Okay, We've seen lame remakes of media from one culture into another -

[karadinart]

So, can you name any that have worked?

Such as RAN the film by Akira Kurosawa that was based in part, on Shakespeare's King Lear?

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[margi-lynn.livejournal.com]

The remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film, Seven Samurai into the 1960 movie The Magnificent Seven.

That's the only other one I can really think of off the top of my head.

[shouldboverthis.livejournal.com]

There have been several version of Seven Samurai and I've enjoyed most of them.

Likewise Yojimbo has translated well in a variety of formats.

I think it's important to try and take each film on its own merits if possible.

Throne of Blood is Macbeth.