This movie felt like it was attempting to capture the essence of the original movie with about half the time and effort. While the visuals were great (I particularly loved how the church scene looked), I didn't feel like there were any real surprises or twists in the plot. It felt half done, and far too simple. Usually I find these films follow a basic pattern: set up, minor confrontation, plot twist, character development, final showdown, plot twist leaving open for sequels. This movie however just didn't have the minor confrontation, plot twist, and character development. It jumped straight from set up to the big confrontation and defeat, which left me feeling like I'd spent hardly any time at all knowing Carnage and Cletus. It also made for a very lackluster defeat because there were no great hurdles to overcome, so there was no tension built. There was nothing technically BAD about what was in the movie, it was just lacking substance overall. All in all I felt this movie suffered from sequel syndrome - and I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it again.