Evil Dead:
Story:
A group of friends travel to a cabin to help their friend with sobriety issues, unknowingly summoning a demonic force that resides in the surrounding woods.
Review:
The original (The) Evil Dead came out in the early 80's and were the inspiration for countless other horror films after the trilogy ended. It also was the inspiration behind the remake that was released today. A gritty, violent and dark remake that somehow managed to be an accessible modernized take on the original film.
With that said, I am sadly disappointed in some parts. Yes, there are scary moments, and yes there are dread building parts, but there are also hollow jump scares and a very altered origin that echoes The Last Exorcism more than The Evil Dead.
The characters are slightly cliched, but thankfully the actors more than compensate for this by providing sincere emotions, most of which are panic and fear.
If you go into this expecting any of the campy moments from the original, or for that matter any comedic moments at all, you will be mostly disappointed. This is by far the scariest film of 2013 and it's worth the one and a half hour runtime. There are great shots, creepy music, and some very subtle effects that manage to echo the original. Yes, this is a high budget film, but you won't notice most of the effects. It's not like other Hollywood films where they drown their horror film is special effects. This one doesn't even have that much gore as other horror films that have come out recently.
Suffice it to say, this is a great horror film that is an amazing modernized tribute to the original The Evil Dead.
Go watch it if you're a horror fan.
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