Thanks Chad...
Some interesting points there, I have to agree with Batman Begins. Although I loved the charm of Burton's 1989 original and rate Keaton highly, Batman Begins was an excellent retelling. It's darker, edgier and although it loses the slight fluffy comedy edge of Burton's work I thoroughly enjoyed it. Christian Bale was wonderfully brooding and acted superbly.

I've yet to see Casino Royale, so cannot comment there, but the original was a satire as you put it so well with "obviously fuelled by a fistful of LSD and helmed by a director who was out of his mind". It's hard to see how they could cock up the modern retelling of the story.

Magnificent Seven? It's been done with Battle Beyond the Stars too, but I've never seen Seven Samurai to comment.

Highlander 2? I agree with the Sean Connery in the tailors shop bit, but I found it a poor second to the original. Don't get me wrong, the original was poorly acted and badly cast in places, but the direction, soundtrack and of course Connery won me over.

I'm going to trawl for decent remakes now...
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Wed 23 Jul 2008, 14:45, Reply)