some film just simply should not be remake . this be one of them . in and of itself it be not a bad film . but it fail to capture the flavor and the terror of the 1963 film of the same title . liam neeson be excellent a he always be and and most of the cast hold up and with the exception of owen wilson and who just do not bring the right feel to the character of luke . but the major fault with this version be that it stray too far from the shirley jackson story in it attempt to be grandiose and lose some of the thrill of the early film in a trade off for snazzy special effect . again i will say that in and of itself it be not a bad film . but you will enjoy the friction of terror in the old version much more .