A great movie

Rating: 7/10 (16 October 2013)

I am a big fan of the original movies even though the second movie was basically identical to the first movie. I loved the Army of Darkness. Great camp there.
The first two movies were low budget attempts at semi serious horror. At the time they were made, this wasn't exactly a common type of movie, and they were just about as low budget as a movie could get.
That was OK though because of the talent of Campbell and Raimi. They made the movie what it was. I really don't understand why they made the second one though as it was basically exactly like the first one.
However, both of those movies evolved into The Army of Darkness, which was way less horror and way more comedy. That was fine too, as it gave us something different from what was expected in an Evil Dead movie.
Fast Forward to 2012 and we see what Raimi really wanted in his originals. True horror, and lots of realistic blood and guts. The plot is very similar to the first two, but as others have mentioned, there is no "Ash" in this movie, which I did miss, but it really didn't take anything away from this movie as it stands on its own as a great horror movie.
So, what you will get is: The cabin in the woods (check). The roads impassible (check). The necronomicon (check). Multiple dumb teenagers just asking for it (check).
At this point, things take a change for the serious. Unlike the previous films, this is not a comedy, or a cheap horror film. This movie goes all out to show us exactly why people should stay away from books bound in human flesh. If this was back in the 60s or 70s, they would likely be giving away barf bags.
I've read some of the reviews from some fanboys who think the first movies were the second coming or something. They were really fun movies, and I love them, but they were not great movies by any stretch of the imagination. The Army of Darkness came closest to being a great movie, but it was more comedy than horror, while the first two were obviously going more for horror, but were low budget affairs.
I believe this is what the first movie would have been like if Raimi had the cash to make it at the time.
So, if you want to see a real horror flick, with lots of blood and gore (and really, not "just for the sake of blood and gore" but because, as we know from the earlier movies, blood and gore is what you get if you read that damn book) if you like horror, absolutely see this movie. Just be ready for a real blood bath.