Since Martin asked "Anyone care to mention their favorite remakes on here?"
The best remake that comes immediately to mind for me is John Carpenter's The Thing.
I have a few personal favorite remakes, which most people tend to not like as much as the original, so I'm not exactly expecting any agreement about them.
Let Me In (Let the Right One In)
City of Angels (Wings of Desire)
Sorcerer (Wages of Fear)
The Ring (Ringu)
Just a few that came to mind right away. I'm not including literature based movies that have multiple filmed versions.