EVIL DEAD

[Marcos Reino]

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?

[Demon Lung]

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.

[lowdaddy]

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.

[Demon Lung]

I will not spoil the ending.

[Marcos Reino]

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.

[Marcos Reino]

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.

[lowdaddy]

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.   

[The Shocker]

I wanted "Raining Blood" to play when it was raining blood.

[Demon Lung]

I wanted "Raining Blood" to play when it was raining blood.

exactly what I said

[JkFlesh]

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.

[The Bandit]

If that's the case, why not have it in there?  Missed opportunity.

[WhoreOfTijuana]

pretty much agree with what's going on in this thread.  Was apprehensive going in loving the originals, came out all right tho.

[frobbert]

I have zero interest in watching this

[WhoreOfTijuana]

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

[frobbert]

If I want 'fun' I'll watch a comedy thankyouverymuch. Fuck all those unneccesary remakes 

[Demon Lung]

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.

[frobbert]

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  )

[lowdaddy]

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  )

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.

[frobbert]

O yeah, those fucked-up Frenchies. Gaspar Noe's movie Irréversible literally made me sick. Still have to check out Inside.

[retardgroove]

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  )

I need to watch Kill List again. It was fun.

[frobbert]

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  )

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.

[retardgroove]

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  )

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.

[lowdaddy]

just watched kill list on netflix.  sooooooo what the fuck was that.  i'm lost.

[retardgroove]

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.

[frobbert]

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: