Looking back at what made the original so good was how off putting it was , dark and very original.
The source material being the same we wouldn't expect much new .
Where this outing fails is to raise the bar on what made the original so good.
The tension and build up is ok but I felt disappointed with the costumes. To me the heavy layered latex looked like heavy layered latex. The original was a darker filmed movie and the Cenobites were so disturbing the first time you see them . In this newer version we have a wider field of view shot further away and it looses its claustrophobic feel . Escaping seems easier and that drives the tension down.
So different cinematography and poor customers and such take away .
The good is the protagonist the actor does a good job portraying seemly troubled youth .
Act 3 has a bit of a twist but comes too late in the film to save it.
The source material being the same we wouldn't expect much new .
Where this outing fails is to raise the bar on what made the original so good.
The tension and build up is ok but I felt disappointed with the costumes. To me the heavy layered latex looked like heavy layered latex. The original was a darker filmed movie and the Cenobites were so disturbing the first time you see them . In this newer version we have a wider field of view shot further away and it looses its claustrophobic feel . Escaping seems easier and that drives the tension down.
So different cinematography and poor customers and such take away .
The good is the protagonist the actor does a good job portraying seemly troubled youth .
Act 3 has a bit of a twist but comes too late in the film to save it.