Good examples. No, Dick, I'm not saying that they shouldn't do remakes. I'm saying that remakes of real classics like High Noon or Gone With Thw Wind are not likely to measure up to the originals. I think songs are a totally different medium than a movie. Even recordings that might be considered "Classic" as done by a particular artist are often done in a different style and become "new" classics.
Mack the Knife had a classic status done by Louie Armstrong, Bobby Darin and Ella Fitzgerald.

Some movies have had several reincarnations... The Shop Around The Corner was a wonderful voie that was made into a pretty darned good music, In The Good Old Summertime with Van Johnson and Judy Garland, and then remade again as You've Got Mail, which I didn't see.

There was a wonderful English movie, The Little Kidnappers that came out in the 50's that has never been available on video or DVD. But, there was a remake done, with Charlton Heston as the Father which I got through eBay. I didn't think it was quite as good as the original, but I really enjoyed it.

They remade Lord of the Flies, but I didn't see the remake because they gave it lousy reviews (I don't think that the original was a classic, but I liked it.)

And now they're making King Kong again with Jack Black. No, he's not playing the big ape.

Jerry