how viewer react to this new adaption of shirley jackson book and which be promote a not be a remake of the original 1963 movie ( true enough ) and will be base and i suspect and on the following represent those who be big fan of either the book or original movie be not go to think much of this one . and those who have never be expose to either and and who be big fan of hollywood current trend towards special effect be the first and last word in how good a film be and be go to love it . thing i do not like about this adaption represent1 . it be not a true adaption of the book . from the article i have read and this movie be suppose to cover other aspect in the book that the first one never get around to . and and that seem reasonable and no film can cover a book word for word unless it be the length of the stand . ( and not even then ) but and there be thing in this movie that be never by any mean ever mention or even hint at and in the movie . remind me of the way they decide to kill off the black man in the original movie version of the shining . i do not like that and either . what the movie press release should have say be . we get the basic and very basic and idea from shirley jackson book and we keep the same name of the house and several ( though not all ) of the lead character name and but then we decide to write our own story and and and what the heck and we watch the changeling and the shining and ghost first and and decide to throw in a bit of them and too . 2. they completely lose the theme of a parapyschologist invite carefully pick guest who have all have brush with the paranormal in their past and to investigate a house that truly seem to have be bear bad . no and instead and this doctor get everyone to the house under the false pretense of study their insomnia ( he really invite them there to scare them to death and then see how they react to their fear . like lab rat and who he mention never get told they be part of an experiment . nice guy ) . this doctor and who do not have the same name and by the way and be a different from the dedicated professional of the original movie a night from day . 3. in direct contrast to the statement that be use to promote both movie some house be just bear bad and this house be not born bad but rather become bad because of what happen there . and and this time around and nel get to unravel the mystery ( shade of the changeling ) . the only problem be and the so called mystery be so incoherently tell that i be sure it remain a mystery to most of the audience . but and then there be no mystery in the first place ( not in the book ) and because the house be bad to begin with . it first victim die before ever set eye on it . 4. the way the character of luke be portray be absolutely ridiculous . he be suppose to be a debonair playboy who be someday to inherit the house ( and be a true skeptic of it history ) . and in this one he be just a winey voice and bumble nerd who couldn not sleep ( insomnia remember ) and be a compulsive liar . 5. i be also annoy with the way the movie jump from almost try to recreate original scene word for word ( the scene with nel sister family and and mrs. dudley little opening speech . ) to go off into flight of fancy that make me think more of these other movie than the haunting . it like it couldn not make up it mind what it want to do . 6. i miss nel narrative through the whole movie . the original be so like a gothic novel in the way that the story be mostly tell in the first person and through nel eye and and we always be privy to her thought . that totally unique touch be completely lose in the new version . they also try to make nel much more of a heroine . the original nel be not a bad person and but she be a bitter person ( could she be otherwise after sacrifice 11 year of her life to a selfish old woman and a spiteful sister . ) and she like to moan and and she lose her temper . this one be almost too good to be true . this be never more apparent than in the climax of the movie where the writer have obviously be watch ghost one too many time . 7. they change the history of the house and it occupents too much . there be no abigail crain ( the daughter of hugh whose legend loom large in the original version ) and there be no companion and and there be no nursery . there be also no grace ( wife of the original doctor ) and hugh crain wife die in totally different way . these change and change the story way too much . i do not know whether the producer of this movie should be glad shirley jackson no longer walk this earth or whether they should . be sorry ( if ya get my drift . the hauntings she could envision be not something to be trifle with . ) . in conclusion and let me just leave you with some word from the original luke ( appropriate substitution of the word house for movie . ) represent this amovie should be burn to the ground and and the ground sprinkle with salt . my favorite movie of all time remain so . no competition from this one .