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- Jan 20, 2008
As it's been a couple of years to allow the dust to settle and what with the upcoming new TV show, I thought it was about time to re - access the remake of The Evil Dead, Evil Dead ..
Personally, I loved it ... just like the original, it was never trying to be an easy film to watch. Fede Alvarez had the courage to make a Bruce'less ED film and tell his own story instead while also hanging on to just enough pop culture references to not alienate the old school fans. Can I remember all of the characters names ? .. No, but then I couldn't after watching the original for the first time either .. the fact that the shock factor was emphasised over character development is sort of the whole point of Evil Dead films (It's also something that I'm getting a bit nervous about that could go wrong with the new TV show .. we're getting too much back story character info for my liking.)
Back to the remake, the camerawork was top notch but not a scratch on Raimi's visual freak out of the original 1 & 2, the lighting was stunning and the whole cabin area felt wet and cold to the eye. I wasn't a huge fan of the score, it felt a bit generic and I can only remember the main theme ... the rollercoaster hooter sounds were well placed and an original idea showing that Fede was on the same page as Raimi on this project: "Let's make this a roller coaster ride!" ...
Grandpa the dog was the Jar Jar Binks/ fly in the ointment for me though. I wanted a Deadite dog, not one that unconvincingly pulls a rug back then's just found dead later.
Has anyone else watched this then found it improves on repeated viewings?
Personally, I loved it ... just like the original, it was never trying to be an easy film to watch. Fede Alvarez had the courage to make a Bruce'less ED film and tell his own story instead while also hanging on to just enough pop culture references to not alienate the old school fans. Can I remember all of the characters names ? .. No, but then I couldn't after watching the original for the first time either .. the fact that the shock factor was emphasised over character development is sort of the whole point of Evil Dead films (It's also something that I'm getting a bit nervous about that could go wrong with the new TV show .. we're getting too much back story character info for my liking.)
Back to the remake, the camerawork was top notch but not a scratch on Raimi's visual freak out of the original 1 & 2, the lighting was stunning and the whole cabin area felt wet and cold to the eye. I wasn't a huge fan of the score, it felt a bit generic and I can only remember the main theme ... the rollercoaster hooter sounds were well placed and an original idea showing that Fede was on the same page as Raimi on this project: "Let's make this a roller coaster ride!" ...
Grandpa the dog was the Jar Jar Binks/ fly in the ointment for me though. I wanted a Deadite dog, not one that unconvincingly pulls a rug back then's just found dead later.
Has anyone else watched this then found it improves on repeated viewings?