A miner named
Harry Warden (Richard John Walters) has been
resposnible for the slaughterings of numerous
people but was put in a coma after a terrible
incident at the mine, then he was presumed dead
and buried in the woods.
Ten years later one of the witnesses that saw
these slaughterings named Tom Hanniger (Jensen
Ackles) returns to his home town but isn't too
welcome there as he is a suspect to the murders
and tries to prove he did not do any of them.
Suddenly a killer in a mine mask and uniform
starts to do away one of the employees in the
mine and then starts killing local residents as
well as stuffing some of their hearts in candy
shaped boxes.
Tom tries to tell people that Harry Warden might
not be dead as they go to the woods and the grave
was dug up.
Tom also tries to talk to his exgirlfriend named
Sarah Palmer (Jaime King) as she is the only one
who thinks that he is innocent whom is now
married to one of his former co-workers at the
mine in which they never saw eye to eye named
Axel (Kerr Smith) as he now works as a sheriff
for his small town and thinks he may be dangerous
around his wife and wants him framed yet, he has
had an affair with a woman who was slaughtered
shortly after and didn't want Sarah to know this
and has been keeping secrets too so could he be
killing these locals too?
This is a way a remake should be as
it's hard to compare it to the original as most
of the scene's are totally different.
We do have similar moments like a progologue of
what happened, the hearts stuffed in the candy
shaped boxes (Although it's not as common like in
the first one), a corpse in a dryer, some mine
suits suddenly dropping down with a woman trying
to get away and the killer in the mine shaft
smashing the lights there so no one can see.
Otherwise we have alot of different stuff like
people being murdered in their houses or trying
to find a corpse that was dug up in the woods as
well as having no Valentine party or having stuff
like that banned.
Also there's a brand new twist on who the killer
really is compared to the original.
It was excellent watching this film in 3D with
perfect CGI effects making every scene very
exciting to watch.
Although the original wasn't mainstream this one
was and showing that the original was a true cult
classic like other slasher film such as
Friday the 13th, Halloween,
Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Black
Christmas, Sleepaway Camp and
A Nightmare On Elm Street.
It was such a shame that the sequel to the
original was scrapped but it was probably a lack
of funding for it since Canadian horror films
back then barely made it to a part 2 (Of course Black
Christmas totally left a door open too
for a sequel and a remake was made on that too).
This film came out the same time a remake of Friday
the 13th did.
The acting is quite well done as
lead actor Jensen Ackles really shows
his stuff as a suspect in the film making his
part truly mysterious. He shows great anger and
stern actions too.
Jaime King can prove to be the next
Jamie Lee Curtis of today's scream queen
generation since she does well with her calm
reactions as well as her frightening reactions
and menacing attitude too.
Kerr Smith had a great arrogant and
temperatmental attitude as a sheriff in the film
who knew how to lose his cool easily and proved
his part very worthy too.
Tom Atkins still pulls it off playing a
tough as nails detective still playing these
types of roles today with a good serious attitude
too.
It's nice to see Kevin Tighe working
again as he shows his humor and sarcastic
behavior very well in his part and found him very
chamring with the character he portrayed.
Even if this supporting actors role was small Jeff Hochendoner stood
out well as a big tough guy that you would not
want to encounter if he doesn't like you.
Sexpot
Betsy Rue is fornicating in a motel with
breats fully exposed and later on her fully body
from top to bottom is exposed along with a scene
on her outside pointing a gun at a trucker and
then trying to escape from the killer fully naked
too.
Todd Farmer exposes his butt while putting
his pants on in a motel room.
Tons of gore.
Many people are slaughtered and cut in half.
A sharp object cuts a half of a persons face.
Bodies are torn open.
Hearts are stuffed in candy boxes.
Lots of bloodied corpses done in many gruesome
ways.
A pick axe is sabbed in many people's heads as
well as their eye gouged out, jaws torn off,
heads split open etc.
A scarred corpse is discovered in a dryer.
Lots of violent bloodsheds.
Patrick Lussier really
brought the direction and terror to life with the
fast paced killings and intensity with the actors
for this film as well as terrific camera shots
too.
There's a nice fast action prologue with a great
close up camera shot on supporting actor Richard
John Walters as Harry Warden lying in a coma
in a hospital bed.
There's also good shots on actors like Jensen
Ackles walking nervously in the mine and
then bit part actor Michael McKee as a
miner named Jason approaching from a corner and
catching him by surprise and does well at acting
like a goofball and then a great close up shot
with his eye being stabbed out with a pick axe
along with Walter behind him in his coal
mine suit raising terror in the mine with actors
like Ackles and Jaime King running away
like hell and hiding away from the killer along
with a great shot on supporting actor Liam
Rhodes looking around the goldmine for his
friends with Ackles and King
trying to silently tell him to get away.
We spot another great shot on Ackles trying
to start up his vehicle and a great shot on
Walter throwing his pick axe at the vehicles
windshield along with a great shot on the sharp
end of the pick axe that stabbed the window with King
screaming in terror.
We have a good scene between Kevin Tighe and
King in a diner talking to one another
with Tighe doing well acting sarcastic and
flirtatious.
Some good shots on Ackles looking over a
hill from his vehicle at a mill factory.
There's a nice effective mild dispute between
Ackles and Tighe in his office.
A good shot on a french bulldog coming up towards
Ackles at a motel with a good presence
by supporting actress Selene Luna as the
motel manager with her short structure talking to
him.
We spot a funny scene with supporting actress Betsy
Rue in a motel talking to supporting actor Todd
Farmer as a trucker in a motel room after
having sex with her going into a rage after she
spots him videotaping her all that time along
with a hilarious moment on a fight outside when
he is walking to his truck and she is butt naked
holding a gun at him.
We spot a great camera shot on Farmer
opening his truck door and Walters
suddenly appearing striking him with a pick axe
and Rue screaming and running away in a
hotel office hiding underneath a bed. There's
good camera shots on her hiding along with
underneath the bed with Walters feet
looking around.
We spot a great rage at a bar that involved
supporting actor Jeff Hochendoner acting
nasty towards Ackles and then a good
shot on Hochendoner swinging his fist
towards him and accidentally smashing a mirror
along with bit part actor Sam Nicotero
as a crazy bartender acting menacing too blaming
him for the deaths..
There's a good dialogue between Ackles and
King encountering each other again after
10 years since the incident walking outside along
a bridge.
A nice shot between Ackles and Hochendoner
going down in a trolley to the mine shaft.
A great dark shot on Ackles looking
around in the mine shaft and then Walters
grabbing him and locking him inside a barred type
of room.
There's a nice brief brawling scene between Walters
and Hochendoner in the mine shaft.
A perfect three way dialogue between Ackles,
Kerr Smith and King having an
arguement and a discussin about Harry Warden
especially with Smith behaving arrogant
towards Ackles.
A nice shot in the forestry with some of the cast
that involved Tighe, Ackles, Smith,
King and supporting actor Edi Gathegi as
a deputy discovering a dug up grave and
discussing it.
We have a great reaction on Gathegi towards
Ackles after he gripes telling him that
he's the suspect.
A nice scene with Tighe walking outside
of his house on the porch and holding a shotgun
acting drunk and then later on laughing and
joking about Harry Warden and then walking inside
his house. Suddenly a great surprise attack by Walters
pinning him to the ground with a good camera shot
looking up on him with his pick axe and Tighe
panicking.
A nice scene on Smith almost losing his
temper on King in the police station while he
asks her where Tom's whereabouts are.
There's perfect reactions between King
and supporting actress Megan Boone while
mysteriously looking around at their store after
their power goes out as they were well directed
by being spooked along with a good distant shot
on Walters stainding on the other side
with his pick axe and then disappearing while
they look in that direction which almost is s
simlar direction to Michael Myers from Halloween.
We have great screaming reactions between
Boone and King when Walters approaches
them and tries to get them. There's also a
perfect suspenseful shot on a door being smashed
with a pick axe and the two of them screaming.
There's a great suspenseful close up shot on Boone
being dragged away from a window with a terrific
devastating reaction on King when this
happens.
There's some good shots with Tom Atkins and
supporting actress Karen Baum as a
female deputy looking around a house with
flashlights along with a terrific shot on Ferris
opening a dryer door with a corpse dangling out
and her screaming in terror.
King does well crying on her cell phone
towards Ackles telling him that Harry
Warden is back and he does well trying to
convince her that it isn't Harry and to trust him
by going with him somewhere.
A good dark dialogue between Ackles and
King in a vehicle as well as Smith
calling her telling him that he's dangerous and
to get away from him while she does well acting
nervous answering him. Ackles was great
reacting to her after he finds out who called her
which left a good impression that he could be the
killer but at the same time it almost seems too
obvious.
We have a nice tense moment with King towards
Smith in their house screaming at him
accusing him of being the killer after
discovering the candy boxes thinking that he
stuffed hearts in them as well as her falling out
of a window withWalters staring out.
There's a great moment in the mine shaft with King
pointing a gun at both Smith and Ackles
acting in an intense rage while the two of
them convince they're not the killers.
We have a great brawling scene between Smith
and Ackles in the mine shaft.
There's a perfect camera shot of an explosion
that involved Ackles in the mine shaft.
Some good piano pounding and
hissing effects for certain spots of the film.
Also we spot some good southern guitar riffs
during a motel sequence which really works for
that scene. There's also rusty cold sounds during
when something is about to happen. Great trombone
playing with the pounding of the drums too.
Michael: Jason, is
that you?
Deputy Martin: You're
the suspect... not me
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