The remake. I don't want to spoil you all into oblivion, so I'm just gonna' say the following: I'm a huge fan of the original and, for the most part, I really fucking liked this one... But for the one very important thing that drives me up the freaking walls, which I shall not yet mention. Has anyone already seen it as well?
Quote from: Marcos Reino on May 13, 2013, 02:39:01 AM
The remake. I don't want to spoil you all into oblivion, so I'm just gonna' say the following: I'm a huge fan of the original and, for the most part, I really fucking liked this one... But for the one very important thing that drives me up the freaking walls, which I shall not yet mention. Has anyone already seen it as well?
yes and I agree with you.
it was better than i expected for sure. but it still didn't hold a candle to the original. which i also watched recently. the gore kept me in the game. much more gruesome than i expected. what i didn't like was that they tried to introduce some kind of back story about the family life of the main characters....blah blah blahs...who gives a fuck? like i said the blood was good. but i actually thought it could have done with even more of it. it was really well done - the gore - so why not give us EVEN MORE of it? all in all it was better than i had any right to hope for going in. but, in the end, it was another one of these modern american horror films. and there's much better horror coming from elsewhere in the world these days.
and i don't know what you're referring to as far as the thing that drives you up the wall.
I will not spoil the ending.
SPOILER AHEAD:
Dude, the end, the fucking end, Jesus, wtf? I didn't mind the back story or the modern "realistic" approach, I hated with a passion that they resurrect the chick, I swear I was almost going boooo... and then as if that wasn't enough, after an hour and a half of gory creepy and ugly, it gets all Sam Raimi funny all of a sudden... super baddie comes up from the ground (bad) so she rips her own arm off with super human strength (really bad) and kills the demon with a chainsaw while going all "feast on this, bitch!" ....WHY?? Horrible! Really? I fucking hated that, not even for a cartoony bad horror flick. No. Jesus. I hope they have a DVD with an alternate ending version... was it too much to let the bad guys win like in the original? The whole part was completely unnecessary, at least end it with the classic shot running at full speed through the forest at ground level and end in the guy's face... this is like when they fucked up JU-ON remaking it to make Buffy the freaking Vampire Slayer survive in the end... is that really fucking necessary, do they need to please audiences who go through so much gore and pus by letting 'em have the good guys win??? WHY???? Is there a Dollar in that? This is Evil Dead, dammit! I can live with it being demons instead of Lovecraftian Necronomical things - although that was way better - but let the evil fucking spirits win, for crying out loud!
Other than that, I liked it a lot. I went in stoned and it did keep me consistently tense and freaked and in love. Until the horrible, horrible, dissappointing ending.
by the way man, if you want more blood, I'm sure they'lll release a non-theatrical version with a whole bunch of extra gore.
Quote from: Marcos Reino on May 13, 2013, 08:45:00 PM
SPOILER AHEAD:
Dude, the end, the fucking end, Jesus, wtf? I didn't mind the back story or the modern "realistic" approach, I hated with a passion that they resurrect the chick, I swear I was almost going boooo... and then as if that wasn't enough, after an hour and a half of gory creepy and ugly, it gets all Sam Raimi funny all of a sudden... super baddie comes up from the ground (bad) so she rips her own arm off with super human strength (really bad) and kills the demon with a chainsaw while going all "feast on this, bitch!" ....WHY?? Horrible! Really? I fucking hated that, not even for a cartoony bad horror flick. No. Jesus. I hope they have a DVD with an alternate ending version... was it too much to let the bad guys win like in the original? The whole part was completely unnecessary, at least end it with the classic shot running at full speed through the forest at ground level and end in the guy's face... this is like when they fucked up JU-ON remaking it to make Buffy the freaking Vampire Slayer survive in the end... is that really fucking necessary, do they need to please audiences who go through so much gore and pus by letting 'em have the good guys win??? WHY???? Is there a Dollar in that? This is Evil Dead, dammit! I can live with it being demons instead of Lovecraftian Necronomical things - although that was way better - but let the evil fucking spirits win, for crying out loud!
Other than that, I liked it a lot. I went in stoned and it did keep me consistently tense and freaked and in love. Until the horrible, horrible, dissappointing ending.
actually i had completely forgotten about the ending. i guess the film just didn't register that strongly in my brain. or maybe i'm just getting older and my brain is tired of remembering stupid shit for me. :D
I wanted "Raining Blood" to play when it was raining blood.
Quote from: The Shocker on May 14, 2013, 09:23:24 PM
I wanted "Raining Blood" to play when it was raining blood.
exactly what I said
Quote from: Demon Lung on May 14, 2013, 09:38:18 PM
Quote from: The Shocker on May 14, 2013, 09:23:24 PM
I wanted "Raining Blood" to play when it was raining blood.
exactly what I said
I saw a sneak preview with the director and he said that scene was actually a tribute to "Raining Blood". R.I.P. Jeff Hanneman.
If that's the case, why not have it in there? Missed opportunity.
pretty much agree with what's going on in this thread. Was apprehensive going in loving the originals, came out all right tho.
I have zero interest in watching this
Quote from: frobbert on June 27, 2013, 05:59:39 AM
I have zero interest in watching this
It was nice Frobbert in the bringing back the Evil Dead vibe, camera work, etc.
If you go in knowing the girl is NOT Ash, and not going to be Ash, just a different timeline all together it makes it fun
If I want 'fun' I'll watch a comedy thankyouverymuch. Fuck all those unneccesary remakes >:(
Yeah man but its not a remake. It has nothing to do with the other movie. You really should check it out. You will be pleasantly surprised. Look at how many of us were. And you know that there are some movie snobs in here. Check it out. It's not a waste of time. It's fun like the original is fun. That is about as much as they have in common.
I'm kind of done with 'fun' horror movies. I much prefer movies that take their horror seriously, like Let The Right One In, Martyrs, [Rec], Kill List, Calvaire and Antichrist. Yes, all non-American movies (although some of them were remade and dumbed down by Americans). 'Fun' is exactly what's wrong with American horror nowadays. Even non-genre movies by arthouse directors like Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier are scarier than anything by hacks like Rob Zombie or Eli Roth. Fuck 'fun' horror! >:(
So there!
(but hey, I probably will check it out when it comes on TV though ;D )
Quote from: frobbert on July 01, 2013, 02:33:51 PM
I'm kind of done with 'fun' horror movies. I much prefer movies that take their horror seriously, like Let The Right One In, Martyrs, [Rec], Kill List, Calvaire and Antichrist. Yes, all non-American movies (although some of them were remade and dumbed down by Americans). 'Fun' is exactly what's wrong with American horror nowadays. Even non-genre movies by arthouse directors like Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier are scarier than anything by hacks like Rob Zombie or Eli Roth. Fuck 'fun' horror! >:(
So there!
(but hey, I probably will check it out when it comes on TV though ;D )
i'd add inside to that list. it's a great french horror flick. and i agree with everything you said. although i haven't seen a couple of movies on that list. will have to remedy that.
O yeah, those fucked-up Frenchies. Gaspar Noe's movie Irréversible literally made me sick. Still have to check out Inside.
Quote from: frobbert on July 01, 2013, 02:33:51 PM
I'm kind of done with 'fun' horror movies. I much prefer movies that take their horror seriously, like Let The Right One In, Martyrs, [Rec], Kill List, Calvaire and Antichrist. Yes, all non-American movies (although some of them were remade and dumbed down by Americans). 'Fun' is exactly what's wrong with American horror nowadays. Even non-genre movies by arthouse directors like Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier are scarier than anything by hacks like Rob Zombie or Eli Roth. Fuck 'fun' horror! >:(
So there!
(but hey, I probably will check it out when it comes on TV though ;D )
I need to watch Kill List again. It was
fun.
Quote from: retardgroove on July 01, 2013, 03:49:10 PM
Quote from: frobbert on July 01, 2013, 02:33:51 PM
I'm kind of done with 'fun' horror movies. I much prefer movies that take their horror seriously, like Let The Right One In, Martyrs, [Rec], Kill List, Calvaire and Antichrist. Yes, all non-American movies (although some of them were remade and dumbed down by Americans). 'Fun' is exactly what's wrong with American horror nowadays. Even non-genre movies by arthouse directors like Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier are scarier than anything by hacks like Rob Zombie or Eli Roth. Fuck 'fun' horror! >:(
So there!
(but hey, I probably will check it out when it comes on TV though ;D )
I need to watch Kill List again. It was fun.
Actually Ben Wheatley's next movie after Kill List (Sightseers)
is fun. As in genuinely funny, not wink-wink-nudge-nudge-look-at-me-being-all-hip-and-postmodern funny. It's also pretty gruesome.
Quote from: frobbert on July 01, 2013, 03:58:51 PM
Quote from: retardgroove on July 01, 2013, 03:49:10 PM
Quote from: frobbert on July 01, 2013, 02:33:51 PM
I'm kind of done with 'fun' horror movies. I much prefer movies that take their horror seriously, like Let The Right One In, Martyrs, [Rec], Kill List, Calvaire and Antichrist. Yes, all non-American movies (although some of them were remade and dumbed down by Americans). 'Fun' is exactly what's wrong with American horror nowadays. Even non-genre movies by arthouse directors like Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier are scarier than anything by hacks like Rob Zombie or Eli Roth. Fuck 'fun' horror! >:(
So there!
(but hey, I probably will check it out when it comes on TV though ;D )
I need to watch Kill List again. It was fun.
Actually Ben Wheatley's next movie after Kill List (Sightseers) is fun. As in genuinely funny, not wink-wink-nudge-nudge-look-at-me-being-all-hip-and-postmodern funny. It's also pretty gruesome.
It's still not out in the U.S., but in my Netflix que.
just watched kill list on netflix. sooooooo what the fuck was that. i'm lost.
Quote from: lowdaddy on July 02, 2013, 12:25:32 AM
just watched kill list on netflix. sooooooo what the fuck was that. i'm lost.
It's a family drama, mob drama, horror drama. The had already started the ritual from the beginning of the movie as I took it.
Quote from: lowdaddy on July 02, 2013, 12:25:32 AM
just watched kill list on netflix. sooooooo what the fuck was that. i'm lost.
I think it's great that there are still directors with a vison all their own. Ben Wheatley is one of the more interesting contemporary filmmakers right now. Like I said Sightseers was also great and his new upcoming movie looks promising too:
7/10 would watch again.
but yeah, they could have done a better ending. awesome gore though and great easter egg after the credits.
of course, it doesn't hold a candle to both the originals.
easter egg, really? fuck, must search
DVD comes out soonish, saw an ad on TV. I'm hoping it is unrated.
Quote from: The Bandit on July 15, 2013, 09:16:04 AM
DVD comes out soonish, saw an ad on TV. I'm hoping it is unrated.
There seems to be differing opinions as to whether or not an unrated version will be released. What's for sure is that the one coming out in July is rated R.
Also, I don't see how an unrated version could be any gorier than the one that I saw.
It can always be gorier.
Yeah, I agree with that. I guess what I was trying to say is that I don't see how more gore could justify it being unrated. The only thing that could, imo, is a more graphic version of the tree rape.
Probably lengthening closeups and stuff like that. Seconds here and there.
I would have liked to seen the one chic get fucked in the ass.
Well that's about every hot chick in every movie.
DVD is out today!
Quote from: frobbert on July 02, 2013, 09:23:23 AM
Quote from: lowdaddy on July 02, 2013, 12:25:32 AM
just watched kill list on netflix. sooooooo what the fuck was that. i'm lost.
I think it's great that there are still directors with a vison all their own. Ben Wheatley is one of the more interesting contemporary filmmakers right now. Like I said Sightseers was also great and his new upcoming movie looks promising too:
I had mixed feelings about Kill List right after seeing it, but it really stuck with me and I've since come around to it. There are some really shocking, genuinely strange and scary moments in it, and I love how abruptly and ambiguously it ends. I will check out Sightseers.
I really liked Kill List, but Sightseers was a drag of a watch for me. I never even finished it.
Rented this not expecting much, and I was sadly let down. I guess it had a few moments of suspense/horror, but it was sadly lacking the spirit or character of the original one. I didn't care much for Army of Darkness either, if that's a point of reference. But the first two are classics, IMO.
I thought the gore and blood was boring, and it seemed like they were trying too hard to reference the first two movies. If I'd never seen either of the first two, I might like it a bit better, but it's impossible to view this without comparing it to the others.
I'm sure they only left the main character alive for a sequel.
Largely forgettable.
Oh yeah, not even close to the righteous stupidity/gory/funny/scary self depricating mess of
the original, once again, Hollywood re-make uber-fail...fucking blew shit on all levels.