When Will You See...Evil Dead (2013)

[VariousCrap]

Trailer:  http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_evil_dead_2013/trailers/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Getting great reviews.  79% fresh @ RottenTomatoes.com

 

 

[Sam Sanchez]

I don't have high hopes for it at all despite the positive reviews. I rewatched the entire Evil Dead trilogy the last two days so I might check it out in theaters of curiosity.

[VariousCrap]

If it was just regular critics giving it good reviews, I'd agree with you, but it is hardcore horror critics giving it great reviews too.

 

Fangoria, Bloody-Disgusting.com, Horror.com, DreadCentral.com, FearNet.com and so on and are saying this movie is great.

[Pbonetheman]

Might have to be a rare theater showing for me. Huge fan. 

[Sam Sanchez]

If it was just regular critics giving it good reviews, I'd agree with you, but it is hardcore horror critics giving it great reviews too.

 

Fangoria, Bloody-Disgusting.com, Horror.com, DreadCentral.com, FearNet.com and so on and are saying this movie is great.

 

 

I trust them probably even less ESPECIALLY coming out of a festival setting. Those sites are very eager to love something and back it after midnight showing at festivals. I've heard and read some very mediocre reviews from horror fans not from those sites not very impressed with the movie. I'm hoping it's good, but I'll be more excited if Evil Dead 4 ever ends up happening.

[Torridd]

The previews look a lot better than the original which in essence was a horror/comedy.

[Sam Sanchez]

The original had some dark comedic elements but it was played overall as a straight horror movie. Evil Dead 2 is where they went over the top comedic and essentially remade part 1 with that in mind. Both are great.

[VariousCrap]

I trust them probably even less ESPECIALLY coming out of a festival setting. Those sites are very eager to love something and back it after midnight showing at festivals. I've heard and read some very mediocre reviews from horror fans not from those sites not very impressed with the movie. I'm hoping it's good, but I'll be more excited if Evil Dead 4 ever ends up happening.

I have to say, the sites I posted have been historically accurate as far as I have ever seen.  This is especially true when it comes to remakes.  They have slammed almost every single one made.  I trust their reviews when it comes to this.

[Sam Sanchez]

I'm kind of just going by a lot of sites and positive buzz coming out for movies out of horror festivals like V/H/S, American Mary, ABCs of Death, Kill List etc...

 

 

I usually have a few people I follow on websites like Letterboxd and read individual reviews positive and negative. A lot of the positive reviews seem to mostly mention how "brutal" the movie is and most of the people who I actually follow seem to fall on the more mediocre side. I'm still likely to check it out in theaters as I'm curious and hope its good but I wasn't a fan of the trailer at all. I just re-watched all three of the originals so I'm definitely in the mood to go check it out.

 

 

I also have never been a fan of giving the job to this movie to Fede Alvarez. He got because of his 5 minute short film he made a few years ago called Panic Attack, which had cool effects but I thought was pretty bad overall. Then again, Sam Raimi was only 20 or 21 when he made the first Evil Dead as  a new filmmaker, so who knows.

[VariousCrap]

I haven't seen American Mary, ABCs of Death or Kill List, but I did see V/H/S and found some of the shorts in that movie to be pretty good.

 

As for Fede Alvarez, I like the story behind that - so it doesn't bother me.

[mrwicked]

right... all right.

but let's just say that i hadn't seen it and i said to you, "i haven't seen evil dead II yet," what would you say?

[VariousCrap]

I would say to see it because Evil Dead II is one of the best horror/comedy movies ever made.

[Sam Sanchez]

Evil Dead II is my personal favorite of the trilogy, though I love all three. There's not much actual horror in it in my opinion, but instead a lot physical comedy and some slapstick humor. Sam Raimi's direction and camera techniques are awesome and critical to each of the Evil Dead movies. Something I felt was kind of lost in the Spiderman movies outside of in part 2 with Doc Ock which had a pretty big Evil Dead vibe in some of his scenes.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

This and the JP 3D will be a rare theater trip for me.  I will definitely be sitting in the back just to see how the audience reacts to this.

[VariousCrap]

Of the original trilogy, the first Evil Dead is my favorite.  I dig all three, but the first one has always appealed to me the most.

[Pbonetheman]

Army of Darkness was the first one I watched when I was 10. Random choice at the VHS store. So it has to be my favorite of the three. 

[LBHalos17]

Evil Dead II is my personal favorite of the trilogy, though I love all three. There's not much actual horror in it in my opinion, but instead a lot physical comedy and some slapstick humor. Sam Raimi's direction and camera techniques are awesome and critical to each of the Evil Dead movies. Something I felt was kind of lost in the Spiderman movies outside of in part 2 with Doc Ock which had a pretty big Evil Dead vibe in some of his scenes.

I love Evil Dead II also, Sam!  

The reviews I've seen for the remake say there is no "Ash" character in it... But there is also buzz about bringing back "Ash" to complete/re-connect the two stories (of Evil Dead/Army of Darkness).

[VariousCrap]

I've talked to Bruce at a horror movie convention before about a 4th Evil Dead movie and he said that he and Raimi really don't want to do it.  However, he said the pressure from the fans is really intense and they may someday decide to do it to close everything up.  He then said, then again - we may not.

[Sam Sanchez]

In recent interviews with Raimi, he said he really wants to do it and is currently working on the script with the help of his brother I believe. Not sure if it will end up happening but he's now behind it according to him.

[Blarg]

Remaking Evil Dead as a true horror film makes creating the Evil Dead 4 sequel that much harder. The fanbase for the original Evil Dead series was about Ash and his bungling antics. So the logical next move is Ash hands down the chainsaw and boom stick to a protege but fans are still going to want some of the side humor and not so much horror as the new remake.

[VariousCrap]

In recent interviews with Raimi, he said he really wants to do it and is currently working on the script with the help of his brother I believe. Not sure if it will end up happening but he's now behind it according to him.

 

That is something Bruce said they say in interviews for the fans.  They tell the fans what they want to hear, but that they don't really want to.

 

That said, I'm sure if some studio offered them a big budget, they'd give it a go.

[VariousCrap]

Remaking Evil Dead as a true horror film makes creating the Evil Dead 4 sequel that much harder. The fanbase for the original Evil Dead series was about Ash and his bungling antics. So the logical next move is Ash hands down the chainsaw and boom stick to a protege but fans are still going to want some of the side humor and not so much horror as the new remake.

 

 

Excellent points.  I would add if this new Evil Dead is a hit at the box-office, (industry open weekend predictions have it 26-30 million), the studio will prefer to make a new Evil Dead II then to go back to the original trilogy.

[nando714]

I hate when this preview comes on at 11pm when my gf is asleep and im alone in the living room with the lights off

[Richard]

Saw it last night, thought it was pretty good. There were definite nods to the original trilogy throughout the movie and a small scene after the credits.

 

 

Hope we get to see Ash again at some capacity in an Evil Dead movie.