remake

Is that where everything was the same except the language? "Glad to be home" sounded like "Just winter five dog". They thought he was crazy.

We currently know too much about the solar system (and celestial mechanics) for a straight remake to really work (a second earth sharing our orbit could be observed indirectly through its gravitational 'wobble', for example). But having just re-watched this movie last night (after getting the beautifully remastered R1 DVD) I really don't believe a remake is needed. The film is a wonderful, nostalgic product of its time. Let it be. And I don't think CGI is the answer to all visual effects issues either, as CGI comes with its own inherent problems (phony and awkward movement, overly sharp edges, etc.). Besides, Derek Medding's miniature rockets are classic (easily on a par with the miniatures of "2001"). And any changes to the plot would cause the fanciful story to unravel. The beautiful, photographic 'dream-flight' effects, if replaced by CGI, would look like everything else seen on movies and TV these days. They got it right enough the first time.

Au contraire, this movie is so European and therefore was really visionary.
The multicultural issue is very attractive especially from the Canadian point of view. It is a pity that the EU does not produce more of these. This would change from the US centered ones that we have to suffer all the time.