Directed by:
Fede AlvarezCinematography:
Aaron MortonComposer:
Roque BañosCast:
Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Elizabeth Blackmore, Stephen Butterworth, Jim McLarty, Phoenix Connolly, Bruce Campbell (more)VOD (5)
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A secluded cabin. An ancient curse. An unrelenting evil. The original producers reunite to present a genuenly terryfiing re-imagining of their original horror masterpiece. Five young friends have found the mysterious and fiercely powerful Book of the Dead. Unable to resist its temptation, they release a violent demon on a bloodthirsty quest to possess them all. Who will be left to fight for their survival and defeat this unearthly force of murderous carnage? (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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Great potential undermined by low IQ. The film’s characters repeatedly behave like naive idiots and deal with situations
by taking unreasonable steps, just like in the worst horror B-movies. However, plenty of positives outweigh this
shortcoming (literally): violence, blood and gore are deliciously elaborated, many scenes are very intense even for
hardened horror fans, the pace of the film is killing (!), the bloody rain in the climax is impressive and the siren sound,
subconsciously causing panic in the audience, is just perfect. One of the better remakes of the horror classics we grew
up with.
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The carnage is decent, but at times the film comes across as naive and the big downside is that it doesn't really scare. On the contrary, it compensates for its lack of fear with brutal visuals and in some scenes, when it doesn't know which way to go, it just keeps on sprinkling gore to mask its uncertainty. It worked, but the ending was incredibly bizarre, and a little too hokey.
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Well... Nothing new under the sun. Nothing good either. There's suspense in only about two scenes (Natalie going to get sugar and water, the final hiding), otherwise it’s more or less boring, disgusting things that aren't really disgusting because they get old right away, and the promising idea with the rehab is brought down by the stupid behavior of everyone - the living, the dead and the half-dead.
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What else was there to expect? A brutal parade of the utmost B-movieness, from the dark action and confused editing to the brain-deadness of the main characters. It's quite entertaining in places, the make-up effects are top-notch, and a few attempted references to Raimi's trilogy manage to get the audience properly pumped up, but the unprecedented whirlwind of horror clichés and silly twists, together with the filmmakers' absolute inability to come up with anything new made this otherwise enjoyable gore-fest significantly frustrating. If I gave 3* to the original, I have to stick with 2* here.
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The original Evil Dead is an unsurpassed classic, yet I have to give the creators of this remake a cautious salute for the very bloody ending and the genuinely creepy atmosphere in places. It's kind of the modern viewer’s consumable material, but definitely at the better end of the spectrum. I appreciate the direct references to Raimi's Evil Dead! [60%]
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