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With Ryan Reynolds, Melissa George, Jesse James, Jimmy Bennett, Chloe Moretz, Rachel Nichols Directed by Andrew Douglas Remade by the folks behind the Texas Chainsaw Massacre re-appraisal, again they did a pretty cool job and didn't create a disastrous time waster. The original film based on true events in the mid-'70s was released in 1979 starring James Brolin, Margot Kidder and Rod Steiger. A young family buys an amazing house at a steal. The catch: the son of the previous family had slaughtered everyone, claiming voices told him to do it. Slowly, across a mere 28 days, the evil essence of the house starts to influence the husband, taking over his mind, coaxing him to kill. This highly competent remake (like Chainsaw) doesn't update the era (remaining in the '70s), and offer some big scares and tension without losing you along the way. Obviously elements like make-up, camera techniques and a budget eclipsing that of the modest original many times over, this version is way more attractive to the eye, but without losing the dark essence of the horror. Andrew Douglas worked in a bit of a supernatural back-story to explain the origin of the evil - something I feel would've been better left unsolved. Everything doesn't need resolutions - sometimes evil must simply be evil, because it is. 4 / B - PB 1 2 3 4 5 6 A - B - C click below for the original  |
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