Mediocre remake of a horror masterpiece!

Rating: 1/10 (19 October 2002)

To the untrained eye of "John Q Moviegoer," this might appear to be a strikingly original ghost film, but in reality its a pointless and half-assed retelling of the scariest film ever made (with typical Hollywood "bigger is better" excess).
Dreamworks didn't release the original over here for a reason...because they don't want people to see the superior version! Do yourself a favor, track down the original Japanese trilogy (bootlegs can usually be purchased on EBay). Not only is it scarier, but it makes more sense!
Just goes to show that imagination and not money (the remake literaly cost 60 times more) dictate how scary a movie is.
Fun fact: The producers of the remake saw the original and were so blown away that a 1/2 hour later, they bought up the remake rights. My question: If you thought it was the scariest and greatest thing you've ever seen, WHY REMAKE IT?!? Sheesh.
Don't settle for anything less! See the original!