Well there have been successful remakes other then those, but most from what I've seen were remakes of lesser films rather then great ones.

I heard the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers was good, but I never saw it. However in the case of Melville's film, I hate remaking. Those twoMelville films have a cool factor NO ONE can touch, not even Tarantino.

The day Le Samourai is remade is the day...well, I'd do something very horrible. :p