Movie:
Evil Dead (2013 Remake)
Format:
Standard (2D)
General
movie information (cast, synopsis, MPAA rating, etc.) can be found at
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now, if you don't know what “The Evil Dead” is, you either don't
know what good movies are or you just simply don't know what media is
as a whole. In 1981, Sam Raimi set out to make a low-budget horror
movie that would not only make a mark on the industry, but also knock
people out of their socks, screaming with fear. It spawned two
sequels (Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness), countless other media
forms, including comic books and is still regarded as one of the best
– if not THE best – franchises in cult horror history. Though
the second movie was touched by slightly less horror and more humor,
and Army of Darkness is more considered just a dark comedy, as a
whole the franchise still falls under cult horror.
If
you're looking to watch the remake for Ashley J. Williams, hehehe,
don't bother. Despite how the original series heavily relied - and
still does – on Ash, this reboot is designed for the story more
than anything. Any fan, however, already knows that Ash isn't in
this movie, but will see it not just despite that fact, but actually
because of it. The concept is pretty intriguing really. With
all of the pivotal components that Ash portrayed in the original
film, some nice creativity had to be followed in the remake in order
to tell the story more successfully. So everything that happened in
the original story is there, save for a few key zingers – which
somehow made it into the trailer and not the theatrical film release
– but generally speaking it's all there.
If
you want to see it, regardless of whether I say yay or nay, you will
do so, so it's probably a good thing I say yay anyway, har-har. You
won't likely be disappointed, just try not to compare it to the
original too much or you might be. It's a remake, more a
reboot actually, and not meant to be an exact replica. I will
however say that out of every franchise reboot I've ever seen, this
is probably on the #1 best position of the list for accuracy,
continuity, common-sense writing, dialogue, etc. It's just plain and
simply a great and entertaining film and you're sure to thoroughly
enjoy it.
Are
there any negatives? Sure, but not big enough annoyances for me to
actually nitpick at them. The movie is so great as a whole
regardless, that it doesn't even matter on the minor trivial details.
Go watch it, you'll love it, and that's an honest statement. While
it may just be my humble opinion, I'm pretty well certain I'm correct
in stating such a thing.
Story:
10/10
Dialogue:
9.5/10
Continuity:
10/10
Overall:
9.8/10
This article
copyright 2013 Ronald H. Smith. All images are property 2013 Sony
Pictures Digital Inc. All
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