Turns out LAST HOUSE is the perfect movie to remake because there is so much room for improvement and enough time has passed that the original’s flaws are pretty glaring. The new version makes a lot more sense and thankfully gives its characters not only more depth but also a much appreciated fighting chance. SARA PAXTON who plays Mari Collingwood, the young victim, gives a brave performance and her nail biting escape attempt comes off as heroic as hell. She doesn’t fare as well as one would hope, but that doesn’t make the attempt any less moving or courageous. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 6’s TONY GOLDWYN and MONICA (man, I can’t believe she’s old enough to play a mom now-but I checked, she is) POTTER hold equally strong ground as the sympathetic avenging parents. Nobody in the world can replace horror icon DAVID HESS as sicko Krug, but GARRET DILLAHUNT gets a passing grade by me. He may be way too soap opera buff, but he still manages to convincingly convey menace (some thanks go to his weird death skull beard ). Really, as far as the cast goes there’s not a weak link in the bunch.