A gory brilliant mess.

Rating: 6/10 (9 April 2013)

I went to the theater with an open mind for this one. I held the original close to my heart but knew the revamp would be nothing like it. I knew if I had high expectations of the perfect remake i would be highly disappointed. I've been sifting through the reviews for this film and haven't too many positive words. I must be a "sociopathic teenager" because I quite enjoyed this film.
Horror as a genre is pretty much dead. REAL horror anyways. In the age of SAW 6, Hostels,remakes, adaptations, and borrowed ideas nothing is original anymore. Viewers have become so desensitized that nothing is scary or gross. If this film could be scored strictly on shock value I would give it a 9.It was actually raining blood at one point.
What the story lacked was easily made up for in blood. The acting was beyond horrible, but I've never known horror movies or at least "friends in the woods slasher movies" to be acting showcases. You almost go into the theater knowing you're going to laugh at a few lines.
The characters were 2 dimensional which was perfect. How connected do I really want to become with a character I know is going to die in 20 minutes. Makes it easier to say goodbye.
The story was sub par, full of plot holes. The triple ending twist was probably the best part of the story which isn't saying much. Although how in depth and interesting could the story be, 4 people, cabin, book of evil. Of all the things this film lacks it makes up for shock value, gruesome realistic gore, visual effects, and music. If I was so desensitized I'm sure I would've been cringing the entire film.
And for all the people who think Raimi and Campbell would be ashamed of this film, they were both involved. Just wait for a little message at the end of the credits ;)