Some good points have been raised. Although I'm personally more open to the idea of a remake than most of the people here are. I'm not desperate for it or anything, but I think it would be interesting to see. While I do love the original film, it is rather short, and in a sense it did leave me wanting more. With a remake, I'd want them to stick fairly close to the original storyline, and to animate it in a similar style. Aside from that, I'd want a longer adventure, which I think would be a great opportunity to expand on parts of the story. Especially if they could incorporate aspects of the removed scenes.
I mean, I think what I
really want, and I know I'm not alone here, is to see the uncut version of the original film. But, if that never happens, then a remake seems like it could be the next best thing.
Back to topic:
For me, the requirements for accepting an LBT remake are:
-No pop songs.
-no modern slang.
-Not softening the film's tone.
-Decent child actors as the kids.
-No celebrity voices.
-Fully orchestrated soundtrack. No modern stuff.
-Don Bluth supervising it.
Having Bluth's involvement seems unlikely somehow (as awesome as that would be). But otherwise, I agree with every point.
That said, even I'm skeptical that a remake would be as good as the original film. In particular, having the soundtrack be as memorable as James Horner's original score seems next to impossible. Regardless, if a remake does ever happen, I would absolutely go check it out.