An Excellent Re-Imagining

Rating: 10/10 (20 October 2013)

Evil Dead is a re-imagining of the 1981 cult classic, 'The Evil Dead'. The film is directed by Fede Alvarez and stars Jane Levy as Mia, a young woman attempting to kick her drug habit through a weekend of rehabilitation at a cabin in the woods with her three friends, Eric, Olivia, Natalie and her brother David. However, when Eric mistakenly summons a demon through reading a 'Book of the Dead' they found, and Mia is possessed, they all must fight for survival until the night is done and they are all dead. As many people have previously mentioned, this film is filled with bucket loads of blood, guts and gore, and is definitely not for the faint hearted. However it is also an extremely entertaining film that is genuinely terrifying in the sense that the film makers have made something that would never happen into something that, through the movie, we start to believe could. The film is filled with moments where you cover your eyes, cover your ears, cover your mouth, scrape your nails across your armrest, and even scream a little. Or in my case, a lot. Through the director's vision, this film (which could've turned into a complete disaster) is an amazing feat of horror filmmaking, and, filmmaking in general. Now, when I say this, I don't mean that it is an amazing film that will win awards, bit in terms practical effects and scares, it has really set the bar for horror films today and, most importantly, ones to come. In fact, I feel sorry for those who have to make horror films after this one, because I for one will always have Evil Dead in my mind and will be thinking; "Evil Dead did that better", or, "they should've added a bit like the scene in Evil Dead". And, to me, that's a sign of a great film.