Evil Dead Remake

[Mindcrime1204]

This looks disgustingly awesome.
I'm a huge horror/gore/effects/makeup fan and this is getting me all giddy.

I showed more than a few friends who said it looked too over the top for them.

 

[himself138]

movie loooooks nasty. whoa yeah

 

[decypher]

The trailer looks great. I hope they'll stick to the "serious" tone instead of trying to bring in too many comedic elements as I never saw them in the original - which I loved watching as a kid - either.
I really liked the TCM remake and the "Beginning", because they were pretty gritty and the violence was pretty mean, Evil Dead Remake could be headed the same way .

 

[Sephiroth952]

Some of the images from that trailer alone are gonna haunt my dreams. Its just so fucking creepy, specially the bitch in the basement.

 

[Force]

Not gory enough

 

[wrongnote85]

pumped

 

[SenorDingDong]

 

[Marv Attaxx]

IGN gave this one a 9.0 lol

 

[ridner]

will definitely be seeing it. it looks like it could easily go either way though

 

[AxeHappy]

I am absolutely going to see this in theatres. I don't go to theatres often but Fuck. This can help but be awesome I'm thinking now.

Also on a related note:
They have announced a sequel to this and, far more epically, Army of Darkness 2 with Bruce Campbell coming back to play Ash! YAY!

 

[Philligan]

I am absolutely going to see this in theatres. I don't go to theatres often but Fuck. This can help but be awesome I'm thinking now.

Also on a related note:
They have announced a sequel to this and, far more epically, Army of Darkness 2 with Bruce Campbell coming back to play Ash! YAY!

I really like the old Evil Deads, and I really like how this finally looks like a modern horror movie that is actually gonna be scary, but I honestly don't think I can sit through this one in the theatre, it looks terrifying

Also, +1 to the girl in the basement. I can creep myself out at night just thinking about her.

edit: was the post above mine, but here's some stuff!

http://screenrant.com/army-of-darkness-2-evil-dead-4-sam-raimi/

http://www.slashfilm.com/evil-dead-2-script-already-in-the-works-remake-trilogy-planned/

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

^^^ really??? got a link? that sounds like good news!!

the trailer does look pretty bad ass. I'm off to google more on this - can't wait!!

 

[Philligan]

They turned fucking Evil Dead into more of that stupid fucking 'torture porn' mainstream gimmicky garbage.

I think I like what they did though. Most modern horror movies are either jumpy/somewhat creepy PG-13 movies, or the 'torture porn' thing like the Saws. Or the new documentary-style movies like Paranormal Activity and The Fourth kind. We won't get into non-American stuff

I really love how this movie looks honestly scary/creepy, and he's not afraid to go for a high rating. Judging by the trailer at least, it seems like it's what real horror movies *should* be. I'm not sure how much it'll do justice to the originals, but I don't think they really need a remake - this just looks like a good horror movie.

And it wouldn't be Sam Raimi without some gross-out stuff

Also, sorry for replying to a 6 month old post

 

[AxeHappy]

I hate torture porn with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns and I just don't see it in the trailer.

It looks like a lot of the original Evil Dead stuff, just with modern graphics. There was a lot of pretty fucked up stuff in those movies which was largely viewed with humour because the "special" effects were so poor.

 

[Philligan]

I hate torture porn with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns and I just don't see it in the trailer.

It looks like a lot of the original Evil Dead stuff, just with modern graphics. There was a lot of pretty fucked up stuff in those movies which was largely viewed with humour because the "special" effects were so poor.

Also, AFAIK there's no CGI in this whatsoever

 

[knifefightintheor]

I hate torture porn with the fiery passion of a thousand burning suns and I just don't see it in the trailer.

It looks like a lot of the original Evil Dead stuff, just with modern graphics. There was a lot of pretty fucked up stuff in those movies which was largely viewed with humour because the "special" effects were so poor.

20 years from now we'll say the same thing

My mom told me, when she seen the original Evil Dead and Evil Dead 2 in the theatres, there wasn't a whole lot to laugh about - It was genuinely scary, but like you said - By comparison of what's considered "Realism" today and back then, it's just a big silly roller coaster ride

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

Also, AFAIK there's no CGI in this whatsoever

even if it's say 20% CGI, i'll be happy. I thought maybe that tree rape scene had some. but again, 80% real props kicks ass.

Most movies are full of CGI now, and it seems to work against itself - it's meant to look real, but ends up feeling less so because you KNOW it's just not really there!!

 

[wrongnote85]

I think I like what they did though. Most modern horror movies are either jumpy/somewhat creepy PG-13 movies, or the 'torture porn' thing like the Saws. Or the new documentary-style movies like Paranormal Activity and The Fourth kind. We won't get into non-American stuff

I really love how this movie looks honestly scary/creepy, and he's not afraid to go for a high rating. Judging by the trailer at least, it seems like it's what real horror movies *should* be. I'm not sure how much it'll do justice to the originals, but I don't think they really need a remake - this just looks like a good horror movie.

And it wouldn't be Sam Raimi without some gross-out stuff

Also, sorry for replying to a 6 month old post

i feel compelled to point out that the first film to do that was 'cannibal holocaust' from 1980.

i feel compelled because it's about my favorite film of all time.

 

[VBCheeseGrater]

i feel compelled to point out that the first film to do that was 'cannibal holocaust' from 1980.

i feel compelled because it's about my favorite film of all time.

I got that on the good old VCD format years ago from china or wherever. Don't remember being all that blown away. The folks i was watching it with thought i was crazy, i do remember that..."What the eff is this??"

Evil Dead comes out thursday night for sneak previews....will be going then....BUMP!!!

 

[wankerness]

Cannibal Holocaust is historically notable and obviously deserves a lot of credit for the "found footage" thing but it really doesn't escape its trash film roots. We didn't REALLY need all the rape/sex scenes, but what really puts it over the top into exploitation trash are the drawn out animal deaths IMHO. The acting is atrocious on all fronts other than some of the "cannibal" victims (probably cause the filmmaker did nasty things to them like making them hang out in that burning hut and didn't end up paying them). The score is also hilariously overwrought, it's practically playing adagio for strings while that turtle gets dissected and through some of the other bad stuff, which I think really undermines the "found footage" thing. Oh well. I don't dislike it, I respect its influence, but it sure is odd that for some reason a lot of horror nerds attempt to use it as an example of why non-horror geeks should take horror movies seriously when in reality it's a good example of exactly the kind of thing that makes people hate horror movies.

The more I see of this Evil Dead remake the less sure I am that they understood the tone of the original. The first stuff posted in this thread looked like they understood the "so disgusting it becomes surreal and funny" angle but some of the stuff I've seen more recently makes it look like it's trying to also be hardcore at the same time, which doesn't seem quite right. The characters themselves don't seem to have that innocent moron Ash thing going on. Who knows. I probably won't see it till it comes out on video, unless it's getting good reviews and is the kind of splattery fun that the originals were. The audience response to "serious" horror movies in the theater usually make me lose faith in humanity, but I must admit "Drag Me To Hell" was way more fun with an audience since they were all just eating it up.