I just finished watching this movie after have seeing the old ones when I was younger. I can say that watching the originals when I was around 8-9 years old they creeped me out a lot and it wasn't until I was 14 that I was able to go back and appreciate them for what they were, and I LOVED them so much. Watching this one movie all I can say is the old ones have nothing on it in comparison. The old movies had more of a peaceful ending to them where as this one takes more of a dark turn down an unexpected path that I could have never seen coming while keeping the old movies in mind. If you've watched the old movies and liked them I would recommend this movie but tell you to keep an open mind.