THE EVIL DEAD - 2013

     THE EVIL DEAD remake kicks ass. Plain and simple. For me the concern was never whether it would be a good film as Sam Raimi would be heavily involved in the re-imagining of his horror classic, but how good.

     How good is it?

     Really fucking good.

   There is no reason to go into great detail about the original film, as every horror fan I know hold the original EVIL DEAD in high regard. People were pissed off upon hearing the remake was finally greenlit, but upon hearing that Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell would be heavily involved they calmed down. Everyone was very happy to also hear there would be no Ash in the new one. After all, how could there be? There is only one Bruce Campbell.

Somebody else re-imagining Ash? Ha!

     Story wise, it isn't much different from the original one as a group of friends head to a cabin in the woods and start getting killed off by a demon who possesses them. I give the new writers Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues credit for tweaking the story a bit as our new soon-to-be-slaughtered crew are going there for an intervention. It ends up working as it gives some strength to the crazy shit happening around them, but eventually everything goes into full on scare mode.
     Hands down this is arguably the goriest film I have seen in theaters. Supposedly cut for an R-rating, EVIL DEAD 2013 is anything but censored. Ferocious is the word to use as the friends die in some of the most gruesome ways imaginable. Prosthetic make up designer Roger Murray and his crew deserve almost as much credit as anyone, as his handiwork will probably be the most talked 'parts' of the film. When the violence hits it hits hard!

   
There isn't much more to say about EVIL DEAD 2013. It's a well made balls to the wall horror film that stands on it own. Does it match the original? No, but hopefuly it will introduce new fans to the series. It also gives hope to us horror fans that a remake can actually not suck balls.