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Remakes are generally pretty uninspired. Some movies come about at a certain time and place and don't always fit in different times.
A great example of this is the "Planet of the Apes."
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In the original of course, the suggestion is that nuclear war has devastated the planet. If that ending were used today, I think the conclusion might be that humanity destroyed the ecosystem, rather than cold war fears of nuclear apocalypse. (See A.I., at the end with a submerged New York City. We are meant to think it was due to environmental catastrophe).
POTA couldn't be remade with that nuclear apocalypse ending because it doesn't make as much sense now as it did then.
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With Flight of the Phoenix, I don't remember the original being so confined to a particular time. Maybe it's themes of united workers and ingenuity might seem dated, but I think it could be easily adapted. It might turn out to be one of the better movies to be remade. Of course, Hollywood could still easily screw up the execution.
But overall, I'd almost rather see a revival of Flight of the Phoenix than a remake. Would the original really do so poorly if it was re-released in theatres today? Of course you'd clean up the sound and visual presentation, but there's no reason the original couldn't be shown.
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