Don't Feed the Plants
I was surprised at the amount of gore they managed to retain, especially considering it's a big studio movie. It's a bit relentless and humorless—and as such I can see how some critics turned up their noses to it...
But I also think it's prejudiced snobbery. Many critics are just predisposed to laying the hate on horror movies. And to be fair, there are a lot of bad horror movies out there worthy of hate-laying.
That said, it's a tricky genre and you've got to appreciate a piece of work that plays with the conventions.
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