Remade by Yann Samuell and starring Jesse Bradford and “24″ actress Elisha Cuthbert. As promised! I found it and now you can all have a look for yourself!
It’s not *THAT* bad, come on now! It has it’s own moments and she doesn’t seem as scary as Jun Ji-Hyun’s character. Just a somewhat ditzier version. He’s a good actor and adds a little bit of his own dorky-boy-next-door flavour to the movie.
Well, I’m definitely not saying it’s BETTER than the original, not by a long shot. Still, if you have nothing to do on a lonely Friday night, why not watch it with an open mind? I’m off to finish the rest of it now! Enjoy guys
The original Korean version, starring Cha Tae-Hyun and Jun Ji-Hyun was released in 2001 and is actually based on a true story - the real life experiences of one Kim Ho-Sik who first published his story on the internet as a series of love letters, then compiled them into a novel before it was turned into a movie adaptation. Wow, who knew?! That somehow makes it so much kewler!!
In Korea and around Asia, the movie enjoyed extreme success that turned it into a cult classic, making it an important part of Hallyu - The Korean Wave.
The American remake however, is scheduled for a direct to DVD release on the 19th of August 2008. It stars Jesse Bradford and Elisha Cuthbert and the trailer looks like the Americans have retained a lot of the same scenes as the original. It does look very cool and like a lot of fun and regardless of countless “omg how dare they remake this movie! Sacriledge, I say!!!” comment posts there are all over YouTube, I think the Hollywood version is going to be worth seeing as long as you’re not constantly judging and bitter. It’s got a whole different feel to it somehow. Either way, it was never meant to replace the original (which will always be the most loved.) The music’s good, the leads are cute, and watch the trailer for yourselves :)
Special thanks to DchozN from making such a great edited trailer so we could see the comparisons between both movies. Here is the actual, original Korean trailer below.
Not that I can understand a word of it without the subs! But doesn’t she seem way scarier in the Korean than the American version? 0_o
:)