I have pondered this also. Here is what I settled on in my head. (you know- important things!) I was speaking to a close relative. It was the Xmas season, and everyone has their favorites in holiday viewing. I usually hit up TCM for uninterrupted showings, if I can find the remote. We were mentioning some older films. I said that I always liked The Bishop’s Wife. Black and white, Loretta Young, Cary Grant, David Niven, et al. So, that year, when on TCM- they watched it- and hated it. I told them the were communistic bourgeois pig-swines out to ruin the holidays. Actually, they did not like how hokey it looked as CG was decorating the Xmas tree via ‘angellic licensure’, or when the cab driver was ice skating- surely everyone knows that it’s not the actor-too professional! I said – yes- all magic for 1947! Then I turned to their beloved Star Wars movies. ( this is considered as Spiritually Devine and none shall question His Holiness- George Lucas!!!) So, I sharpened the stick and poked. “So, uh, the effects of the first released SW is as blessed as the very last of the screwed up order of the third of the first set, released???” (!!!) Thrust and parry! The debate was on…ha-ha!
Everyone looks at a successful film from its own release date, and thinks they are starting out with successful ” for that time back in the beginning stages of filmaking and dinosaurs walking the earth ” and gosh, with new effects, lighting, more money and better (?) actors- that then- when the Newer Version is released it will be on par with the other two films out of 10 bazillion which successfully surpassed the original in All Areas!!! It doesn’t, and it won’t. But hope springs eternal from the movie-industry’s cold metal heart.
@NerdyKeith- An Aside- the brother of the aforementioned family member is a phenom in the making of movie trailers. No, not what they live out of of, but rather what heathens like myself call – movie previews. He’s really good. ( but I changed his diapers- so, whatever…) When creating new trailors for remakes of older films- some (him) go back and watch the trailers from the first release of the original. Producers and Directors usually do Not want them to be even closely related to the original. While others- why change success? just update it. One really must know the industry and it’s people when navigating the business. Yikes! ( sorry for the length of the epic- coming to theaters in film format soon!)