On 9/6/2011 10:25 AM, Hackmatack wrote:
> blake > wrote:
>
>> in my experience, there's never been a remake of anything that was worth a
>> damn.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Hitchcock seemed to prove this rule -- his 1956 remake of his own 1934 'The
> Man Who Knew Too Much' sucked, mainly because of his decision to cast James
> Stewart in the lead, this disneyfying the original dark story.

Actually, I think it was Doris Day singing "Que Sera, Sera" that did it.
:-)