An Excellent,Scary And Gory Remake.

Rating: 10/10 (8 April 2013)

Evil Dead is an excellent,scary and gory remake of the Horror classic The Evil Dead. Filled with great direction,wonderful special effects and a good cast,Evil Dead is one of the best remakes in recent years.
Evil Dead tells the story of five friends including siblings Mia(Jane Levy)and David(Shiloh Fernandez)who are staying at a remote cabin in the woods. While there the group unintentionally unleash dead demons who want to posses and kill the group one by one. Now,the group has to figure out how to stay alive and survive...The Evil Dead.
Over the past ten years the word "Remake" has left a bad taste in Horror fans mouths seeing Horror classics being remade left and right and it seemed like no Horror film was excluded from being remade. One of those Horror classics that was remade was Sam Raimi's brilliant The Evil Dead one of my all-time favorite Horror films. I love the original Evil Dead and the Evil Dead trilogy as a whole and when I heard it was being remade I thought no one can replace Bruce Campbell as Ash or Sam Raimi as the director. But when I finally saw the remake I thought while it doesn't replace the original Evil Dead is one of the best remakes I have seen in years. Right from the opening credits ED grabs you by the throat and does not let go until the very end and gives viewers a frightening and scary experience. What is scary and creepy about this new ED is that you never know what to expect and that you are on the edge of your seat the entire time and that you do not know who's going to live or die. We as the audience go through the same dread and torture the characters go through in and it can be very painful and hard to sit through but I think that's what adds to the suspense. What I also like about this film is that while it is a remake of the original film,it decides to go it's own way by giving viewers the same story,but with new characters and a couple of twists and additions to the film. It's a remake of the original while it is it's own film. The only thing I don't like about the film is the lack of Humor the original film and the other ED films had although at times I did laugh at the film. I appreciate the serious this movie had,but I would have liked to see some more humor in the movie. The Demons in this film are scary and creepy but are different from the Demons in the original ED trilogy because in the original trilogy the evil Demons possessed humans and made the possessed humans do horrible things the Demons in the new ED still make humans do horrible things but curse like sailors and say vulgar things almost to the point whether you don't know whether to laugh or be horrified. The Demons in this film have more in common with The Devil in The Exorcist than the Demons in the original ED Trilogy. ED is probably one of the bloodiest,goriest Horror films that I have seen in recent years and it's no surprise that the film originally got an NC-17 by the MPAA(changed to an R-Rating). When the blood and gore starts to come out it keeps coming and never stops and even the most seasoned Horror fan who has probably seen it all will get grossed out by the gore and violence. The film is so bloody and gory you will feel like the blood come off the screen and into your face. The ending of the film is great and the bloodiest 15 minutes you will see in a recent Horror film. Also,look after the end credits and you will see one of the great surprises in movie history.
The cast does a great job in their roles. Jane Levy is excellent as Mia,with Levy bringing emotion and lots of depth to the role. Shiloh Fernandez is wonderful as David,Mia's brother with Fernandez having great chemistry with Levy. Lou Taylor Pucci gives a great performance as Eric,the one who knows what's going on. Jessica Lucas(Olivia)and Elizabeth Blackmore(Natalie)give good performances as well.
Fede Alverez(in his directorial debut)does an amazing job with the direction of the film,with Alverez bring a great visual style and atmosphere to the film while also doing well with the scary scenes. Although Alverez's direction is not as kinetic or as strong as Raimi's,it's still great direction from Alverez.
The score by Roque Banos is effective and memorable and fits with the tone of the film. Great score.
The special make-up effects in the film excellent,gory,realistic,messy and bloody and definitely work for the film. Excellent effects.
In final word,if you love the original Evil Dead or the whole Evil Dead Trilogy,you will love the new Evil Dead,a scary,gory and effective Horror film that stands alongside the original,one of the best Horror remakes in recent years and is worth the price of admission. Highly Recommended. 9.5/10.