An amazing Re-boot

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2013)

One thing people should realize when entering this film (if you're a long time Evil Dead fan such as my self) is this is more of a re-boot more than a re-make. This film stands on its own, it does not try to be the original in anyway what so ever, which is why there is no Ash character. They wanted this to be a whole new experience, with a new set of characters. Fede and Bruce said this right off, that this film is it's own movie, and does an awesome job at re imagining the series. It manages to stay true to the series roots, and accomplishes something new and intense experience. Fede (being a new director in his field) knew that the series had a very loyal fans, and had to pull this off right to try to please new Evil Dead comers, along with its old. That's a lot of pressure for a new director, but he still managed to pull through with an excellent entry to the series. Now with all that out of the way lets dig into why this is a great film.
Starting with the cons to get those out of the way
CONS 1. The beginning of the film, when Mia is first possessed had me a little confused for a moment. It seemed as if she was seeing the evil version of herself, while still being her normal self or seeing another demon entirely? This had me confused along with a few others. What made me believe she was seeing a possessed version of herself, was when it cuts to her beating a dog to death with a hammer, along with this demon looking very similar to her. I was not sure what was happening here but maybe with another watch of the film I would understand it better.
2. NOT ENOUGH WAMMY CAMS For those who do not understand what that is, it is from the perspective of the "evil fog" (as I call it) chasing the person, usually through the woods or through out the cabin.
3. The Music was okay but some of it just felt out of place, but it does have some of the tracks from the original!
4. And this biggest con of mine, The Deadites eyes. Plain white death eyes would have been a better choice, the ones they used just reminded me of a cat. The soulless death stare of the white eyes always sent more shivers down my spine.
PROS 1. The gore! No CG here folks! Nothing beats practical effects. Am afraid that some day that may become a lost art.
2.The film had excellent build up and tension. Multiple parts had my heart pumping and constantly wondering what was going to happen next.
3. Stuck to its roots while doing something new of its own! Had nice throwbacks to the original which I had fun picking out
4.The climax! I am not going to give away anything here, but it held lots of tension along with being exceptionally exhilarating.
5. The acting was good in my opinion, the actors pulled off each situation very well. You have to give them respect after all the hell they were put through on set!.
6. The Book Of the Dead played a bigger part in this one, I do not want to give away how, but the way they implemented was well done and I could not wait to see what the next page had in-store!
7. The film had some of Raimi's trademark camera angles which was one of my favourite things about the original. Fede accomplishes this well giving equally interesting shots.
You have to go into this film knowing this is a new experience. If you go in and constantly compare this to the originals, you probably will not enjoy yourself. This movie does an exceptional job at being it's own film while still paying homage to the originals. Fede accomplished something I am not sure many other people would have, and that is doing one of the best re-makes/re-boots I have seen. It has got me excited to see that he has given life again to the Evil Dead series and cannot wait to see what comes next for Fede and the Evil Dead series.