The Evil Dead movies worked for two reasons, those being (1) Sam Raimi, and (2) Bruce Campbell. So naturally, there’s a new Evil Dead reboot that isn’t directed by Sam Raimi and doesn’t star Bruce Campbell. Instead it’s written by Diablo Cody! Hooray for Hollywood! (Yes, creepy horror fans, I know Raimi and Campbell are producing it, along with frequent collaborator Rob Tapert, AKA The Dude Who Is Married to Xena: Warrior Princess. But producing credits in Hollywood aren’t the most reliable titles, let along indicators of quality. Just by typing that last sentence, I was retroactively made an executive producer for the last three seasons of Xena.) Here’s the first trailer, in which we can see director Fede Alvarez going all sorts of srs bsns with his take on the touching tale about The Tree That Rapes People. So it basically looks like Cabin in the Woods, but, you know, without any of the smarts.
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Have you read any of the interviews with Bruce Campbell about this movie?
Or did you just find this trailer and post it without doing any research…
Just because you CAN do something, doesn’t mean you should.
I dunno, that was a fun trailer at the least. I don’t understand why people kneejerk hate on remakes, it’s not as though they usurp the original, Bodysnatchers style. The movie is still there, in stores and in theaters even now. If this brings a new audience in and they get curious about the Raimi/Campbell trilogy, that’s great — they’re awesome movies that everyone should see.
Nope, this looks awesome. I am a huge fan of the Evil Dead trilogy, but I think they are doing justice to the first one. The end of the trailer where the girl takes a knife to her tongue and slices it through the middle is pretty intense. Don’t be a hater until the actual movie comes out.
I did notice that they were using some of Sam Raimi’s original camera techniques.
I will give it a chance.
@car & beard – probably because the majority of remakes are fucking terrible.
Shouldn’t they release this on Ash Wednesday?