Check out the pictures above. Which of our bathers seems more scared? Janet Leigh's scream will forever live in the annals of great scenes. Anne Heche's shower looks like a holiday!
Get the point? Sometimes remakes are better than the original. Not in this case. The remake is also a fairly complete re-write. No spoiler, of course, but Mama bates and our crazy man himself play distinctly different roles in the '98 version.
Vince Vaughn is always a good creep. See Clay Pigeons for his creepiest and best performance. Yet even sneering Vince could not really get a good scare going. And Anne Heche was just too laid back to be a good scaree.
Thus: Stick with the original. Don't bother with the remake.
Grade of C for the re-do.....stale and tired and not even a tad spooky.
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