Hell of Unwanted Remakes Part 1: Welcome To FRIGHT NIGHT...Again!

Merrick here...
In John Carpenter's BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, we're told "the Chinese have many hells" - The Hell of Boiling Water, The Hell of Being Cut to Pieces, etc. Not being particularly well versed in either Chinese culture or mysticism, I submit to you that perhaps one of these hells is The Hell of Unwanted Remakes. And, dear readers, the unending torrent of rehashes and reinventions we've been experiencing suggests we may all have been consigned to this place for quite some time. The newest piece of evidence to support this theory? DreamWorks is developing a remake of Tom Holland's 1985 horror comedy FRIGHT NIGHT. FRIGHT NIGHT was one of my favorite films when it first came out. I remember seeing it multiple times with both friends and family. It's also a favorite of Merrick's Woman. Merrick's Woman is often disinterested and cynical in her perception of movies - "favorites" are rarities at best, making FRIGHT NIGHT pretty special 'round here. For some reason which (frankly) eludes me now, I was really, really hooked on this song from the movie. It's called "Armies of the Night" by Sparks.
Reagrding the redux:

the updated version will keep the comedy-horror tone while modernizing the effects.

...says THIS HOLLYWOOD REPORTER missive. No matter how hard they try, they'll never find a better Peter Vincent than Roddy McDowall...