Excellent old school horror

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2013)

Let me start by saying that this film surpassed the original in about every way possible. The acting, effects, directing, and production were far superior to the sub-par value of the original cult classic. People who claim the original was a masterpiece or can't be topped do not understand what good film making looks like (or bad acting for that matter), therefore, making their opinions invalid.
Evil Dead lived up to its hype as being extremely gory and creepy. As a die-hard fan of the horror genre, I was impressed with the film's usage of practical effects instead of CGI to create the very graphic images on screen. Lately, many horror films have relied too much on CGI, which lessens the overall quality. The most impressive scenes to me were Olivia's and Natalie's deaths, and the blood rain/ chainsaw sequence. The latter was visually stunning and had myself and the rest of the audience cheering loudly!
It was quite fun to watch a film where most of the audience at one point or another were watching through their hands, screaming, or looking utterly terrified. I highly recommend this to any fan of horror, but not for a casual movie goer or the faint of heart. Evil Dead is the best horror movie to hit the mainstream in over a decade.