Thoroughly good movie, but very disappointing ending. 7/10

Rating: 7/10 (1 October 2013)

This remake of the old classic "Evil Dead" is definitely one of the better horror movies I have seen. The setting is generally very fitting for this gory, dark and twisted horror movie.
Fede Alvarez definitely deserves credit for creating a so tense atmosphere in this movie that constantly reminds you of the isolation these people are trapped within. The movie goes to great length to show that there is no actual escape, and as the events escalate, the only option left is to fight.
Evil Dead is a somewhat short movie, running for about 80 minutes. This fits the movie just fine though, as it is a pretty fast-paced film that will not let you be bored for a second. However the ending gets dragged out way to far, as the movie had several opportunities to end in a very decent manner but instead chooses to drag out into some far too confusing and unimpressive scenes. I do not know whether they chose to add these extra scenes because the movie was simply to short without it, or if they really found the plot ending better in that matter. Either way the last 10 minutes of the movie is pretty much the worst, and are generally unnecessary for the movie to come to an end.
Evil Dead really scores its point in the "villain" of the film. This supernatural demonic creature, is incredibly well done. While not exactly being super scary, it just completely suits ones expectations of a demonic creature engulfing in a human body. It is very different from "The exorcist" style of possession, and honestly. I prefer it this way. The whole set definitely deserves props for this amazing hostile entity.
As for the characters of the movie, they are unfortunately pretty matching for what you would expect of a newer horror movie. They are overly skeptical, illogical egoistic, cowardly and sometimes just plain dumb. There are a few cases where the characters breaks these horrible bonds of indecency and show some actual courage/some sign of intelligence, but generally they are very disappointing and predictable
Why should you watch this movie? Evil Dead does not hold back on anything. It refuses to cut off anything and shows you the raw (fictional) reality of dealing with a greater evil. It is a very gory movie, but does for the most parts not exaggerate the bloodiness, so it really makes you wish you had not started watching this movie, but without making you feel like you should throw up. While Evil dead is definitely not the goriest horror out there, it is not for the weak-hearted. So if you have trouble with blood, needless or small isolated rooms, then this movie is not for you.
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