I don't get it

Rating: 9/10 (16 August 2013)

I really don't get it what people are looking from movies nowadays. When I go to the cinema or when I read people's reviews on any kind of a horror film, I always stumble upon hearing/reading: "pssh, this is not scary!", "omg, whatever, this is stupid", "this is not even realistic". It is just dumb how people treat great stuff that have been done for them. It seems that people focus on the wrong things when it comes down to watching movies. There are actually hardly any realistic scenes in ANY MOVIE. And then there are people who hand out the "the original was better!" argument. I mean, seriously? - All the remakes and the originals are very different from each other, so what the hell are you expecting?
The movie:
Right away I felt taken by the movie when the intro started. The cinematography is done really well and has this artistic feel to it. The situations people go throughout the movie are tense. I like how everything is served. Didn't actually get into the details with the main story as it seems not to be a movie where you would need to. The location looks awesome and some of the best scenes take part in the woods. Jane Levy is doing a really good job in the movie. You can really tell how she tried to push herself to the limits without looking fake. And I think it is the hardest part with a horror film - to give out strong emotions like that. You can see it well during the situations when she is slowly becoming fully possessed. There are parts in the movie that do make me laugh but I'm still not sure if they're supposed to or not.
Cons:
There are some scenes which have this "epic feel" to them, but they don't really work out like they should. The huge amounts of blood should have looked a bit more realistic but regarding to the amounts they used in the movie, I can understand this downside. They have fixed some things in the DVD tho.
I give 9 out of 10 to this movie because I think they made the same mistake as "The Purge" did - TOO big promotion and TOO big promises before the movie is out makes people get TOO excited. Because people are right about the scariness in this movie. It is more of a tasty gore movie.
Otherwise I really, really enjoyed it. Went to see it 2 times in the cinema.