I'm not sure why this doesn't work

Rating: Null/10 (18 July 2013)

Unlike many horror fans, while I did enjoy the original "Evil Dead" movie, I am certainly not hyper about my praise of it. This may be why, when I first heard about this remake, I wasn't yelling "Blasphemy!" I was open to a new interpretation... at least as long as it was good and had some original ideas.
The remake does have some positive features. The production values are pretty good, for one thing. There isn't a lull or boring moment any time during its 91 minutes. And there is a considerable amount of blood and gore.
But despite those things, this remake overall didn't work for me. Why, I have to admit that I'm not quite sure. After a lot of thought, the closest I can come to explaining my lack of enthusiasm may be that the movie unfolds in a way that it seems you've seen all this stuff many times before. The "surprises", the shocks, the behavior of the evil forces... to me, it didn't seem different from what I've seen in many other horror movies. Also, the movie may be too slick for its own good; the original low budget movie had a rawness that stuck in your mind and generated creepiness.
While I won't say this is an awful remake, it feels very unnecessary. Stick with the original movie.