12 Most Insulting Changes To Movie Remakes

The original haunting is a classic masterclass in how to do slow-paced psychological horror with a creeping sense of dread, and allowing viewers to make up their own minds on whether our character's descent into madness is the result of the supernatural or just her unhinge mind. It's subtle use of sound, the character reacting to things the audience can't sense and scaring the audience through implication rather than straight up scares.

The remake is about as subtle and scary as a puppy ripping up a roll of toilet paper.

Gone is any sense of mystery and instead viewers are treated to some incredibly dated, cartoon-like CGI ghosts running around and spoiling any sense of intrigue you might have. There's no question that this haunting contains real specters, and the narrative goes down the most rote, boring route possible.

Every single horror cliché you could think of is in this 114 minute car crash, with the plot a predictable mess having the main character realize she has a forgotten connection to the spirits and ending in a horrendous climax where you pretty much watch ghosts fly around and try to look scary while you stare at the screen with a blank expression of disinterest.

The 1999 version was nominated for a host of Razzies and has rightfully gone down as one of the worst remakes of all time. If it had embraced the originals suspenseful less-is-more approach, it would have came out much better.