obviously not better but still very enjoyable

Rating: 8/10 (13 July 2013)

Alright, there are so much hate towards this movie based on how everyone is expecting it to be just as good as the originals. you cant really expect that from a remake. Although there are some things that bothered me there was quite a bit i liked.
GOOD throughout the movie you can see bits and pieces of the original they kept. Ashe's car that Mia was sitting on, the necklace her brother gives her was similar to the one Ashe gives to his girlfriend and a subtle one is the cards that Eric was playing with while sitting on the swing. that to me was a nice bit for the original fans.
BAD Eric is looking over the the book of the dead and sees all the symptoms of someone thats possessed. and only starts saying something after the third symptom. Idiot. "oh she's just going through withdrawal, just puked a gallon of blood. no big deal"
GOOD love how its not the same story. giving them a way to bring back people from the possessed state. kinda gives that hope. and its crazy how this movie has so many climax points where u think they are done but nope.. keeps going .
BAD I find it stupid how this cabin they are at was one they owned and have been there a year before. but these random people that we don't see again that seem to be locals, deal with the same situation in their cabin right before that .. did they rent it out to that family. where the F did those other weird people come from and why don't we see them again since they look like experts on that stuff. it would of just made more sense to say that they rented the cabin for a cheap price, like the original. instead of saying they owned it. and make up some other stuff about their good childhood memories. It would of been as simple as just a few changes in the dialog.
GOOD what i really enjoyed is how they used the original soundtrack when all hell breaks loose. and Mia's demon speaks for the first time "we have a awaken from our ancient slumber, one by one blah blah blah", its really in the background of it all but you can hear it.. so awesome.
BAD it seems they were trying to make the brother one of the main protagonist but failed miserably. the guy had not scene presence and they made his character so weak. what was made to seem like what someone will do for their family just made it look cowardly.
GOOD The gore, oh my god, the gore. it wasn't that it was so bloody. it was the fact that they would really emphasize the cutting. each cut seemed to slow down and you feel it for the character.
GOOD they kept the whole camera flying through the woods to build up the tension, i was seriously hoping for that.
-clarification on the 5 souls. some people say it only possessed 3 or 4 souls.. which isn't the case.. it possessed Mia at the start even though she got freed still counts, her brother's girlfriend obviously. Eric's girlfriend, obviously, Eric for sure, and her brother was being possessed when Eric stabbed him, so thats all five. even though it was slightly unclear. they should of at least showered her brother starting to turn.
conclusion I went in this movie with no expectations. and came out of it thinking it was decent. it was more of a tribute to the great trilogy we've come to know by the great Bruce Campbell.