Does a poor sequel/remake "ruin" the original film?

by Rue Morgue

In a Facebook poll of 87 respondents, 70.1% chose “NO: "In the long run, a bad follow-up does the source material more good than harm."”. How we count

NO: "In the long run, a bad follow-up does the source material more good than harm."
70.1%
YES: "A remake sequel needs to respect the source material lest you end up ruining that amazing first film".
29.9%
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