Well, to be honest the characterisation was light as a feather and the acting was stiff as a board. What made the original so endearing is completely absent here which is why it falls flat on its stupid, cliched face. It's as if the director had a checklist of things to include, with references to the original and horror movie tropes, and just let the camera roll with zero consideration how it actually came across.
There is no emotional connection between the characters or audience, which is what made the original so brilliant: back then we bought into the hokey effects because we identified with, and loved the original characters. Why should we care if a bratty teenager with zero redeeming features is in danger, or that the father, who looks bored with an expressionless face in almost 99% of his scenes, has lost his child? The acting across the board is appalling, especially from the guy in that hat playing the Zelda role. I actually cringed every time he spoke.
The real horror is that someone actually got this bargain bin movie financed and made.
There is no emotional connection between the characters or audience, which is what made the original so brilliant: back then we bought into the hokey effects because we identified with, and loved the original characters. Why should we care if a bratty teenager with zero redeeming features is in danger, or that the father, who looks bored with an expressionless face in almost 99% of his scenes, has lost his child? The acting across the board is appalling, especially from the guy in that hat playing the Zelda role. I actually cringed every time he spoke.
The real horror is that someone actually got this bargain bin movie financed and made.