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Okay I grew up in the 80s and early 90s nekad gun movies from back in the day. Those were classic spoofs that still hold up today. I wasn't exactly a fan of the remake news per se but got a chance to watch this at a screening.

By far the humor and heart of the original movies is captured well. Liam Neeson is perfect as Frank Jr. And is essentially making fun of all those tough guy roles he's done. It's almost like they told him, however you were in taken, be that guy just light headed.

The jokes are new and the villains are kinda actually mean, but funny too. Anyhow the magic of the humor from the original movies is well captured and updated perfectly. I don't think I've laughed at movie in a while but this one had me going from the opening scene. The crowded theater was laughing so hard in some places I may have to come back and see it again because I couldn't hear some of the movie.

Found footage movies generally tend to suck in my opinion. The formula is the same which is one step above reality tv. I'll admit the Blair Witch in 1999 was kind of spooky and had a decent premise to it. Here we have something that mashed every found footage horror movie you've ever seen. There's a cult in there somewhere connected to a strange spooky house and it's out in the secluded area of the universe. Sorta like a forest this one heavily borrowed from the 1999 movie and I even recognize a few other stolen situations from other horror movies. The movie starts out pretty decent. A blogger is blogging her experience in the haunted house of Eden. There are some spooky noises and a few jump scares until the second half where it becomes a letdown. The ending in these movies are setting you up for the big reveal these movies are known for. Here, it's almost like folks saw those boring A24 movies and put together a climax. Anyhow, this one is supposed to be headed for shudder soon which is better than dropping $12.