Do Not Judge This Movie Based on the Original and You Might Have a Good Time

Rating: 7/10 (31 July 2013)

I don't understand what all the negative reviews are for. They're all whining about why this was not the original. I'm curious to know what all the whiners would've thought of this movie if the original movie didn't exist and this was a movie in its own right. Let's just forget the past and judge this movie in its own right, shall we?
Before I begin my review, I would like to point out the fact that if you get scared or expect to get scared by watching a horror movie these days, you are not even a horror movie fan, because if you were one, you would've seen so many horror movies that you'd know that there are no more original ideas left for the horror genre. You would've seen it all before and wouldn't even have such unrealistic expectations.
True horror movie fans would not be scared of horror movies because they've seen it all before. I can count all the scare tactics and even the camera angles used in this movie and tell you which horror movies it has borrowed them from. Not surprisingly, it shared a lot of those techniques with "Drag Me to Hell", which is by far the best horror movie I've seen.
I have no idea what you've been watching, but what I saw was a very well-made atmospheric and highly professional horror movie , which not surprisingly, failed to scare me, like all the horror movies made these days. Like I said, as a true horror movie fan it's not something I can complain about. The shots were beautifully taken and some I would even describe as artistic, like the shots you get during the time they're traveling to the decrepit cottage.
The acting was not Oscar-worthy, but then again a mediocre acting is what you get in most horror movies. I'm going to subtract one point because of that. As for the back story, you don't need to know everything about every single character to enjoy a horror movie. The least you would expect is to know why the characters are in that situation (here, in the cottage). The movie gives you just as much information as you need. After all, this is not a romance novel. This movie employed every scare tactic in the book. There is no single scene depicting unnecessary profanity here, which is sadly being employed a lot in horror movies these days, so I have a difficult time understanding why some reviewers are calling this a "torture porn" movie. Perhaps, they need to look into the dictionary and check the meaning of the word "porn".
As for the dialogs, this movie was weak, but there was not much the characters could talk about other than the obvious. A good dialog would've requires a rich back story, which like I said is not really necessary in a horror movie. One point taken because of that. I wouldn't really describe the final fight scenes as having a good combination of colors. An all red scenes (the raining of blood) is not exactly what I find appealing. It's irritating and redundant.
I'm going to give this movie a 7, and I believe it is worth watching. There are too many stupid low-budget horror movies out there. I can tell you with absolute confidence that this is not one of them. Do not judge this movie based on the original and you might have a good time