This Is An Abomination

Rating: 1/10 (3 July 2015)

That a classic film, one so profoundly iconic in the history of cinema, should be remade is a huge risk. Unfortunately, those involved with this abomination only insult the memory of a truly great film and provide a complete wastage of film stock in the process. Why Sam Raimi allowed this to happen is beyond all imagination. His direction of the original was superb and his visionary masterpiece of a motion picture required no remake. The very concept of such an blasphemy is impossible to grasp. The performances in the real Evil Dead were stunning and Bruce Campbell's Oscar worthy. The intensity and humanity he brought to the character of Ash is unforgettable. At least the character of Ash is omitted from this utter failure of a film. For anyone who cherishes the Evil Dead of long ago, this is unworthy of consideration and deserves unregulated contempt.