Rogerk
The remake of "The Italian Job" was a big improvement over the original Michael Caine crap, entertaining and fast moving.
Fortunately we are not all cast in the same mould.
From an international viewpoint you may be right - The original 'bombed' in the US because nobody code decypher the cockney accents ( and didn't understand the football references ).
In the UK The Italian Job is a more than a film. it's a cutural icon - The Dambusters, Battle of Britain etc are probally in the same mould and would be difficult to remake in such a way to outshine the original.