Evil Dead

i'm a massive fan of the original evil dead. i've even listed it here as one of my favourite films. i was very worried when i read they were doing a remake/reboot/re-imagining, whatever, of evil dead. then i heard that raimi and co. were involved. to be honest, this didn't really quell my fears. it seemed like lip service to fans rather than anything else. everything went quiet and i pretty much forget this was happening. then the red band trailer hit. i was not prepared. this got me pretty interested and intrigued for a film i was not, initially, looking forwards to. lashings of gore, vile... read more

an evocative and downright violent reimagining of the evil dead i love this movie! i've already seen it a couple of times and i like it even more with each viewing. the cast is great, the story is original and the gore is unbelievable. i wouldn't even call it a remake of the original evil dead as nothing more but the basic premise of friends staying at a secluded cabin in the woods and being haunted by a demonic entity was kept. yes, there are a couple of scenes that are reminiscent of sam raimi's evil dead movies but they only reference them rather than directly copy from them. jane... read more