Jump off the hive-mind train !

Rating: 7/10 (18 May 2013)

From the start i want to say - I'm obviously an amateur movie critic and only speaking from my experience and impressions.
-And most of the people here differ not much from me ;) So I find it very interesting how many reviews here speak with such an homogeneity and confident terminology .
This movie is a horror movie and to deviate more from the genre - a 21st century splatter / gore - horror movie, with a production strength that surely makes it no indie movie.
And based on this classification,this movie should be judged. Why try and compare it with Alien,Jaws, The Exorcist or the original Evil Dead? It never pretended to be any of these.
Surely it makes use of the original Evil Dead franchise and some references, but it never claims to try to BE the original Evil Dead.
And on the criticism on the acting, storyline, use of cgi and so on. Compared with other movies from the same genre as this one (21st century splatter / gore - horror movie, with a production strength that surely makes it no indie movie, et cetera ;) ) is this movie if you're being honest, pretty solid.
The actors will surely win no Oscars and this was never expected from them, but they fulfill the cause of their casting sufficiently well. Especially Jane Levy, whose acting I really enjoyed. Jessica Lucas and Elizabeth Blackmore are not the deepest characters out there, but considering their playtime, they don't need to be, for their sole fates are to be the first victims of the movie. And based on their cause, playtime and final fate, should you judge the fulfillment of the expectation of depth and acting of the characters - or am I wrong?
The storyline is, what should I say, not the most branching or complex one, but again - it carries it's purpose so that the components of the movie don't fray and fall apart. Which is not difficult with a splatter movie concept that has become very common, originating from the traditional receipt of classics like the original Evil Dead, which this movie is remake/reboot from.
And on the criticism on an overwhelming use of cgi in this movie. Compared with the contemporary use of cgi movies, this movie had a very sparse use of cgi and relied a lot on what people like to call old school splatter movie effects. The cgi that was used, was used strategic and didn't stick out in an annoying manner.
I also liked some parts of the cinematography a lot, it had some very smart shots.
So please be fair to this movie, don't expect more from it than it intends to be and don't jump so easily on the hate train.
If you're out for some new traditional Gothic horror, go watch Guillermo del Toro's " Mama" . If you want some psychologically intriguing movie, watch "Jacob's Ladder" or " Into the Void". For a smart and entertaining story, give "Seven" a try. If you're out for crazy experimental stuff check "Eraserhead" or "Tetsuo". You are more "old school" orientated? Watch "Brain Damage" or "Basket Case" .
What I want to say with this is, there are movies out there for any of your needs and likings, just because a movie doesn't fulfill yours doesn't mean it is bad.
I hope I was helpful and didn't displease anybody with my opinion.
Greetings
Bruce