If you're looking for a slasher film for a night of scares, there are many to choose from, and the original Strangers movie was pretty damn creepy.
As far as the masked killer subgenre goes, it's one of the more effective ones. The casting didn't hurt either.
This has many of those same ingredients, but just isn't as good on any of those points, though the cabin in the woods setting lends more to the feeling of isolated strandedness of the main duo.
The second Strangers movie, while not up to the quality of the original, brought other stuff with it, and wasn't just a retread.
This one is virtually a remake of the original, complete with the female at the door looking for a friend, most everything else in between and pretty much the same third act, including "because you're here".
If it was intended as a remake or reboot, there has to be a reason for it... new ideas or interesting left turns. This is basically for the less fussy who just want the same thing they're familiar with.
I can also be guilty of that need for a quickie junk food thrill too.
Those who haven't watched the original will probably enjoy it a lot more, but one would really expect much greater things from the director of "The Long Kiss Goodnight".
As far as the masked killer subgenre goes, it's one of the more effective ones. The casting didn't hurt either.
This has many of those same ingredients, but just isn't as good on any of those points, though the cabin in the woods setting lends more to the feeling of isolated strandedness of the main duo.
The second Strangers movie, while not up to the quality of the original, brought other stuff with it, and wasn't just a retread.
This one is virtually a remake of the original, complete with the female at the door looking for a friend, most everything else in between and pretty much the same third act, including "because you're here".
If it was intended as a remake or reboot, there has to be a reason for it... new ideas or interesting left turns. This is basically for the less fussy who just want the same thing they're familiar with.
I can also be guilty of that need for a quickie junk food thrill too.
Those who haven't watched the original will probably enjoy it a lot more, but one would really expect much greater things from the director of "The Long Kiss Goodnight".
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