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Has this thought ever crossed your mind: 'Boy, The Godfather was awesome. But it needs to be remade as a gangster saga in the hip hop world.' Or: 'The Shawshank Redemption was great, but I want a prequel, with Zac Efron as the Tim Robbins dude in college!' Or: 'Citizen Kane had too much talking -- and no color! I thought my TV was broken. I hope they reboot it with Will Smith as a rich guy who creates a new social networking site, marries a supermodel, and flies to the Moon!'

Has there ever been remake / reboot news that you've warmly greeted? We've groaned about / bitched about a ton of remakes in various stages of development. Just within the last month, we've written about Short Circuit, Alien, Total Recall, The Karate Kid, Scream, Barbarella, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Flight of the Navigator, Footloose, Mona Lisa, The Mechanic, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Also looming out there: Predator, Commando, Nightmare on Elm Street, The Warriors, Tell No One, and District B13, among many others. Next week, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 hits theaters, and later this year Fame, Night of the Demons, A Christmas Carol, The Wolfman, and Brothers will endeavor to obliterate all memory of their original inspirations.

As Elvis Costello once sang, "I used to be disgusted and now I try to be amused." Of all these, I'm least looking forward to Total Recall, but most of these numb me with disinterest. How about you? Can you pick out one that is your absolute, most fury-inducing, 'how dare they' remake / reboot?

Today's "Hollywood remakes an old movie" story comes straight out of the "why did it take them so long to think of this one?" file. According to New Line Studios, development is now beginning for a remake of the 1954 Disney movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, based on Jules Verne's book of the same name. The film will apparently go through Sam Raimi's Buckaroo company, but as yet Raimi is not directly attached to the production in any meaningful way. From the brief description offered thus far, it seems as though they hope to turn the movie into more of a character piece, focusing on the life and times of Captain Nemo. Me, I just want to see the Nautilus in full, silver screen glory plunging through the briney deep. In the meantime, let's start some crazy internet rumors about who will get cast as the good Captain. Suggestions?