Evil Dead is the remake of the 1981 cult classic, The Evil Dead. Five friends head to an isolated cabin to help their friend, Mia kick start her sobriety. They stumble along a Book of the Dead and unknowingly summon up Demons living in the nearby woods. One by one the evil presence possesses them until one of them is left to fight for survival.
I enjoyed this movie a lot and thought they did a great job. I can't remember seeing that much blood in a movie and it was awesome. The acting was pretty good. Jane Levy, who played the lead, Mia did a great job with that role, her acting did wane a couple of times throughout the movie but managed to stay on top for the most part.
The supporting actors held their own and weren't bad and sometimes even believable. Some were better than others but the acting overall wasn't horrible. I wasn't expecting top notch performances either. I liked how they had no CGI and relied solely on their special effects. It made a lot of people cringe and jump during the movie. I would think if you go to movies like these you would be use to all of the shock value they produce.
It wasn't that funny, which it wasn't trying to be. There were parts I laughed out loud to, then again I was the only one laughing in the theatre. I tend to laugh at things in movies that a lot of people don't laugh at. I guess I'm easily amused. I've heard a lot of reviewers were complaining that the remake wasn't funny like the original.
I didn't think the original was funny and I didn't know they were trying to make it that way. That's because they weren't, not intentionally anyway. I think they're mistaking the original for the sequel. I really liked how this movie wasn't too fast or too slow. It had a happy medium of pace. I hate going to movies and feeling like you're being rushed through the movie which makes it hard to digest each scene since you only see it for two seconds.
I did feel like there was something lacking in this movie. I'm not sure what it is but it seemed that something was missing and they didn't add that certain thing to make this movie 5 skulls. I can't put my finger on it but if I did I would have to wash it. The reason why I think I enjoyed this movie so much was because I didn't like the original. I know, I know. Let me hear it.
I found the original boring and hard to get into, I think I need to give it another watch to see if that changed cause I watched it a few years ago. It makes sense that I liked the remake instead of the original. I usually never like the remake AND the original, it's either one or the other. A lot of people would say that it's blasphemy that I didn't like the original. No, what's blasphemy is them remaking Children of the Corn and adding a prequel to boot.
One thing I found funny was they put on the poster "Scariest film you will ever see." I don't think so. This movie was not scary at all, it was cringe worthy I'll give it that much. But to go as far as to say it's the scariest film is their way of sticking their foot in their mouths. People that watch horror movies won't get scared easily and your chances of scaring them with your horror movie is very slim. The jump scares were even a bummer. If you're going to claim that your movie is the scariest film you will ever see then you better live up to that statement or you're going to have a lot of pissed off and annoyed horror fans. Don't tease us.
All in all, you got a movie loaded with a gory good time and awesome special effects and some humor if you're easily amused like me. Give it a watch, can't hurt. I give this movie 4 out of 5 skulls.
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