Turning the 1975 chiller "The Stepford Wives" into a campy comedy opens up a slew of movie-remake possibilities. None is an especially good idea, but given Hollywood's current mania for remakes, sequels and redefinition of classic movie monsters, the new "Stepford Wives" represents the kind of lame brainstorm that finds its way onto a summer release schedule. Assessing such a misbegotten film's chances at a time when Brad Pitt's pectorals evidently have salvaged the lackluster "Troy," perhaps Nicole Kidman's personality and beauty can overcome the movie's problems with tone and substance to bring boxoffice lucre to Paramount and DreamWorks.

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