The evil dead (2013) movie#
He could have easily copied Raimi, but by doing something different he makes the movie his own. While Raimi’s film had madcap energy, and oodles of fun- the very things that make us love this series so much- Alvarez makes this EVIL DEAD ultra serious and somber. It helps that Alvarez, who co-wrote the script with Rodo Sayagues and Diablo Cody, takes a startlingly different approach to the material than Sam Raimi did.
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Instead, it provides it’s own terror, with a couple of (subtle) nods to the original. There’s no Ash, and nobody tries to imitate Campbell, and the vast majority of the scares are fresh, and avoid apeing too many of the original trilogy’s iconic bits. Whichever way you want to look at it, it works. What director Fede Alvarez has done here is craft a movie that can work as either an EVIL DEAD sequel, or a stand-alone movie. Luckily, everyone involved with this edition seems to have understood exactly what fans want and- more importantly- do not want to see, and this new EVIL DEAD is a really tight, exciting new addition to the franchise. I love Sam Raimi‘s original trilogy, and the idea of some kid stepping into Bruce Campbell‘s shoes in a watered-down modern day version gave me unpleasant memories of the NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and HITCHER “reboots”. REVIEW: Initially, I was dead-set against a remake of THE EVIL DEAD. The demonic force begins taking over their bodies- one by one- and the remaining friends find themselves fighting not only for their lives, but for their very souls!
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PLOT: A group of friends spending the weekend at a remote cabin unwittingly awaken a demonic spirit, when one of them reads from the Necronomicon- aka, the book of the dead.