This is one movie where THE END justifies THE MEANS (SPOILERS!)

Rating: 7/10 (25 March 2006)

Let's get it out in the open: Yes, this is a remake of a very famous Wes Craven film.
Yes, remakes by definition, are almost always inferior to the original.
Yes, I don't usually like remakes.
And, yes, this is typical slasher/horror gore thriller.
That being said, this is a very entertaining movie. And, certainly, one movie, in which THE END justifies THE MEANS!!! The first 20 minutes or so, you get much what you would expect from this type of remake horror, however, after that, the rest of the movie is filmed in such a high-adrenaline, bloody, way, that you truly get a payoff once the main characters begin fighting back.
Certainly it seems like a formulaic premise, but yet, it still gives the audience a payoff. Forget about serious film-goers, and others that may work in the industry, I saw the film with a regular audience, and their cheers - and screams - seemed to echo what I am writing here and now.
See it, and see if you agree with me. And what have you got to lose - other than your lunch, should you be faint of heart - by going to see it? It's certainly worth the price of admission.
And, I think you will agree that THE END, justifies THE MEANS.