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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Image Entertainment
Salesrank: 99986
Released: March 11, 2008 |
| Our Price: $4.90 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Reporter Grace Collier (Chloe Sevigny, TV's Big Love, American Psycho) witnesses a woman committing a bizarre murder in this disturbing shocker based on Brian De Palma's 1973 classic. When police fail to find a corpse or any trace of the crime, Collier undertakes her own investigation that leads her to a mental asylum and the discovery of the mysterious woman's once-conjoined twin. Stephen Rea also stars as the twins' controlling and controversial doctor in a chilling look at the deep and sometimes psychotic bond between Sisters.
Sisters Reviews:
Not bad 
2009-03-25 - I could write paragraphs raving about Brian De Palma's original film, but since there are already several well-written reviews that express exactly how I feel about it, I decided I would write a little about this remake, which so far has only one customer review. When I first heard that there was going to be a remake, I was prepared for the worst, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was released rather quietly on video, but it is far better than most of the popular remakes that have come out lately. The new ending is weak, but other than that, Douglas Buck did a decent job of retelling this story in a way that doesn't deviate far from the original, but has enough surprises to please fans (which is something this film has in common with the 1990 redo of Night of the Living Dead). Chloë Sevigny and Lou Doillon were very good in their roles, and are probably the next best thing to Jennifer Salt and Margot Kidder. Doillon in particular has a strange aura about her that makes her fascinating to watch. One yearns for the odd William Finley as the evil doctor instead of Stephen Rea, but that's a quibble. Don't expect anything close to the masterpiece of Brian De Palma, and you will likely enjoy this well-made film that deserves to rise from its obscurity.
Falls a little short
2008-07-03 - I loved the original of this movie by Brian DePalma. I own it and have watched it a number of times and still enjoy it. It is very original, tense and macabre.
This remake is lacking a bit. They took some liberties with the story, which didn't make a big difference until the ending. That's where everything took too big of a turn for my liking. They completely missed the point of the serum and left doors open for a follow up (which I hope they don't do).
All acting was done well. Sets were very good and cameras where excellent. No fast forwarding or multiple images, they kept it clean, which I do appreciate.
The music... that's another story. It didn't fit. It didn't help to build or keep tension as in the original. Another big piece of the puzzle missing.
I would recommend this movie only if you've seen the original. Otherwise, wait until it comes to television, which shouldn't be long.
