Hello, just2good here,
and today I'm going to be counting down the Top 10 worst LEGO remakes.
These could be a character design from a specific property
that had an updated minifigure,
or a LEGO set from a particular movie or TV show
that had a different set released later down the line.
These are my personal opinions,
so don't get too caught up in my choices,
as I'm going to have a little fun with this list.
Anyways, without further ado,
let's get into this.
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Starting off the list is the Brick Bounty,
a 2015 LEGO Pirates set.
I consider this set a remake of the 2009 Pirate Ship.
This one is nothing special, came and went, but it did its job -
basically the 2015 LEGO Pirates line in a nutshell.
The build is fine.
But, the name is why this set is on the list -
something I have a personal gripe with - The Brick Bounty.
The 2009 Ship was the Brickbeard's Bounty.
Uh… so they didn't really change the name for the 2015 ship,
just dropped beard and added "The" at the start.
What's so bad about this besides the fact that it's lazy?
Well, you see, in 2014 LEGO had a naming contest on Rebrick for this ship.
Whoever could name the ship would receive the set signed as it came out
in 2015.
The winner was Legobuffproductions,
who named the set… the Brick Bounty.
Y'know, congrats to him, go check out his channel
because he has quality videos,
and I don't mean any malice when I say this,
but what a lazy choice for a name.
This could've been an opportunity to come up with a really cool
and new name for the LEGO Pirates' legacy.
But nope.
The Brick Bounty.
I don't even remember if I entered this contest,
but I know people who put effort and careful thought
into their name selections for this set,
and when I heard THAT was the winning name,
I was in complete disbelief that a name so unoriginal
beat out all the other potential names.
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So, our first minifigure spot,
it's the 2016 War Machine minifigure from the Captain America Civil War sets.
What's so bad about this remake of a very good 2013 minifigure,
you might ask?
Well, it's just one thing that isn't horrible
and that's why it's low on this list.
The new black armor design and printing is awesome and all,
but they ruin his face design.
Funny enough,
it's a great face print that they use -
one of my favorite licensed ones - Cyborg's from 2015.
But, this design does NOT fit Don Cheadle playing Rhodey.
The 2013 print for Rhodey from the Iron Man 3 sets fit Rhodey perfectly.
However, this face print looks like a child's face, or a teenagers face.
Rhodey is an adult.
As I usually say on Twitter…
SAD!
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Okay, so this spot is an obscure one.
The 2012 VIP exclusive best of minifigures pack.
So like the Brick Bounty, this one was a fan choice… sort of.
Not with the name, but rather, the five minifigures.
The choices were left up to a poll at the end of 2011.
And… the vote was to bring back five minifigures…
all from LEGO Minifigures Series 3.
Which, is the worst LEGO minifigures Series in my opinion -
if you haven't seen my Top 10 Worst LEGO Minifigures Series video,
go see it for my explanation.
Seems like the poll could've been a bit crooked, I mean,
ALL of them being from Series 3?
They picked some uninteresting figures as well,
like the Mummy and Space Villain.
You're telling me that the Mummy beat the Series 1 Zombie,
a minifigure that was hard to find even at the time of the vote?
You may say, this isn't a remake just2good.
It's a re-release of these figures.
But, that's where you're wrong.
They chose to change ONE thing from the original minifigures.
The Mummy's dark red scorpion is now gold.
I don't know why they changed this,
but they made it qualify for this list with that change.
Thankfully, this was only 13 bucks at release,
and minifigures Series 3 packs were three bucks,
so it was a good deal.
And it did bring some fan favorites like the Elf and Gorilla.
Still, the choices for the others and the fact all were Series 3
was pretty jarring.
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Ugh.
Remember this dude?
Yeah, I mean, I had to include the LEGO Darth Maul remake from 2015.
Darth Maul in LEGO minifigure form has had a great legacy.
The original 1999 one had one of the most intricate face prints for the time,
which still looks good to this day.
We finally got the top of his head as a new piece in 2011,
which that minifigure design for Maul's face is probably the best.
Then, in 2015, we got this new face design with Maul
that just looks creepy in the wrong way.
Eugh….
That grin makes me feel uncomfortable,
I'm wanna keep the kids away from this dude.
It was a step back, and for some reason,
they still use it to this day - I mean,
the same face appeared in a smaller set earlier this year.
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Ah, the 2015 LEGO Winter Village Toy Shop.
As somebody who has most of the LEGO Winter Village sets -
this is the one I don't have and don't plan on getting.
The design of this set is great
because it's a close remake of the first Winter Village set ever -
they didn't change the overall design.
The original is a fantastic set.
But, we only get one Winter Village set per year,
so this wasted the 2015 spot.
What makes this set so personally bad to me
is the fact that I own the original,
and this only came out a mere six years after the last.
Look, I understand when LEGO does remakes of licensed models -
because, they're obligated to by the license holder,
who like to keep the popular vehicles on shelves.
But to have a fantastic direct to consumer set
re-released for twenty dollars more with the same design,
same colors, is a poor choice.
They could've easily made a new toy store
with a different but similar design, heck,
change up the colors, but nope.
Even worse, because this wasn't a new building,
and in 2016 we got a train,
we had to wait a full three years
to get a new BUILDING in the winter village line -
which, is the LEGO Winter Village Station.
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Speaking of weak direct to consumer sets,
the 2016 LEGO Star Wars Death Star remake
was destined to take a spot high on the list.
The old one from 2008 was four hundred dollars,
this one is five hundred dollars.
Even with inflation considered,
that one hundred dollar price increase isn't justified.
Really, the price hike made this a disappointment.
Sure, you got new minifigures.
But only two hundred-ish new pieces were added.
Come on.
With that price, maybe increase it a bit more,
and the designers could've added something like plates
to cover the outside that were easy to remove.
But nope, it was just the same old standard design.
Seemed like a waste of a re-release.
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The next entry is an easy one, agreed upon by many -
the 2016 LEGO Star Wars Assault on Hoth set.
Look, this is a remake of multiple sets,
but the execution ticked off many adult LEGO fans -
which, was seen as the target audience - with the UCS seal.
I mean, look, I love play features,
but push missiles and a rapid fire stud shooter in a UCS set?
That really ticked off the adult fans.
You see, we only get two UCS LEGO Star Wars sets per year, heck,
sometimes we only get one.
To waste one on a playset seeming for kids… come on.
It's just like the Winter Village Toy Shop - a wasted spot.
You expect that UCS level quality,
yet you have technic pieces all exposed in the inside,
no Leia, no medical bay, this awkward made up watchtower,
and only three shield generators.
All for a ridiculous two hundred and fifty dollars.
I mean, the Hoth Wampa Cave and Echo Base sets
from a couple years back were much better deals
and surprisingly just better overall sets in design.
It's a shame that the Wampa and Ton Ton
are restricted to this crappy UCS set on the current shelf.
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For the next entry,
we have the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Ron Weasley minifigure.
This is from 2005, and the design was even reused in the 2007 Hogwarts Castle.
I mean, look, the previous versions matched the LEGO art style
of the early 2000s.
But then, there's this awkward phase with the 2005 sets
where some figures looked fine like Harry,
and then Hermione and Ron Weasley took a downgrade for the worst
and don't look like any kind of LEGO minifigure.
I guess they decided to go more realistic here -
you can see with Hermione's big lips and Ron's… grin?
I guess?
This problem actually returned again in 2014,
for characters like Luke Skywalker… whom almost made the list.
I mean, Ron was neck and neck with Hermione
but I'll just say Ron looks a little worse.
He just looks… out of it.
Definitely the biggest downgrade for a LEGO minifigure I've ever seen.
Thankfully, the next Ron was released in 2010,
and looked much more fitting for the LEGO minifigure design.
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The 2009 LEGO Spongebob Krusty Krab is the next entry,
and this is a sentiment I had at the time of its release.
You see, I own the 2006 Krusty Krab, and that version rests on a baseplate,
and was still cramped, with no kitchen and a separate register.
LEGO was like, hey want a full size Krusty Krab?
WELL, have THIS!
And put out one of the most superficial LEGO buildings.
It's literally just the shell of part of the exterior.
There's like… a stove, register, and money bin incorrectly on the sides.
It's not accurate or satisfying in any way.
The only good part of the set is the minifigures and the Patty Wagon,
but again, for a remake, this is one of the biggest downsizes yet.
Nice oxymoron I got going on there.
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So… the worst remake is the one that inspired me to make this list.
The Luigi and Guido's Pit Stop set from the LEGO Juniors Cars 3 line,
released in 2017.
Okay, so the main selling point of this small ten dollar set
are the two vehicles.
Well, Luigi is a terrible remake of his previous version,
and Guido is definitely weaker than his previous version.
I've harped on Luigi so much when the set came out,
but in summary, they made Luigi compact
and it ends up making him look more like a Duplo build
than the Duplo Luigi build.
It's terrible,
he needs more space in between his wheels,
he looks like a banana on wheels.
And look, that 2x2 plate does not work as his hat.
Guido has this weird split level plate that is used to hold stuff
and just looks like a weird mustache or something.
Now, he can't even hold a wheel to this front piece.
While most of the 2017 LEGO Cars designs are improvements from the original,
these two a major downgrades.
And that's why this set starring the two is, in my opinion,
the worst LEGO remake.
Anyways, what are all of your choices?
Leave your thoughts in the comments below.
I'll see you guys later.
Peace out.
Bye.
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