remaking perfectly good movies is dumb

so I just read they are going to remake Seven Samurai, again, with chinese actors

HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong action star
Donnie Yen is set to lead in the Hollywood remake of Japanese classic "The Seven Samurai", alongside George Clooney and Chinese starlet Zhang Ziyi, a film company said.

Yen met
with Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein during Cannes film festival to
discuss the remake of the 1954 action film directed by Japanese master Akira
Kurosawa.
Weinstein has invited Yen to play one of the seven sword heroes in
the film, according to Mandarin Films, which represents the actor.
"Donnie
has met Harvey Weinstein in Cannes to discuss the project," a spokeswoman for
Mandarin Films told AFP. "We don't know more details as it is still at an early
stage."
She said Weinstein has also invited Clooney and Zhang to lead the
film. It is not clear how much the project will cost.
Yen, 43-year-old actor,
director and action choreographer, has starred in over 40 films, including
"Blade II", "Seven Swords" and Zhang Yimou's "Hero".
The Seven Samurai tells
a story of seven Samurai heroes' who battle with 40 bandits who try to control
and constantly attack a small village.

just by chance, I happened to watch the original this weekend. why someone would think they could remake this movie better than how Kurosawa and Mifune did it is beyond comprehension. that's like saying "I think we should remake the godfather with marky mark and linsay lohan." what the phuck? and will zhang ziyi say "no" to any role? damn.