Distinctly average

Rating: Null/10 (21 February 2003)

Maybe i should not have seen this movie as i have seen the original trilogy before..but i still entered the theatre with an open mind..yet walked out with mixed feelings. By no means is this a bad movie. In fact, it has some inspired additions from the original movie that embellished the story. but plot wise, tension wise and momentum wise, a lot was lost. of course, if you have never seen the original, you might just think this movie is just as good as you could ever hope, and maybe you will tell your friends how scary it is. Its obvious to say a remake is not as good as the original, but this really underlines the point. I cannot go into details without spoiling it, (check my message board comments after youve seen it) but i would urge everyone to at least check out the original. It will scare you much more than this attempt could ever hope for. 5.