How is this not a remake of the original?

I think the Goldblum The Fly was a true reimagining. Now, I haven't seen this version of AFD, though I see that it's on Chiller all the time, so I thought I'd see if it was a remake.

Actually, the 80s version was pretty good. The first half was pretty pathetic, with everyone just playing tricks on each other. But the second half, when people start getting killed, is pretty interesting (and actually funnier than the first half). Plus, there's Ken Olandt in his underwear (actually, the only reason I watched it was because I've had a big crush on him ever since that episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation).

It's obviously a remake. Frank Mancuso Jr. and Danilo Bach (producer and screenwriter of the original) are credited here. There's no discussion about it.

The ending was the only thing that was similar to the original. It wasn't exact but the whole idea of it all being a prank was the only thing taken from the original.

The rest of the movie took a completely different take than the original, fortunately.

I hated the original.

A remake takes basically the same story and simply updates it to the modern day, with modern effects, modern technology, and of course contemporary actors. This film has nothing to do with the original 1986 film April Fool's Day aside from the extremely shoehorned date and the premise of fake deaths. The same producer does not make a film a remake, nor does crediting anyone involved with another film of the same name, or a different one, for that matter.

Also I'd like to point out, if you haven't seen the original, you can't 'know' that another film is a remake because you quite simply do not have the knowledge to make that kind of appraisal at all.

The original idea for this film was for it to be a direct remake. However, through development it turned into a completely different film and they just used the title because they had the rights to it and they thought they could benefit from a known title. The premise is completely different, there are no characters in common with the original, the script is different, the tone is different -- everything is almost completely different. If you want to call this film a remake because of a few vague similarities, then by those standards Halloween: Resurrection, Tamara, and a number of other films are equally 'remakes'. And following on that logic, Nightmare on Elm Street was a remake of Alien.

Think before you post, please.