Review: thanks in part to interesting cinematic devices ( cool visual backmasking ) , a solid cast , and some wickedly sick and twisted humor 
Sentiment: positive

Review: a worthy addition to the cinematic canon , which , at last count , numbered 52 different versions . 
Sentiment: positive

Review: the inherent limitations of using a video game as the source material movie are once again made all too clear in this schlocky horror/action hybrid . 
Sentiment: negative

Review: john carpenter 's original 
Sentiment: positive


Review: the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions