Why a remake might be better

I know there's another thread here but that one seems to quickly degenerate into the usual IMDB forum abuse and counter-abuse.

Recently watched this again several times on BBC here in the UK, and that's prompted me to post this.

So, what's wrong with the original, many of you'll ask, to justify a remake?

Well, firstly, there was nothing wrong with Infernal Affairs but the Departed was I think a better film (discuss).Maybe not the best analogy 'cos the aim with the Departed I suppose was to make a more accessible version of the original foreign-language film.

Seems to me you can remake with a view to improving and/or updating a classic. Doesn't have to be anything necessarily 'wrong' with the original. I would mention here the Lee Marvin version of the Killers which is, I think, just as good or maybe better than the Burt Lancaster original.

So to the faults..! (and there are quite a few)

The acting ain't great and is often downright hammy.

The special effects are pretty lame by today's standards, in contrast to the set design the scenes of the house and Krell lab etc are still pretty amazing.

Maybe not a fault, allowing for when the film was made, but it really stands out that in the distant future there will be no non-whites in space and no women either.

Robby the robot - well, cute, quaint, light relief etc but he doesn't really work now.

So here's my idea - same initial set-up but the captain is female or the first officer is, and the daughter Altaira finds herself attracted to both of them,so creating a storm of conflicted emotions. And maybe suggest the father has sublimated feelings for his daughter....

Make Robby an android.

So - anyone else got any ideas for a good remake?

BTW is this film really in development or is it in development hell? Anyone know?