OK so I'm not entirely sure if this review contains spoilers but I thought I'd warn just in case. I'd read reviews and heard from a lot from people that this remake wasn't up to scratch, so as much as I tried not be, I was a little disappointed before I'd even watched it. But it didn't take long for that to change, thanks to little details that I think even the original was slightly lacking on. For example, the principle is exactly how I'd imagined when I was reading the book, as small a part as it was, I was even more pleased with him than I was watching the original. It sounds like just a small detail, but I think true fan of the book and the original will really appreciate that they've went to the lengths they did to find the perfect balance between the book, the original film and the modern day.
Without giving away too much, I loved the use of technology and social media in the movie, as much as it strays from the original, I was glad they'd taken that step towards relating to a newer generation. Also the soundtrack was quite recent, but alternative enough for it not to take the edge and almost 'grodiness', that the original had, away.
Ofcoarse it isn't going to have the tense simplicity that 70's & 80's horror had, because nowadays we are not very patient and as much as it is part of the charm of older movies, we cannot get away with those sorts of drawn out frights anymore. So I wasn't surprised by the added special effects and gore that the original strayed from, however I was quite happy with the way they'd went about it, it's bloody enough that you get your fix, but not so gruesome that you think you've accidentally walked into final destination.
So before I write a review so long no one could be bothered reading it, I wanna finish by saying I was pleasantly surprised at how well the casting worked out and that It'd be hard to think of people better suited now that I've seen what they done with their roles.
If you like the original and the book, give it a go anyway, you might be as pleasantly surprised as I was. If you haven't seen or read either, what have you got to lose? It's traditionally modern enough to satisfy everyone I think!
Without giving away too much, I loved the use of technology and social media in the movie, as much as it strays from the original, I was glad they'd taken that step towards relating to a newer generation. Also the soundtrack was quite recent, but alternative enough for it not to take the edge and almost 'grodiness', that the original had, away.
Ofcoarse it isn't going to have the tense simplicity that 70's & 80's horror had, because nowadays we are not very patient and as much as it is part of the charm of older movies, we cannot get away with those sorts of drawn out frights anymore. So I wasn't surprised by the added special effects and gore that the original strayed from, however I was quite happy with the way they'd went about it, it's bloody enough that you get your fix, but not so gruesome that you think you've accidentally walked into final destination.
So before I write a review so long no one could be bothered reading it, I wanna finish by saying I was pleasantly surprised at how well the casting worked out and that It'd be hard to think of people better suited now that I've seen what they done with their roles.
If you like the original and the book, give it a go anyway, you might be as pleasantly surprised as I was. If you haven't seen or read either, what have you got to lose? It's traditionally modern enough to satisfy everyone I think!