Having only just discovered that there was a remake of this classic, I cannot comment on the content. But to my mind, there are certain movies that it is sacreligious to remake. What next, The Odd Couple, Casablanca, Pulp Fiction, The Shining, Apocalypse Now etc ???
Strikes me as a cheap shot by studios, directors and producers to pull in money. Try coming up with an original idea people, and make it great.