![]() ![]() ![]() As such, it retains a very “drive-in” quality about itself. It’s pretty “bare bones” in its execution as we get mild character development in the beginning, with most of the film being scares, chills and kills. In this film, Ash is more of a wimpy, meek everyman who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and barely makes it to the end of the movie before being supposedly killed off just before the end credits. Here, the story is your typical set: a group of friends deciding to spend their vacation in an old cabin in the middle of the forest, and inadvertently unleashing the forces of darkness after playing a mysterious recording left by the previous tenant of cabin. What some people may not realize is that much of what we associate with the “Evil Dead” franchise is the cheesy effects, corny one-liners and the overall coolness of Ashley Williams, who didn’t actually debut in “The Evil Dead,” but rather in its sequels “Evil Dead II” and “Army of Darkness.” While it’s not entirely fair to compare a small-budget indie film to a million dollar studio production, if I were one were to look at the two films, it’s almost no contest which is the better film: the 2013 re-imagining. Another key difference is the overall lack of color in the set dressing, which does a great deal in setting up the age and desolation of the locale, something the older version tried to accomplish to some degree but couldn’t due to the various limitations. There is a genuinely creepy vibe to the whole film. In the case of the re-imagining, it greatly benefited from the advances in special effects that have come about since 1981. That may be why so many film students latch on to it, considering where the people involved ended up. With what it has, it does an okay job setting an eerie atmosphere, but the effects of the film are on the other side of laughably bad.Ĭouple that with out of focus shots, weird compositions and effects ranging from decently creative to just nonsensical, and you have yourself a “B picture.” There is a passion to the project, but there is also an amateurish feel to the whole thing as well. I may get a steam-liner-sized amount of flak for saying this, but “The Evil Dead” has not aged particularly well and wears its cheapness on its sleeve. Images courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment and FilmDistrict.) It's been three weeks with these fight cards. This may not be so much a Monster Clash as it is an updated review of the re-imagining by Fede Alvarez. ![]() Seeing as it is the week of Halloween, what better time than now to take a look at what many consider to be a horror classic, as well as the catalyst for the careers of Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. In that review, I mentioned how I had not seen the original despite having it sit on my shelf for many months still encased in cellophane. You may recall that I’ve reviewed the 2013 re-imagining of “The Evil Dead” once before. ![]()
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