A Lot of Things to Mention Here

Rating: 7/10 (16 April 2013)

First things first, if you're looking for a fresh, interesting, bloody, entertaining and different kind of horror film, go see the Evil Dead remake. If you are looking for a low-budget, campy, lacking 1980's film, well..that's the original.
This Evil Dead remake is by far more like a reinvision rather than a remake, and that's an excellent thing. I do not understand people's hold on the original. Yes, I've seen it. No, I do not think it is better than this remake. Why? I'll get to that later, now to the film review.
If you're looking for plot synopsis, you can find that anywhere. I want to talk about the film. I personally enjoyed, like truly enjoyed, this new version of the Evil Dead because it tried to improve on the original and in many ways it did. It had a great atmosphere, a more coherent story, more three dimensional characters (well they tried), some scenes will haunt you in terms of scare and WTF did that just happen? If you want a fun, but flawed, horror film, go see it. If you're looking for award winning performances and an amazing script...well, why are you watching horror in the first place?
Now, to the original. Besides our hero Ash, who were all the other characters? Oh yeah, that's right. Flat, two dimensional characters that don't get developed and who we could care less about since any line they said could have been said by anyone else around. This film improves, while these aren't amazing characters, they are more memorable (besides a filler blonde girl...who, well...yeah). The special effects are amazing in this version, which is why it had a much bigger budget and was advertised more. The original was a cult hit, this is meant to be a money making hit because a lot more money was put into this film. Why the hell do people get mad over this? I don't know. Either way, the budget difference showed, and I personally liked it. The storyline is a lot more coherent and makes more sense in this version. Vast improvement in terms of how everything played out the way it did. People also mention how the "humor" was gone...umm, if you're a true fan of the Evil Dead series, you should know that the first film had anything but humor. It wasn't funny, it was meant to scare you. This film does the same. Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness are the ones bathed in dark humor, if you want to complain about that, wait for the sequel. So much for fans, right?
Was this movie scary? Meh, but then again, was the original really that bad? Was this movie gory? Yes, and enough to make you cringe as the movie goes on. Was it necessary? Nope, but I enjoyed it. Should you watch it? If you praise the original blindy and hold on to it like dear life, look elsewhere. However, if you have an open mind and want to see a fun reinvision of a praised classic, go right ahead. You won't regret it. A very solid 7/10, and thats saying a lot for a modern horror film.