The Evil Dead

I had never seen the original (However, I'm watching right now at this very minute).  I went into the movie completely blind, armed with my trusty jacket and a package of Twizzlers.

From the very start I was freaked out.  The music was phenomenal! You know when you watch a scary movie and the music just makes everything even worse? Yeah well the makers of this movie definitely succeeded in this department!

Now, there is one major difference that I want to point out between the original and the remake: the reason that the group of people went to the creepy cabin.  In the original they went just for a nice getaway weekend while in the new one they go there as an intervention for the sister.

Now I really don't want to say much about the new movie since it is just new and spoiling movies for other people is something I really do not like doing.  But, with that said, I would like to say that if you can't handle an enormous amounts of blood and gore this is not the movie for you.

Did I hide under my jacket for half of the movie? Yes. Did I cover my ears? Yes. But I assure you I got the just of the movie, I just honestly could not handle how terrifying it was!

Now there is one more part to my Evil Dead experience that I left out.  I went to the movie with my mom, dad, and uncle Matt.  My mom loves the Evil Dead... but my Uncle LOVES the Evil Dead. Throughout the entire movie he was making connections between the original and this one, for example:

• The 'Michigan State' shirt
• The fireplace
• The deer head
• The necklace
• The chainsaw
• The car (the sister in the new one was sitting on the car that the original group of five rolled up to the cabin in)

Trust me, the list goes on and on!

One last thing I want to point out is that the original was funny, it really truly was.  There was plenty of comic relief, actual comedy that everyone could laugh at.  Now the remake does have some comedy, in approximately three places.  But it's dry, demented humor that was really hard to pick up on. 

Would I recommend this movie to you? Yes, If you are a person who truly loves gory films. No, if you can't stand bloody, possession movies.  If you are torn because you loved the old movie and you are afraid that this one will ruin it.  I assure you that a true Deadite gave it two enthusiastic tthumbs up!


Details:                                                                                                                                        
Directed by: Fede Alvarez
Premiered:2013
Rated: R
Starring:

• Jane Levy as Mia
• Shiloh Fernandez as David
• Lou Taylor Pucci as Eric
• Jessica Lucas as Olivia
• Elizabeth Blackmore as Natalie