I'm all for superior versions of stories that have already been filmed, people forget that some big name films started out as novels (The Exorcist, Jaws, Hellraiser, etc) so doing another film isn't strictly speaking a remake, just another version of a story already from another medium.

And sometimes remakes or reboots really do work (Bond, Batman, Battlestar Galactica have all been transformed into exciting new incarnations of their former selves).

One film I am dreading however is a remake, how anyone thought that remaking Edge Of Darkness in contemporary USA with Mel Gibson in Bob Peck's role was a good idea is beyond me but to have the original director and producer do it, let's just say if the Devil is real he may be a little less rich now but his collection of souls has grown a tad.