Excellent addition to the Evil Dead world

Rating: 10/10 (2 July 2013)

***Minor Spoilers Ahead*** Before I watched this film I came onto IMDb and read a few of the reviews. I was shocked to read that so many people hated the film as I had been hanging out for it for it from the day I saw the posters at my local cinema. As a teenager, I saw the first Evil Dead film on VHS and it scared the pants off me. It had the right atmosphere and was well directed. I then saw the next two films at the drive-in as they were released and to this day the franchise has been my all-time favorite in the horror genre. For me the 2013 Evil Dead is a welcome addition to the cannon.
Firstly, I don't see this film as a remake.
This is an important distinction that I don't think any other reviewer (especially those panning the film) are making. I kind of see the film sitting in the period right before the destruction of Earth in Ash's alternate universe (as per the end of Army of Darkness). The reason we see Ash at the end of this film is the writers way to hang a lantern on the fact that this is a new story of the cabin in the woods and that Ash's story is somewhat separate from Mia's. And really, the continuity of the Evil Dead world was always on shaky ground especially if you read the final shot in the original series as Ash being possessed (something that never gets explained in Dead by Dawn).
If you walk in thinking this is a remake I think you are going to hate it. They will appear to get so much wrong with the story and the ending will simply look a writer trying to be clever. It's not the case. Simply put: 1. The character names are all different from the original; 2. The plot follows some of the fun stuff from the original but is its own take on the story; 3. A heroine as opposed to a hero 4. A different take.
For me, this version of the film was one hell of a ride that really captured the feel of the original film in scares per second. The acting is great and the cinematography is well coordinated.
I give this a 10/10 :)