Movies that Beg to be Remade

[Jack Lord]

Any flicks that might need a remake?

I nominate three:

1. St Elmo's Fire: Idiotic, over the top piece of crap that just happened to be a good idea for a movie. Tone down the characters and talent and try again.

2. Bonfire of the Vanities: Excellent book that bombed on film as it was turned into a spoof. Problematic, though, as a lot of the book takes place in the main characters' thoughts.

3. Bullitt: Blasphemous to even consider remaking this classic, but I know that a Hollywood bereft of originality will get to it one of these days so they may as well start thinking about how possibly to do it right. They'll probably cast Colin Finnerty as Frank Bullitt. The Mustang will now be Jag. Cannot say I would be happy.