Like The Original But Without The Comedy

Rating: 5/10 (14 August 2013)

All I can remember of the original Evil Dead was that it was hilarious, gory and ridiculous. This version was just gory and ridiculous. As someone who loved the comedy and cheesiness of the original I didn't really see the point in watching a remake of it without those aspects, and I was right. There is no point to this.
However, I feel a film has done a good job if it invokes a strong emotional reaction. Evil Dead certainly did that in terms of disgust. I was cringing throughout most of it so at least it had that going for it.
The acting was a mixture of really good bits and really bad bits, sometimes from the same actors, so I have mixed feelings about that. The Bruce Campbell lookalike was certainly nowhere near as charismatic however.
I enjoyed being grossed out for a couple of hours and it was fun to watch with friends, but I honestly don't think I'd care if I never saw it at all. There are definitely much better films that are very similar that you could be watching instead (Cabin in the Woods, Dead End, Tucker and Dale VS Evil, etc).