remake

There are two types of remake.
1) from foreign to domestic movies, and vice versa
2) domestic remake

It may be OK for the young generation and the people who don't know the original versions, but I think it is very rare for a new comer to prevail the original one.

Because I already know the story and I cannot help comparing it with the first one which usually gives a great impact.

I'm pretty sure that some moviegoers would agree with me.

However, there are two exceptional cases.
1) from "Seven Samurai" (Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film) to "The Magnificient Seven" (John Sturges' 1960 film) [I don't know anything about "The Magnificient Seven" by Christopher Cain in 1998.]
2) "Charlie's Angeles" in 1976 and 2000

As for #1, their backgrounds are entirely different and leading parts of these movies are played by character actors. And the both movies are marvelous.

Concerning #2, Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, Kate Jackson, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu are all beautiful and charming ladies, not to mention their great acting.#