High expectations, low payoff

Rating: 2/10 (27 April 2013)

Okay I love a good horror movie as much as the next person, and my excitement for the film grew with each trailer being posted online and all the buzz being drummed up on social media. But as soon as the film started rolling I began wondering if they would be actually able to pull off a suitable remake.
**Spoilers**
The only thing I enjoyed about the film was the back story about how the book of the dead ended up inside the cabin but after that it was all down hill from there. I was expecting this intensely scary and somewhat graphic version of the film but what myself and the rest of the audience received was a big let down. There were a few rip offs from The Exorcist ( I.E: the girl peeing down her leg when she becomes possessed and the sexual innuendos from the girl possessed trapped in the cellar) Furthermore the film was ninety five percent gore. Going for all the cheap gross outs instead of a good scare.
Another big disappointment was the trailer was actually scarier than the film was and lets not forget the scene in the trailer when the girl pops her head up from the cellar and starts singing in the creepy voice... but that scene was not even in the film.
Generally I find the good in most films but this one I was really disappointed with. They try to make remakes of classics and this is what the end up, flops. Granted it did extremely well at the box office but just because people paid to see the film does not make the film great.
Overall it is a 2/10 for me.