Sure, it did scare me several times, and I will give them props on making a fun slasher film, but for the most part I feel that it strayed away from and did not capture the charm, intensity, and terror of the first. Mainly because the film goes in an entirely different direction than the first, taking place in a trailer park as opposed to the middle of the woods, which lessened that sense of isolation. So don't get me wrong, the film had its tense and scary moments, but for the most part it was a very average slasher film with minimal gore and only a couple instances of scares. Definitely enjoyed this film in a totally different way than I did the first.
So the story is less about being trapped in a house, and more about being alone in a vacant vacation community. So the type of tensity wasn't really the same and I didn't get a true sense of isolation and fear. Also, none o the actors reached the performance of Liv Tyler in the first one, a performance that was critical to the original's intensity. Also, several plot choices I felt lessened the continuous anxiety of the film, giving you multiple chances to catch your breath, which the first one did not have. So all in all I wasn't disappointed, but honestly I was expecting better because the first one was so damn effective.
I would recommend it, but be warned, not like the original.
So the story is less about being trapped in a house, and more about being alone in a vacant vacation community. So the type of tensity wasn't really the same and I didn't get a true sense of isolation and fear. Also, none o the actors reached the performance of Liv Tyler in the first one, a performance that was critical to the original's intensity. Also, several plot choices I felt lessened the continuous anxiety of the film, giving you multiple chances to catch your breath, which the first one did not have. So all in all I wasn't disappointed, but honestly I was expecting better because the first one was so damn effective.
I would recommend it, but be warned, not like the original.