I've been watching a lot of horror and sci-fi movies for the Halloween season, and I'm watching one now that I think is ripe for remaking. Now normally I'm against remakes on principle, since I don't think a good thing can be duplicated, but there are elements of this film that could translate very well to today's issues and paradigms. It's called Kronos, from 1957. It's an interesting take on the alien invasion movie, with the invading force being represented by a huge self-replicating machine that absorbs energy, basically a huge, malevolent storage battery. A remake could change some things; instead of being a straightforward narrative, it could start in period, showing Kronos' arrival and then skip forward to modern day, with Kronos using humans and a giant energy conglomerate as a front to begin harvesting resources. There could be lots of thriller and action elements until Kronos itself is revealed and has to go into hostile takeover mode. Even after the heroes win, they could be humbled by the idea of a civilization powerful enough to harness that much power, giving it a bit of cosmic horror. It would be nice to see updates of real genre classics, not just the same stuff recycled over and over with a different name slapped on it.