.

The Blob also had several moments where the small Pennsylvania town's buildings and streets were destroyed, something else that modern special effects could improve upon.

It'd be a manageable title to recreate, too. There was only one villainous figure, the alien, and it had no dialogue or an actual figure, so production wouldn't need to spend months or even years working away at an army of blobs. The Blob also had several moments where the small Pennsylvania town's buildings and streets were destroyed, something else that modern special effects could improve upon. Although there was a supposed remake already in the works, in January 2024, director Simon West stepped away from the project, and there has yet to be a further update.

8 2001: A Space Odyssey

1968