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Sydney has been
blind since she was five years old and
is finally receiving a corneal transplant so that she
will be able to see again. However, she could never
have anticipated the terror that her new eyes would
bring her. She quickly realizes that something is
wrong when she can see things that aren't there. Why
is she having these ghostly visions and who did the
eyes really come from?
The Eye. Undoubtedly one of the best horror movies ever
has received the Hollywood treatment starring none
other than Jessica "don't call me latina" Alba herself.
This is basically the sixth movie in the never-ending
The Eye saga and naturally the concept is getting worn
out by now. The original Hong Kong movie received two
sequels with a third one planned and it also received
a Bollywood remake as well as a direct-to-TV rip-off
under the title "Deadly Visions". Anyway, enough about
the history of The Eye, I know you're all curious to
find out whether or not this is a worthy sequel. Well
first of all let me make one thing clear; I don't think
that The Eye is a movie that needed a remake. It killed
at the box-office charts all over the world and even
did decent money at the US box-office. But you know,
most remakes are really unnecessary so let's not focus
on that. The Eye is actually one of the better remakes
that I've seen and truly captures the essence of the
original. It's suspenseful, it's got some great scares
that will make jump high out of your seat and in some
departments it even improves upon the original movie.
Naturally it doesn't come close to being as brilliant
as the original though but I did appreciate the more
cohesive plot in this one - the red line was much
thicker (if you can say that) than in the original.
A part of me also liked the faster pace of the movie
and I really loved that they kept the same scares as
the ones that can be found in the original, but what
I loved even more was that they had altered them and
tweaked them enough to scare the living daylights out
of people who had seen the original as well. They
really stayed true to the original and I commend them
for that. The negative thing about the faster pacing
is that we don't connect quite as well with the main
character (played by Jessica "don't call me latina"
Alba in this case). Jessica isn't that believable in
the movie either and that also adds to the fact that
we never really feel that connected with her character.
Honestly, I don't think that this would have turned out
to be such a great remake had it not been directed by
Xavier Palud and David Moreau (the dynamic duo behind
the French horror flick Ils). They really know how to
create a good atmosphere and surprise the audience.
In the end, The Eye is probably as good as it could
have been. It lived up to the original and it wasn't
as Americanized as most recent remakes of Asian horror
flicks. Some of you may find this generic due to the
extreme inflation of ghost stories in Hollywood these
days but you have to keep in mind that the original was
made in 2002 and ever since then I've held that movie
close to heart. I refuse to connect this remake with
other Asian horror remakes such as Dark Water and
One Missed Call because there was actually an effort
put into this one. If you're going to see a horror
remake of an Asian ghost story, this is probably the
one you need to check out. I was very pleasantly
surprised by it and it's potentially the best ghost
story of 2008 - but only the future will tell.
Nothing here.
Not quite as dynamic as the original but still very
impressive. Created a great atmosphere.
No matter how much I loved the original, I have to say
that this is the best ghost story that I've seen in a
long time. After all these years, the story still
works and this remake really is an outstanding horror
flick which could teach other studios out there churning
out awful remakes a thing or two about how to really
make a remake. Terrific movie. Don't miss it.
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