Why the long faces this is groovy

Rating: Null/10 (24 April 2013)

GROOVY To be honest I wasn't expecting much when I hooked up to go and see what is essentially EVIL DEAD 4. But as a die-hard fan of the 1981 original I felt duty bound. Having recently yawned through Sam Raimi's appalling OZ project didn't help my enthusiasm. Neither did a few reviews I'd read.
The precredit sequence got me thinking 'yeah yeah yeah... you were right.' But I put it behind me and told myself to give it at least a chance. Glad I did.
Having seen so many of the recent remakes of classics poo pooing on films that not only scared but also inspired I was actually glad to be watching something that, though it is wholly unoriginal managed to be entertaining, creepy, squirm inducing and at a few moments scary. Although the tension never hits the top notes of the original it still got me stressed.
As for all the ballyhoo about the lack of humour... WHAT! It's funny as f***. The crazy over the top violence, gore, dismemberment, use of tools and dumb dialogue is straight out of the Raimi school of horror. OK the ending is a bit of a let down... rather have the originals 'no escape!' shock or something like it. But all in all EVIL DEAD is far better than most of the crap being touted as horror nowadays. OK it's not really a remake. But it is another chapter. I'm sure Sam, Bruce and Robert will be happy too. Thank you Fede Alverez.
Maybe I just liked it because I'm British and we always like the original more than the Americans... The French like it even more.