brilliant!!

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2006)

Without a doubt one of the best horror remakes I've seen in ages!!I'm still having trouble sleeping four days on!Alexandre Aja is a genius!I haven't seen the original but i really want to after seeing this. It doesn't take long for the violence and gore to begin in the film which is good because i cant stand watching a horror film and waiting ages for the good stuff to actually begin! The film actually centres around a family who are on their way to California for a family vacation and decide to stop off at a gas station in the middle of nowhere- big mistake! There they meet this weirdo guy who tells them they will save hours travelling by taking a short cut through the desert which they do-again a big mistake! Lets just say it doesn't go to plan and the family face their worst nightmares. There are shooting, stabbings even rapes but the worst scene of all is when one of the family are burnt alive at the stake while the rest of family are forced to watch. Its pretty gruesome stuff but believe me you will not be disappointed!