Wow - nasty, brutal, love it :-)

Rating: 8/10 (27 July 2013)

Like many other reviewers, I really can't understand the bad reviews - this is a quality movie for horror fans. It's dark, scary at times, brutal at others, and pays fair homage to the original in my opinion.
I first saw the original Evil Dead when I was 8 years old secretly hiding behind a sofa in my friends house. That moment defined my love of horror for life. When I saw the trailer for this Evil Dead I was SO excited to see it and it did not disappoint. Having seen many many horror movies from Omen to Martyrs and many obscure movies like August Underground, I can honestly say this is a top notch old school style nasty horror movie. I've seen it twice now and will go back to it again. There are some very scary scenes, the gore scenes are excellent, the sound & music creepy and well timed.
Yes the story has holes in it, the acting is a bit weak, the characters are dumb, but it's a HORROR MOVIE and so much of the genre is like this and good for it. Is it "The most terrifying movie you will ever experience" - definitely not, but it's creepy, nasty and wonderfully horrible. Enjoy!