Not sure why this has gotten such bad reviews. It's not the best horror I've seen, but absolutely not the worst, I've seen lots worse. It had female leads and a feminist message, maybe that rubbed people the wrong way. Why it's compared to the 1974 and 2006 version is just because of the name, it doesn't feel like a remake, even though the there are a few similarities in the setting of the movie at Christmas in a sorority house. I thought it was fun and discussed important themes. But not very scary. Felt like a YA series, so if you like that genre this will be fun.