I agree, most remakes are dreadful.  Some have done themselves justice, but its few.

What gets me is the latest insult, " re-imaging " of classic movies. House Of Wax 1953-classic.-----House Of Wax-Paris Hilton??????  They are re-imaging the Lost Boys and Rocky Horror, possibly featuring Marilyn Manson as Frankenfurter!  This to me proves that a ton of people in the movie industry have completly lost it.  A classic, is a classic for a reason. Someone go to hollywood and tell em, please.