Not One of Carpenter's Best

Rating: 6/10 (29 May 2012)

Gory Remake with very Little Suspense and a whole Lot of Gooey Stuff. The Animatronics are Impressive but there is So Much of it that it becomes Less Effective every time it rears its Ugly Head.
More Fangoria is Not necessarily Needed to evoke Chills in a good Horror Film and Carpenter knows better. Even his minimalist Music that is usually so Eerie garners very Little Emotion because it is Overwhelmed by all of the Ugliness.
The Cast and Atmosphere Suffer the same situation, Frozen Out of the Melodrama by a barrage of Excess Baggage. The Popularity and Cult following of this Film is due mostly because of the Strong Fan-Base of the Director. This is Not one of his Best.
A lot of Explosions and a very Lame Ending.