Classic or Remake?

I just finished reading an article in Empire magazine about a few classic films returning to theaters. Some of these films include: Spartacus, The Blues Brothers, Scarface, The Thing and Animal House. Now this is what needs to happen, forget remakes, if production companies want to introduce a new generation to old classics, just re-release them in theaters.

Why should a hack director and writer molest a classic film by putting a unnecessary modern spin that will willingly pander to the lowest common denominator? Now don't get me wrong, there are few remakes, which in the right hands, could expand further than the original. Unfortunately, for every successful remake, there are a thousand unsuccessful ones to take its place. Therefore, for every The Fly there is another The Hitcher remake around the horizon.

The impact of atrocious remakes is never been felt more than in the Horror genre. What was once a thriving genre, in terms of ingenuity and creativity, is now reduced to prepubescent fast food for the ADD masses. So it fills me with great satisfaction when I hear that a classic horror film like John Carpenter's The Thing, which is ironically a successful remake of a 1950's film, is getting another opportunity in theaters. However, it is up to us, the theatergoers, to demand this. If we continue to reward pointless remakes, we are just going to continue to get more of the same. That's right, if you enjoy watching your favorite classics get the same treatment as the economy during the Bush years, then continue advocating pointless remakes...what's the worst that could happen, right?