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Hollywood has had some trouble with remakes lately. From The Crucible to Psycho, attempts to freshen up classic films with the Renuzit of today's hip young stars have been met with thick walls of indifference. Some would blame this on the fact that the movies themselves suck royally, but we are not so cynical. We think the film industry just needs to put a modern spin on the remakes, to give the audience something they couldn't get with the original. To wit:

Tron With The Wind

Tron With The Wind
Set in the glory days of the TI-99, this epic story of SCARLETT and RHETT, two programs thrown together on the same cassette tape, will fill you with sentiment and/or nostalgia.

Tron-Hur

Tron-Hur
This is basically the same as Ben-Hur, only the chariot race also involves those keen light cycles, and there are about four seconds of "grid bug" animation for no apparent reason. A classic made even better.

Tron Side Story

Tron Side Story
The classic tale of Romeo and Juliet set against the background of a Linux box where two gangs of programs -- one written with the vi text editor, the other with emacs -- are locked in endless well-choreographed battle. A timeless saga, now with digital Frisbees.

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