There was a lengthy Reddit thread last month about the Cirque Du Freak movie -- it popped up in a post entitled "Movie studios often remake great films that are difficult to improve upon but what if they did the opposite? What bad film could be made into a great film if it were to be remade?"

CDF was one of the most debated in the thread, so it should pop up near the top once you click on the link. Sorry for not posting this a bit closer to when the debate was live -- sometimes I'm a bit slow to these parties...

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/d6g78x/movie_studios_often_remake_great_films_that_are/