Good news! The greatest movie of all time gets a sequel

Every so often someone sees a movie that is so awesome, awe-inspiring, and important that, after a few years have passed with no movement towards a sequel, they take it upon themselves to produce either a sequel or a remake. 

Usually this does not work. For example, the sequel to Gone With the Wind thankfully was.*

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze went so far off the rails that it included Vanilla Ice rapping the unforgettable (?) Go Ninja go Ninja Go Ninja Go". What awesome wordsmithing!

But every so often a movie is so awesome, so awe-inspiring, so pitch perfect that it can go for decades without anyone even hinting at a sequel or remake. For example, D.W. Griffith's landmark Intolerance has never had, to the best of my knowledge, a sequel or remake. 

Nor has anyone seen the need, so far as I know, to remake It's a Wonderful Life or Harvey.

Fortunately, one overlooked classic, a monument to great humor, deep story lines, intriguing characters, and vexing moral dilemmas is getting a remake. 

Oh, sure, they changed certain details...the number of lead characters has gone from two to four, the locale has changed from some nameless home town to Las Vegas, and the love interests have changed from twins to fiances. 

But good news. One of the greatest movies of all time is being remade this summer. 

Some of you might not have seen the need to remake this movie. I mean, as with It's a Wonderful Life or E.T. there is no need to remake it. It was perfect the first time. So you might not need to see this remake...but others will be super excited to know that yes, Dude Where's My Car is getting a remake.

They don't acknowledge the roots, but when you see the preview of The Hangover...if you have ever seen Dude, you will know.

* For those not familiar with my "humor", let me explain...the sequel lasted but a short time and then was never heard from again...thus, it was "gone with the wind.