at last we are getting back to the visceral horror of yesteryear

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2006)

Remakes should generally be avoided like the plague, however AJA'S movie is an exception. Staying faithful to the original but expanding it to greater effect.
A lot of people are upset by the amount of gore and comments such as "sick and disgusting" have been bandies around-well don't watch it then. The problem with virtually all cinema released horror over the last ten years is that is has become safe and more consumer friendly so people are scared shitless when somebody makes a truly visceral film. Yes there are scenes that are hard to watch and make you feel uncomfortable, but that's what horror films are- they push the boundaries and your ability to go with it. A film is just that after all-a film, you watch them to confront some part of your psyche knowing that you are relatively safe. If you find mild horror disturbing why watch something like this?-surely you have done your homework via reviews etc before viewing? Away from that i would like to comment on Aaron Stanford's character and his metamorphosis (or catharsis?) from meek pacifist to a crazed killer-surely this is an underlying theme to the film-we are all monsters and ostensibly no better than the mutants themselves!