Oh, please...not again

What is this preoccupation with remaking really good films? Now George Clooney is going to remake Network. Network doesn't need a remake; it is brilliant and hilarious just as it is.

Once in a while, someone does a remake that is better than the original (Scorecese's Cape Fear, the second version of A Star Is Born), but most of the time, remaking a classic film is an affront to filmgoers.