A Groovy Summer Blood Fest

Rating: 8/10 (8 April 2013)

A Group of friend's journey on up to the Ol' Cabin in the Woods— Really, if you know the plot to the original, you know the evil dead story. However for all the new gen of fans, that haven't seen the original there is a kind of different story— A recovering heroin addict coming off from an over-dose close friends decide it's time to stop using drugs "Cold Turkey" So they journey up to the family Cabin that the brother and sister use to visit when they were kids. Strange smells coming from the basement? Time To Investigate— Finding a book called the Necronomicon, and reading from said book, sees our would be hero's being possessed one by one until there is but one soul survivor.
I went into the evil dead like most people, having hope that it pays homage to the 1981 classic, which I hold close to my chest as one of my favorite horror films— boy was I wrong, this in my opinion is nothing like the Sam Raimi classic, a few classic camera angles thrown in a time or two, but in all retrospect this is a complete different film, squeamish look away— the evil dead movies in a whole aren't for everyone anyway. Strong stomach is required and this one takes that to a whole new level. missing appendages in every corner of the film, I really don't see how they got away with an R-Rating. This movie was a blood bath. Nice creepy atmosphere, it won't scare the avid horror buff, the jump scares are rather predictable, the acting is rather mediocre kinda like the original, potty mouth demons, we've heard that before which reminded me of The Exorcist more then the Evil Dead— I don't see anyone quoting lines from this movie in the near future. But all in all, it is a great film, if you don't mind the bloodshed which was one of the bloodiest films I've seen in awhile, it does the franchise justice, and I really hope to see more horror films from this director, without a re imaging of an old title, I think they have serious talent. the kill scenes were really well done, with what I could tell I didn't see much CGI, it feels like they tried to keep it authentic. It's a real polished film, the humor is still there although it's toned done a notch, you will get some chuckles out of it. Mostly depends on your personality. "One of The Scariest Movies" I think not, although some scenes did give me "Goosebumps" it is though a great throwback horror film, you must remember the original wasn't known for the best acting, best story, it was known for the blood, gore, comedic atmosphere. This one was all that then some— This just feels like a summer horror flick to me. And rather you like it or not, it has the possibility to be a timeless classic. I'm not going to spoil anyone's thoughts on this film, we all have an opinion I recommend to go into this film as a blank slate and just sit there and enjoy. if your on the fence about this film, just see it. it is worth watching ignore any negativity this is one of the best well done remakes(rebirths) in recent years. People will complain about anything, Take negativity with a grain of salt and who honestly cares. It's a summer blood bath that's what it's supposed to be, just like the original. A great film in my opinion— looking forward to the uncut blu-ray release. It will defiantly be getting a lot of future plays from me. Is it like the Classic ? No. It is entirely a Peripheral to the franchise. And a great Flick.