Ignore the hate. It's a wickedly fun, gory, hell ride !

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2013)

well, after months of waiting, countless status updates, and even more photo reminders, the day finally came. The much anticipated remake/rebirth EVIL DEAD was released upon the world. I went into the movie with high, high expectations. Did i expect it to be the most terrifying movie i would ever experience? god no, there is always a little hope but i generally know i wont get scared by a movie, but i was expecting to see a cool awesome hardcore horror. what i experienced last night, fell short of hardcore, but hit the mark in every other way.
the story follows a group 4 friends who bring their drug other drug addicted friend to her families old cabin in the woods. Hoping the the secluded location is the perfect thing poor Mia needs to finally kick her drug habit. The 5 friends hunker down and prepare themselves for a crazy few days of detox. as you can tell from the trailers, all Hell breaks loose fast and because of Mia's detox, no one believes her when she has realized, something is seriously wrong.
in general i loved everything i saw. the story moved along quickly, and the gore was amazing! the decision to use practical effects was definitely the best decision when thinking about remaking an 80's gore classic. there were plenty of moments that reminded me of watching 80's horror as a child. and it spread a big smile across my face. of course they used cgi to touch up some scenes or remove wires but that is just common Practice nowadays, and they just make the practical effects pop even more. the acting wasn't fantastic, but it wasn't awful either. Jane levy definitely stands out to me, and her performance is fantastic. she really raises the bar for the other characters. unfortunately they never reach her level. but i have for sure, seen way worse. as i said before, the story moves along relatively quickly. which i love. once things happen, its pretty much a roller-coaster ride from hell till the end.
if you look closely there r are few nods to the original two movies, which i really enjoyed. you can tell the director really has a heart for the source material. From the awesome POV shots, to the classic Oldsmobile Delta Royal 88, i truly felt like i was watching an evil dead movie. now were there negatives? of course, no movie is perfect. i wont go into details but i will say my biggest negative has to do with marketing. there are numerous scenes in the trailers that are not actually in the theatrical release. this seems to be common now a days and the reason they say is because sometimes a trailer is cut before the final movie has been finalized. i would believe that, except evil dead released a million new trailers way after the first showing of the movie. so they were fully aware some scenes were not in the movie, but they kept advertising them anyways. now i have heard we could be getting a uncut /or extended cut on DVD but only time will tell.
so in my closing i will say, was this "the most terrifying movie you will ever experience"? no. did i think it was hardcore ? not really, i always felt they could have taken it that extra step further, but it was one of the best movies i have seen in awhile. and other then a few exceptions, i feels like it was tailor made for me :) it was an awesomely cool ride through hell. and i cant wait to see it again, and I can't wait for the sequel !!!!