but, hold on - reworking classics isn't a bad thing. ask william shakespeare, for instance - he did it all the time. i actually like the idea of taking a classic and making it relevant today - much as I dislike foreign language theatre without subtitles (basically, elizabethan drama), i actually GOT romeo and juliet when clare danes/leonardo dicaprio did it, and let's not forget west side story. it's just that these folks seem to be taking classics that had something to say and reworking them into shallow page-turners with that all-important 'new and improved' twist.
the question is: will they take it if it's also a well-written piece of actual literature? if the answer's no, then i think we can snipe away without remorse.
just a thought.