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Originally Posted by Ferox13
Yeah it was a remake of the HK film 'Infernal Affairs'.
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Oh, cool - I'll have to check it out. Thanks!
Re: Remakes. I actually think that the American remake of
The Grudge is better than the original. Then again, this is a singular case; The original Japanese Director Takashi Shimizu had a chance to direct the American version, so his hand was on both of them. I see the American remake as a great chance to edit out what was otherwise a bit rambling and unnecessary in the original. The scares are just as effective, the ghosts just as horrifying, and it cuts out the unnecessary parts. Same director, improving on his first run.
So remakes aren't always a bad thing. If they are legitimately trying to improve on the original or if they are trying to "re-envision" a concept (which is still considered improving on it), I think that they are totally justified.