I’ve wanted to see this film for the longest time, because it was supposedly one of the "best horror films ever made" and having seen it I have to say that it is definitely NOT one of the best, but it sure is one of the weirdest. The movie starts off pretty interesting being about a police man from the mainland going to an island town after reports of a missing girl. He asks the towns people and they all seem to be hiding something and eventually he stumbles onto something far more sinister then just a simple missing-girl case.

I’ve wanted to see this film for the longest time, because it was supposedly one of the "best horror films ever made" and having seen it I have to say that it is definitely NOT one of the best, but it sure is one of the weirdest. The movie starts off pretty interesting being about a police man from the mainland going to an island town after reports of a missing girl. He asks the towns people and they all seem to be hiding something and eventually he stumbles onto something far more sinister then just a simple missing-girl case.

Why anyone would want to remake the 1973 film is beyond me, but apparently someone thought it had a big enough fan base to dish out some decent $$ at the box office. This obviously wasn't the case considering the budget was an estimated $40-million, while only making $12-million opening weekend.

Giving the film a PG-13 rating was an attempt to bring in younger viewers’ despite the fact that more than half the people who are even aware of the original, let-alone fans of it, are obviously adults. In the end, after its theatrical run it barely reached half the budget. Granted the original does have cult status and some critics consider it one of the best horror films ever made, I personally hated it. All the pointless singing and naked dancing was an incredible waste of time.

The remake keeps the basic storyline of a cop from the city going to a small island (which has its own ritualistic religion) in search of a missing girl. This time, however, they've removed all the annoying singing, (kept some of the dancing though) and threw in a very funny Nic Cage as the lead. Whether Nic was delivering comedic moments intentionally or not, I had a good laugh during a few scenes.

Why anyone would want to remake the 1973 film is beyond me, but apparently someone thought it had a big enough fan base to dish out some decent $$ at the box office. This obviously wasn't the case considering the budget was an estimated $40-million, while only making $12-million opening weekend.

Giving the film a PG-13 rating was an attempt to bring in younger viewers’ despite the fact that more than half the people who are even aware of the original, let-alone fans of it, are obviously adults. In the end, after its theatrical run it barely reached half the budget. Granted the original does have cult status and some critics consider it one of the best horror films ever made, I personally hated it. All the pointless singing and naked dancing was an incredible waste of time.

The remake keeps the basic storyline of a cop from the city going to a small island (which has its own ritualistic religion) in search of a missing girl. This time, however, they've removed all the annoying singing, (kept some of the dancing though) and threw in a very funny Nic Cage as the lead. Whether Nic was delivering comedic moments intentionally or not, I had a good laugh during a few scenes.