For those who insist on calling this a remake

You're quite welcome!

Remake is a dirty word to most people, but like I said in my earlier post other movies based on books have been remade over and over again. It's not a new concept. Although I have to admit that you're right, if anyone remade Jaws I would be Pissed!! It's my second favourite movie of all time.

So it's a remake or a retelling who cares what it's called? Like I said before, lots of novels that have been made into movies before get updated remakes, it helps introduce the story and the source material to a new audience. The mini-series is fine for what it is, but it isn't perfect in any sense of the word and maybe the original story would benefit from an updated retelling, we won't know for sure until it's been released. You could also say that the original mini-series was a cash grab, trying to capitalise on the success of the novel, you could say that about any movie adapted from a best seller.

I don't agree with it really being a cash grab. Muschietti left doing a remake of the Mummy franchise which would have all but guaranteed him sequels, a much more sizeable paycheck, and a more broad Hollywood recognition, provided the movie went well.

For him to abandon the project to direct It tells me that however it turns out, he really is invested in making this film on a personal level, which is a redeeming factor with all things considered.

So I'm guessing you would consider Man Of Steel a remake of Superman The Movie, The Amazing Spider-Man a remake of Spider-Man, Spider-Man Homecoming a remake of both and so forth and so on?

No, the mini-series was made in a time when Hollywood produced a mixed bag of the adequate, sublime and utter horse *beep* pretty much how it is right now and how it's always been.