9. Hollow Man (2000), remake of The Invisible Man (1933)

The groundbreaking 1930s original was about a mad scientist who dosed himself with a substance which made him invisible to the naked eye. The remake, which was also loosely inspired by the H.G. Wells book, was much the same except the scientist didn’t start out mad but was driven there by the power that being invisible gave him (and possibly by being played by Kevin Bacon!). If you thought the original shocker had good special effects, you should see the 2000 version (heh heh heh). Hollow Man’s invisible-skin-and-muscle effects were so effective they have actually been used to teach biology classes, even if the plot eventually turned into some standard slasher fare. He’s the invisible man, but not as Freddie Mercury would recognize him…