McGrath mentioned a successful case of an Americanization of a British classic, All In The Family in another thread. Made me think.

I saw a bit of Tom Hanks on Letterman pushing his new movie, The Ladykillers. From what Hanks said, I'm the only American who's see the original with Alec Guiness. It looks good and enough different to justify a remake. Is that a fair justification for this kind of transplant? Or was it a sacrilege to remake something when the original was this special?

More to the point, if this is good box office, what's next, The Lavender Hill Mob and Our Man in Havana?

My kids are insisting on going, BTW.