Good Retelling Of A Classic

Rating: 8/10 (14 December 2005)

I will say right away, I HATE REMAKES OF CLASSIC FILMS, but this movie proved to be a really good movie and should not disappoint fans of the original. I saw this flick in the theaters the day it came out only because a good friend of mine talked me into it. I walked out of the theater and could not stop talking about how impressed I was. First of all, this movie is quite gory. Not as gory as the original but goes above and beyond for todays standards (which are pathetic). Plenty of head shots but no disembowelment scenes that made the original one a real gore fest. My main issue with the movie is characters. There are a few characters that you do really start to care for and a lot of characters you can't wait to see die. The owner of the gun shop in the movie you really grow to like and Ving Rhames character is reminiscent of Ken Foree's character in the original. Sara Polley did alright but I really didn't care to much for her character and same goes for the rest. The thing that they executed very well was the end of the movie which I won't say what happenins but it is very impressive. All in all, it was the best remake of a movie I have seen that I can think of and it's definitely worth watching. For people who have seen the original, look for cameo appearances by Tom Savini and Ken Foree. 8 stars