re: As gold as it still is, could Starship Toopers be remade and improved?

This topic makes me think of another good topic. How many really good movies were made better than the first. I think almost all movies have a better chance of success if the remake is made by a movie pre 80s. My best example off the top of my head is the Italian job. Another movie that in my opinion wasn’t necessary to remake but was still really good was 12 angry men.