Our hero, Speed, spends all 135 painful minutes chasing after the same thing.

AsEW’s Lisa Schwarzbaumput it, ‘‘Forget what happens on the racetrack.

This is one vehicle that stalls.’’

BEST: ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (2000)

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All that and it had a Johnny Depp cameo.

Everybody wins well, except up-to-no-good PhysEd teacher Mr. Walters' (Rob Riggle) nether regions.

The lame jokes didn’t help.

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But with six writers and eight producers, we can’t say we’re surprised.

The result: an energetic and entertaining blockbuster that any devoted action fan would love.

An A-list cast including Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell only added to the intrigue.

TV show: Mission: Impossible (1966-1973) Why it worked: There’s a reason this action-packed flick is a pop culture powerhouse. Besides bringing back the captivating team

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So what went wrong?

But overall, the laughs lost their way in this 102-minute bomb.

It might not be award-winning filmmaking but it is definitely sidesplitting, mindless fun.

TV show: Speed Racer (1967 - 1968) Why it didn’t work: This box office-flop based on the beloved 1960s car-crazy animated series suffered from too

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The spy spoof is as hilarious as it is action-packed.

WORST: Scooby-Doo (2002)

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(1969 - 1972)Why it didn’t work:Zoinks!

TV show: 21 Jump Street (1987 - 1991) With all due respect to its acid-washed source material, the Channing Tatum-Jonah Hill buddy-cop comedy improved the

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TV show: The Wild Wild West (1965 - 1969) Why it didn’t work: Will Smith’s expensive western was all concept and no delivery. While the

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TV show: Star Trek (1966 - 1969) Why it worked: It’s hard not to salute J.J. Abrams' retooling of the popular geek-culture series. The space

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TV show: The A-Team (1983 - 1987) Why it worked: The revival of the story of four war vets who become mercenaries for hire took

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TV show: Bewitched (1964 - 1972) Why it didn’t work: The setup for this remake of the classic television comedy was clever. Nora and Delia

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TV show: The Muppet Show (1976 - 1981) Why it worked: Watching this big screen reboot was like reading a heartfelt love letter to childhood.

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TV show: The Avengers (1961 - 1969) Why it didn’t work: This embarrassing movie translation barely scratched the surface of the quirky TV spy series.

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TV show: Land of the Lost (1974 ? 1977, 1991 - 1992) Why it didn’t work: In this big screen revival of the cheesy ’70s

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TV show: Jackass (2000 - 2002) Why it worked: The MTV crew of playful masochists brought out their best gags and stunts for their move

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TV show: Mod Squad (1968 - 1973) Why it didn’t work: We didn’t ask for this resurrection of the vintage ’60s TV series, and the

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TV show: Get Smart (1965 - 1970) Why it worked: Director Peter Segal resurrected the popular 1960s-era comedy series with this family-friendly re-do. The spy

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TV show: Scooby Doo, Where Are You? (1969 - 1972) Why it didn’t work: Zoinks! This reboot of the beloved pop culture staple had just

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