We enjoyed the first one and plan on seeing this one as well in the next week.
Yes, the book is actually rather slim and the story fairly simple. The movie added quite a few additional plot lines and characters. Basically, they built a whole new movie on the book's framework.As I remember it , it was really sort of a simple sort of ghost story ?
Any good Boowho? Generally when they re-make something, the framework tends to be sound but the walls usually are pitifully thin and but a shell of the original.....Oh dear, I tried to make a dramatic analogy but I fear I fell a bit short....sorry.Yes, the book is actually rather slim and the story fairly simple. The movie added quite a few additional plot lines and characters. Basically, they built a whole new movie on the book's framework.
BTW- I don't know if the same ad is running in all markets at all hours, but I thought the TV ad is a little too scary for family hour viewing.