A Gruesome Entice into Gore, Guts and Purifying Carnage

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2013)

I'd firstly like to state that this remake was neither a well-achieved turnout like other past remakes such as "The Thing" and "Dawn of the Dead", but it wasn't a muddled mess like past re-trends which consist of "Black Christmas" or "Prom Night". For me, this remake was a brutal impact which lays its freshly coated blood in the middle of decent remakes. I don't think this one was better than the original by any means, and it ends up missing some of the point. I will talk about the positives and negatives, which I will contrast together: Positives: Overall, I'd say that the film was an enjoyable ride through many of the modern remakes we've already received constantly within a decade. I'd start with the soundtrack score because I found that it was one of the strongest highlights for this film. At times, it was very dark and soothed in with quiet, and very harsh whispers of suspense or booming sounds, and sometimes when emotional scenes were scattered about, it became symbolic and quite sympathetic which I found to be elemental and strange, but yet so intriguing as to why a remake soundtrack score would have both dark but emotional tones.
I found the acting to being decent for the most part. The new cast of characters that they gave us were cool and they really rocked me back and fourth with their decision making (most of the time being quite stupid, oh well that's modernized horror for ya these days). The aspects I really loved about the remake were the practical effects and many of the death scenes we were given. I loved how these original creators adapted the stories' kill sequences, but making them improve so much in all areas. Lastly, I found there to be a few disturbing scenes where we got to know the new cast of characters on a different level to the original film which I thought was a good twist on where the story was going, as well as the parts from the start. The cinematography, whether we were in the cellar or outside in the raining forests also looked dreadfully nice which gave the film some tension.
Some Negatives: Even though I thought this horror remake was sweet on how it took on the story, I still found some minor elements which bothered me, making me sometimes think about the original. This is not to say that the filmmakers didn't attempt a good job here, it's just that in these areas I'm about to focus on, I just didn't think they were strong enough or these aspects were placed here for utterly weird reasons. (WARNING SPOILERS FROM HERE ON!) Firstly, I think Mia's brother David burying her in the pit and then she comes back alive and she's newly fresh and all human again was just stupid. They should have found another way to weave those elements through, but I think that the filmmakers' didn't know how to clear this up. Even though the effects are sick for the most part, I'd say that there was some creativity lacking when it came to making Mia and some of the gang looking evil, possessed and demonized. All they had was just yellow eyes, deeply mixed voices and screeches and slow walk/crawling. They could've made them all look a little different. I also wish they had made the possessed victims fade and die in a more suspenseful and least predictable way like the original.
Lastly, the one problem I had with this remake which I have with most horror remakes is that the film just wasn't scary enough for me. I laughed at some of the dialogue and I did believe that the film's atmosphere was dreadful, despicable and brutal for the majority of the time. However, I just wasn't afraid most of the time when watching it. It's just something that horror re-imaginings have struggled with. I knew it wasn't something completely knew, but by the look of the trailer, I looked frightening and disastrous.
Overall, I do believe that Evil Dead (2013) is a worthy look at. Despite some mix up's and it's thing as a remake for not being as scary, I still think that the film should not be missed in the cinemas and that it was scary enough for even the least avid fan who wouldn't normally go to watch a horror film. I enjoyed it for what it was. 8/10