I saw this remake this wekeend. Most of the reviews I've seen have been positive, a few have been lukewarm, and some have been very critical. This movie is the spiritual successor to the original, lacking the overt comedy that came with Evil Dead 2 and, even more strongly, in Army of Darkness. There are several nods to ED/ED2, both in dialogue and in other ways (the final snark near the end, for example). The use of prosthetics and fake blood as opposed to CGI was effective, in my view. If you're a fan of the franchise, chances are you'll like this movie. It is exactly what it is meant to be, and doesn't go deeper than that. If they'd tried to take it deeper, it probably would have been a disaster. Certainly not a movie for the faint of heart, however. If you're not familiar with the franchise, you may not care much about this film either.
I saw that it did come in first in box office over the weekend and take in $30 million, worldwide; and since the film was made for only $17 million I guess they're pretty happy with it.
I won't say more about it here, to avoid spoilers, but if anyone else has seen it, I'm curious what you thought.
I saw that it did come in first in box office over the weekend and take in $30 million, worldwide; and since the film was made for only $17 million I guess they're pretty happy with it.
I won't say more about it here, to avoid spoilers, but if anyone else has seen it, I'm curious what you thought.