I came across this list of the top grossing horror remakes (1978-present) and I thought it might be fun for everybody to give a letter grade for each of these movies that you've seen.

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The Ring (2002)   
The Grudge (2004)
The Haunting (1999)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
The Ring Two (2005)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Halloween (2007)
The Omen (2006)
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Prom Night (2008)
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
House on Haunted Hill (1999)
The Fly (1986)
The Grudge 2 (2006)
House of Wax (2005)
The Eye (2008)
The Fog (2005)
One Missed Call (2008)
Dark Water (2005)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
The Wicker Man (2006)
Psycho (1998)
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
Pulse (2006)
The Hitcher (2007)
Black Christmas (2006)
The Invasion (2007)
The Thing (1982)
Village of the Damned (1995)
The Blob (1988)
Cat People (1982)
Willard (2003)
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Invaders From Mars (1986)
Funny Games (2008)
Body Snatchers (1994)
Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006)

My Grades:
The Haunting (1999) C-
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) A
The Amityville Horror (2005) C+
The Stepford Wives (2004) D-
Dawn of the Dead (2004) A
Halloween (2007) F-
Thirteen Ghosts (2001) D+
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) B+
House on Haunted Hill (1999) B+
The Fly (1986) A+
House of Wax (2005) C+
The Fog (2005) F-
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) A+
The Wicker Man (2006) C+ (I love the unintentional humor)
Psycho (1998) F+
The Thing (1982) A+
Village of the Damned (1995) F+
The Blob (1988) B+
Willard (2003) B+
Night of the Living Dead (1990) A
Body Snatchers (1994) B

In my case, this is based solely on the movie, not comparing it to the original

The Ring (2002) B 
The Haunting (1999) C
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)  A
The Stepford Wives (2004)  C
Dawn of the Dead (2004)   A  
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)  D
House on Haunted Hill (1999) B
The Fly (1986)  A
House of Wax (2005) B
Dark Water (2005) C
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) A
The Thing (1982) A
Village of the Damned (1995) F
Cat People (1982) B
Night of the Living Dead (1990) A

My grades based solely on the movie:

The Ring:  B+ (it hasnt aged well for me)

The Ring Two:  A- (I really liked the unrated cut I saw.)

Dawn of the Dead:  A

Halloween:  C+ (I loved the beginning and hated right after almost exactly the middle when you first see Laurie Strode.  Sounds like a C+ to me...)

Thirteen Ghosts:  B minus movie with A level gore and special effects.

The Hills Have Eyes:  C  (To this day, I still don't know why I found it boring.)

The Fly:  A+

House of Wax:  A-

Some of these I own but havent watched yet or really really want to watch at some point.  These are the only ones I've seen.

My personal grade is based on New vs. old as well as the film in general

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the Ring (2002) A 
The Grudge (2004)B
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)A
The Ring Two (2005)C
The Amityville Horror (2005)B
The Stepford Wives (2004)A
Dawn of the Dead (2004)A
Halloween (2007) A
The Omen (2006) A
House of Wax (2005)D
The Wicker Man (2006)F
The Hitcher (2007) B
Night of the Living Dead (1990) A

Hello victims...er...comrades! great topic here, remaking horror films seems to have become the strategy for hollywood these days. the problem i have is that i am from latin america and here we don't use letter grades (we use numbers) so please someone could explain to me what the letters stand for so i can participate. P.S. am i the only one who really liked the hitcher remake? (and i'm not saying it is better than the original). thank you

Letter grades are typically given to evaluate schoolwork in the United States. The values go something like this: A (highest grade, excellent), B (above average), C (average to below average), D (bad), and F (terrible, failure). I hope that helps you.

The Ring (2002)    A
The Grudge (2004) A
The Haunting (1999) C
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) C
The Ring Two (2005) C
The Amityville Horror (2005) C
The Stepford Wives (2004) D
Halloween (2007) C
The Omen (2006) F
Thirteen Ghosts (2001) B
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) A
House on Haunted Hill (1999) D
The Fly (1986) A
The Grudge 2 (2006) B
House of Wax (2005) C
The Eye (2008) B (only because of Alba!)
One Missed Call (2008) C
Dark Water (2005) C
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) A
The Wicker Man (2006) D
Psycho (1998) F
Pulse (2006) C
The Hitcher (2007)  D
The Invasion (2007) F
The Thing (1982) A
The Blob (1988) D
Willard (2003) F

The Ring (2002)   C
The Grudge (2004) B
The Haunting (1999) C
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)C
The Ring Two (2005)D
The Amityville Horror (2005)F
The Stepford Wives (2004)D
Dawn of the Dead (2004)A
Halloween (2007) D
The Omen (2006) C
When a Stranger Calls (2006)F
Prom Night (2008) C
Thirteen Ghosts (2001)B
The Hills Have Eyes (2006)D
House on Haunted Hill (1999)B
The Fly (1986)A
The Grudge 2 (2006)C
House of Wax (2005)C
The Eye (2008)D
The Fog (2005)D
One Missed Call (2008)C
Dark Water (2005)B
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)A
The Wicker Man (2006)D
Psycho (1998) B
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)C
Pulse (2006)C
The Hitcher (2007) D
Black Christmas (2006) F
The Invasion (2007)D
The Thing (1982)A
Village of the Damned (1995)A
The Blob (1988)B
Cat People (1982)A
Willard (2003)F
Night of the Living Dead (1990) B
Invaders From Mars (1986)C
Funny Games (2008)F
Body Snatchers (1994)C
Night of the Living Dead 3D (20F

I graded on how good I thought the movie was not on how I thought it followed the original because some clearly did not

The Ring (2002) - B
The Grudge (2004) - B
The Haunting (1999) - B+
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) - A-
The Ring Two (2005) - B
The Amityville Horror (2005) - B+
The Stepford Wives (2004) - C-
Dawn of the Dead (2004) - B
Halloween (2007)  - F
The Omen (2006)  - C
When a Stranger Calls (2006) - B-
Prom Night (2008)  - C
Thirteen Ghosts (2001) - A
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) - B-
House on Haunted Hill (1999) - A
The Fly (1986) - A+
The Grudge 2 (2006) - B
House of Wax (2005) - A
The Eye (2008) - B
The Fog (2005) - D
One Missed Call (2008) - C
Dark Water (2005) - C
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) - A
The Wicker Man (2006) - B
Psycho (1998)  - C
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) - B
Pulse (2006) - A-
The Hitcher (2007) - D 
Black Christmas (2006) - D
The Invasion (2007) - C
The Thing (1982) - A+
Village of the Damned (1995) - A-
The Blob (1988) - B
Cat People (1982) -  Never Saw
Willard (2003) - B
Night of the Living Dead (1990) - B+
Invaders From Mars (1986) - Never Saw
Funny Games (2008) - A
Body Snatchers (1994) - B+ 
Night of the Living Dead 3D (2006) - C- 

The Ring (2002)   B+
The Grudge (2004) C
The Haunting (1999) D
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) A-
The Amityville Horror (2005) D
Dawn of the Dead (2004) A-
Halloween (2007) C
The Omen (2006) D
The Fly (1986) B
House of Wax (2005) A-
The Eye (2008) A
Dark Water (2005) C-

The Wicker man (2006) B
Black Christmas (2006) F


Night of the Living Dead (1990) B