Best of the remakes

Rating: Null/10 (4 October 2006)

The recent trend of remaking old horror films has been really disturbing (and not in the way intended). I was disheartened (though not surprised) to recently read about possible remakes of Don't Look Now and Suspiria. This after the utterly unnecessary Wicker Man remake seems such a shame. But, in the out pouring of poorly conceived remakes, this one stands to me as a success.
First of all, I don't think the original film is that strong. Craven has had moments of directorial brilliance, but Hills Have Eyes is not one of them. The remake however, is a stylish, grotesque and, for the most part, intelligently conceived film. True, at times the characters act without much sense, but on the whole this is a tense and worthwhile viewing for anyone interested in current horror trends.