A fantastic and gory retelling

Rating: 8/10 (19 April 2013)

I grew up with the Evil Dead films and have watched them numerous times and so it was with some trepidation that I went to watch this and you know what, I was throughly impressed.
The scenario and the sentiment from the original remains but what impressed me most was the fact that despite the countless horror and slasher flicks with similar themes the characters are believable, there is a real context for them being in the woods. None of them fall too heavily within genre stereotypes, there isn't really a dumb blonde, a jock etc they are average, smart young people.
I personally loved how the film paid homage to the previous Evil Dead films, the most impressive being the way the former protagonist 'Ash' and his experiences are divided between the cast. There are also some great telling shots that are a clear reference to the former films.
In my opinion It's genuinely a very good horror, Evil Dead manages to be scary and despite being a remake very original in it's retelling. In true Evil Dead style there is also a great dose of gore-porn in there too and the special effects were not too CGI laden.
For people who feel the film isn't scary I would argue that if they know about or are fans of the original Evil Dead, few films probably scare them.