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When Basic Instinct 2 and Flicka came out last year and flopped right out of the gate, it didn't scare Hollywood away from continuing to remake classic movies.
Here are just a few remakes coming at you that will probably also avoid (with the year they're due to be released):
The 39 Steps (2009)
Adventures in Babysitting (2008)
The Birds (2009)
Conan the Barbarian (2008)
Deathrace 3000 (2008)
Escape from New York (2009)
The Evil Dead (2008)
Fahrenheit 451 (2007)
Flash Gordon (2008)
Hairspray (2007)
Halloween (2007)
Sunset Boulevard (2008)
The Warriors (2008)
