Why I Saw It: Slim picking for releases and I wanted to compare it to the original.
Cast: I don't know a lot of the people going in. Jane Levy is awesome and it was nice to see her in a non-Suburgatory role. She fully committed to this. I like Jessica Lucas from Cloverfield, but this wasn't a very meaty role for her. As seen in the picture above, she has her moments. Honestly, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, and Elizabeth Blackmore are all new to me. They played scared campers as well as anyone though.
Plot: It's really the same plot as the original movie, only this one is straight horror, devoid of any camp. It is certainly violent as all hell. You know, it's funny. Since seeing Cabin in the Woods, it's almost tough to see something like this and not laugh at the wrong moment. I think this movie gets it right though. Remove the irony and it becomes effective.
Elephant in the Room: You don't have a lot to say about the end, I notice. Yeah, I'll be honest. I broke my life-long streak and had to walk out after about an hour. I didn't want to, but I'm not kidding when I say this movie is violent, gleefully so. I almost passed out (probably some lack of sleep and hangover issues were at play as well, I think). I've never been much for the horror-porn, which this isn't quite, but be warned, this is not for the faint. At least, not if you are going to see it in theaters.
To Sum Things Up:
I liked this. I really did. I hate that I couldn't get though it, because I think this is some of the best, authentic slasher fun I've seen in a while. If that's not a genre you generally like, don't see this.
Verdict (?): Weakly Recommend
So you really liked it... but couldn't take the gore? I guess I'm confused because I'm not much of a horror fan for the most part.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was very effective at what it was trying to do. I enjoyed what I was watching, but it hit a couple triggers for me. Just because a couple images were too much I can't go slamming the whole thing. I'm not huge on the genre either though because I do have things I simply can't watch. It's like eating food that's too spicy for you.
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