Reese

Remaking isn't exactly recent. The Magnificent Seven(1960) was a remake of Shichinin no samurai(Seven Samurai 1954) Not to mention every story made seems to draw from shakespeare and Disney's biggest and best cartoon films are taken directly from fairy tales like the Brothers' Grimm and others. I guess you could argue that these aren't exactly remakes because the original wasn't made for movies but I believe it's no different than Peter Jackson taking a very old and outdated film(King Kong) and retelling the story.

Stories have been retold for thousands of years, I see no reason to quit now.

__________________
“It is better to be rich and healthy than poor and sick” - Dave Barry