There simply have to be enough stories in the human experience that we don't need to reboottread simply everything.

I know I'm touchy about stuff like the Crow reboot, but I don't actually have a principle I stand on when I get defensive about remakes. Just because someone's told a particular story once doesn't mean that another telling of it can't be enjoyable or worthy. I'm not sure where all the vilification comes from, unless you're being emotional like I am.

What's wrong with doing it again? Why shouldn't each story be judged on its own merits?

I'm actually surprised I'm interested in Arthur because the original was sacrosanct to me and a friend. But the remake looks like they've updated the story, and I'm fascinated by the idea of Helen Mirren spending that much time with Russell Brand.

But there are definitely movies I think should never ever be touched again, on a completely emotional basis. I still believe Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is one of them.

I think what's distressing about making Time Bandits "kid friendly" is that the original is kid friendly. It's just not a happy everything turns out ok, and you can always rely on someone/an adult to help you in and out of a jam. Oh, and sometimes evil wins.

Removing that stuff makes it a worse story.

Aaaand Daisy Jane just said what my objections to a Time Bandits reboot are.

But there are definitely movies I think should never ever be touched again, on a completely emotional basis.

If someone tries to remake Auntie Mame, I will kill them with fire.

Time Bandits may be remade as a more kid-friendly action franchise

I can sum up my reaction to this news with "Don't touch it, it's evil!"

If someone tries to remake Auntie Mame, I will kill them with fire.

The musical doesn't count as a remake?

The occasional remake doesn't bother me that much(and much as I liked the original Arthur, I think I'd be amused by the latest one,) but I do sometimes think it's getting to be too much of a crutch and/or I'm worried that people old enough to be my kids will only see my old childhood crap in a new package. Which really strikes me as wrong, somehow, in a way I'm having trouble describing. TV is SO MUCH better than most movies right now.

The musical doesn't count as a remake?

I've never seen it, and I refuse to believe it exists. Rosalind Russel is the only possible Auntie Mame. (I may be a touch irrational about this, I admit it.)

On the other hand, I want as many remakes and versions of Dracula as possible, because then someday SOMEONE may get it right.

TV is SO MUCH better than most movies right now.

I would concur. Hell, Justified pretty much gives us what I would've called movie-quality show every week.