A remake that is better than the original

Rating: 7/10 (15 May 2009)

This came on Channel 4 the other day and I left it on not knowing what to expect. Wow! This was one the best horror movies I've seen in recent times. I liked it so much I sought out the original, and this is the first time I've ever said it, but, the remake is actually better. Far better.
This film is genuinely shocking, scary, horrorfying, and unnerving. It fills out all the holes in the original and more. With inventive and creative use of the original script this makes one very good film. The addition of the nuclear theme over the original, and weak, freak theme is excellent. The only thing I can compare this to is the original Texas Chain Saw Massacre. If you like scary slasher type films do not miss this one. If like me you not really a horror buff, you just like a good film that takes you out of yourself, then you won't go wrong with this one.
A word of warning though, it is not for the faint hearted. It contains a lot of gore, physical and sexual violence, the latter of which my girlfriend, who I was watching it with, found deeply upsetting.