Sooooo underrated!

Holy crap, this has to of be one of the best, most well executed remakes in the history of remakes. In fact, it transcends the idea of "remake". This is a true and honest REPRODUCTION. Probably the most effective reproduction I have ever seen.
But for the sake of argument, let's call it a remake. Definitely up there with the great remakes. I'm thinking Carpenter's "The Thing" level of great remakes, something that truly stands the test of time and makes a real impression.
It's like with plays. There are still productions of "Death of a Salseman", new one every year. Same story, same script (maybe augmented), different direction, different cast...different production. But no one refers to a reproduction of "Death of a Salesman" as a remake.
Now, with movies, of course it's trickier, because a film is preserved--it is the same every time you watch it, unlike viewing different performances of a play. But this film proves that it is not impossible to reproduce a film.

This movie works! It's a fresh performance of old material. It's entertaining, it's suspenceful, it's shocking, and it makes me further respect the original.
Such a creepy flick, even for the nineties, and to think the original came out in 1960! And the techniques still work, even though I know what's coming! I was pleasantly surprised by this film.

Anyway, just my thoughts.