Bloody Disgusting! Bloody Well Done!

Rating: 9/10 (6 April 2013)

Ever wanted to see someone cut their tongue right down the middle and then make-out with another person? You have? Great! Go see the new and improved Evil Dead remake. I can't give this movie enough praise. I have to admit right off the bat that I was really not a big fan of the original. I know, I know, a lot of you probably want to shoot me, but hear me out. As much as I did not enjoy the original, I do suggest to anyone who has not seen it that they see it before seeing the remake. It does give you a chance to compare them, and also see how they changed some things from film to film. This remake has truly done what I considered to be impossible, and that is to make a remake to a "classic" movie that far exceeds the original. In my honest opinion every single aspect of this new movie improves upon the original.
Let me start with the obvious, the visual effects in this movie were nothing short of astonishing. If what I read is correct then they used little to no CGI in this movie, and that is damn impressive for what you see here. Every blood drenched shot was so realistic and visceral. This was truly one of the bloodiest goriest movies I have ever seen, but in its defense they never used more blood than they should have for what was happening on screen. If you go into it viewing it this way, I don't think the gore will bother you as much as you may think. To put it simply though, the effects were fantastic, and one of my favorite parts of the film.
The acting was so much better in this one than in the original, and yes I do realize that the first was made that way on purpose, but it still doesn't change my point. There wasn't any point in the movie where I felt like the emotion on the screen wasn't genuine. I have to give great praise to Jane Levy the most. She was by far the best actress in the movie. If anyone is familiar with her other work then you know she is mostly a comedic actress, and to make this switch was something great to see. Everybody in the movie did a great job, but she definitely stood out the most.
The plot was very simple yet it kept you interested the entire time. This is where the movie deviated from the original the most. I won't say where, but there were a good bit of differences there, and that really made it its own film.
I realize up until now that I have given this movie nothing but praise, but I must admit that there was one thing that I did not like about it. The tag-line read "The Most Terrifying Film You Will Ever Experience." This was simply not the case at all. I didn't find it to be scary at all. I would say however that it is extremely disturbing, but disturbing and scary are two completely different things. This was a disappointing fact, but I loved the movie nonetheless.
Bottom line this remake was far superior to the original in every way. I highly recommend it to die hard fans of the original, or to someone who isn't familiar with the franchise at all (even though you should see the original first). I can't stress it to you enough that you should go see this as soon as you can, and enjoy it in all its gory glory.
At the end of the movie one of my friends turned to me and said, "What the hell did I just watch?" And all I had to say in response was "Brilliance, pure brilliance!"