Was the the lack of gore?

So I finally got around to watching it, and there certainly was something missing. I don't think that if you have seen the original that you can watch without comparison. I did try, and I don't think that it was awful, but it fell short. I don't know if it was the actual lack of gore, or just a different atmosphere, but I didn't feel anything for the girls. I also think that they skimmed over Lucie's demons/monster. It just seemed so fast and had I not been paying attention I would have wondered wth. I'm not against remakes, nor was I against this one, but I just didn't feel any despair with this.

It was an okay horror, but it missed the point I think.