I wish I knew what the point was

Rating: 1/10 (20 October 2016)

I wish I knew what the makers were going for. I saw Evil dead because of all the positive reviews and I hated everything about it. I'm not even gonna analyze it, I'm not gonna pan it as I don't see the point. The simple fact is that I hated every single aspect of this movie and I haven't the slightest clue what the they were going for. So afterwards I was reading reviews and I noticed something funny. With the positive reviews there are two kinds: the ones that love it because it's terrifying and the ones that love it because it's hilarious. So which one is it? Was it supposed to be funny or scary? Or both? I'll say right now, both doesn't work. Being scared and laughing are opposites IMHO. I can't be scared and laugh and I can't laugh and be scared. So horror comedy doesn't work, a parody on horror movies does. Except for the famous tree scene (which I didn't find remotely funny nor scary) I don't see anything here that could be meant to be funny. The sequels and Ash vs Evil Dead are definitely more like comedies. So here's what I think. I think this original was either never meant to be a comedy (it was in no way billed or promoted like one and IMDb doesn't list it as one). I think the audience thought it was funny and that's why they decided to make the sequels into comedies. That also explains why Evil Dead 2 feels more like a remake then anything else. I know it's just speculation, I have absolutely not basis of proof but it's an interesting thought nonetheless. You don't have to think so, I think it's an interesting thought.