Slightly better than the original

Rating: 8/10 (12 November 2019)

I have long been a fan of The Evil Dead, especially the 1981 film that launched it all. Putting the two films side by side with an honest comparison of each, discounting budgetary differences and advances in effects technology, this one wins in my book, but just barely. While the original scared me as a tween, this one is still creepy after having seen it a few times. I greatly appreciate the camp factor in the original, but enjoy the darker feel to this film batter. I am in no way denigrating the first Evil Dead.