Endings matter

Rating: 3/10 (9 December 2007)

As a fan of the original story, I was glad the movie kept pace with the building tension and eventual climax. Unfortunately, having the survivors of such an ordeal simply run out of gas and decide to give up? Sorry, but even without the parent taking their child's life, it was just too much of a cop out. If they were being attacked as they ran out of gas and the only option left to them was to die by their own hand or that of the creatures, I would have accepted their actions. No, this was just not a worthy ending to such a great tale of survival and overcoming adversity. In order to make a story like this memorable and recommended, you need to make the end something worthwhile, and unfortunately I will always see this as a movie which could have been much better.