hamhock
Sloane Ranger
Posts: 2,333
Sept 5, 2005 16:30:07 GMT -4
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Post by hamhock on Apr 4, 2013 8:48:08 GMT -4
Well, are we going to see it or are we offended by the idea of a remake?
The commercials are freakin' me out.
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Post by Hamatron on Apr 4, 2013 10:59:41 GMT -4
The reviews I'm seeing -- from some of the hardest critics -- are saying that it pays homage while still being it's own film and that it's well done.
That said, I love horror movies, but I don't know if I will see it. I saw the original at a church lock-in (!!) when I was 13. Normally, I'm pretty much okay with anything a horror flick throws at me. But at one point, I actually had to go outside and stop watching because it was making me light headed. So, in my mind, the original Evil Dead is the one horror movie I can't handle. Now that it's 20 years later, I should try to rewatch the original and see if it still is too much, hah. Maybe I will roll my eyes at my teenage self (I usually do).
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Post by kateln on Apr 5, 2013 21:26:24 GMT -4
I'm sorry but there is only one Ash as far as I'm concerned...
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Post by lea1977 on Apr 5, 2013 21:36:48 GMT -4
I can't watch the commercials, too freaky.
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Post by Atreides on Apr 6, 2013 0:13:04 GMT -4
I just came back from seeing it. I thought it was just okay. I wasn't scared for one second so for me, it fails as a horror movie. It's very, very gory though with lots of blood, vomit, and various other body fluids.
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Post by Sunnyhorse on Apr 6, 2013 9:02:27 GMT -4
I'm sorry but there is only one Ash as far as I'm concerned... Gimme some sugar, baby. |
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Post by ratscabies on Apr 6, 2013 14:35:43 GMT -4
Does Bruce at least have an uncredited cameo?
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Post by GirlyGhoul on Apr 8, 2013 8:53:13 GMT -4
Does Bruce at least have an uncredited cameo? I saw it this weekend- No Campbell cameo- though he is listed as a Producer at the end. I enjoyed myself- it was entertaining and yes, they had many homages to the original while mixing up the story/ events/ causes of death, etc. And it's quite possible it may hold a new World Record for use of fake blood. That said, it didn't have the same soul as the original. I didn't really give a crap about any of the characters even as they tried to give them some backstory.... I take it back. There were two main characters they gave backstory to, the rest were just kinda there. I don't feel I wasted my money- 'cause like I said I was entertained (But admittedly, I'm a total gorehound) But I probably have no reason to ever see it again. Why? Because it was done better in the original.... and duh, No Bruce Campbell! Plus, I wouldn't call it a scary movie. It's really just gory. The original was scary because even though they didn't delve too deep into the characters (it was just five young adults going to an old cabin to relax/party- you didn't know much about their lives beyond that), it was easy to care about these people because of how they interacted with each other. Plus they were really innocent victims of circumstance. They discovered the Book of the Dead and the recording that the original cabin owner had made of his research about the book- and by the time they played it out of boredom/curiosity it was too late. It was terrible to watch them be destroyed one after the other. Terrible and scary. These new set of characters- only two get a backstory, the rest are there as friends/well wishers (slam pieces?). But you would never believe they had a history together other than them saying they do. No chemistry between the actors at all. They don't just find the Book of the Dead and think "Hey, what's this?" They find it surrounded among signs of very BAD BAD MOJO, (like get out of the cabin immediately, call the police, you dweebs!) the thing is wrapped up in barbed wire and has notes that say "Leave this book alone!" "Do not read aloud!" So when the sh*t hits the fan, it's much harder to feel sorry for them. So you're not scared for them. Great gore though. |
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Post by Atreides on Apr 8, 2013 19:38:46 GMT -4
There is a Bruce Campbell cameo after the credits. It's on Youtube. It's just Bruce in dimly lit profile saying "groovy", then turning his head quickly to face the camera.
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Post by GirlyGhoul on Apr 8, 2013 20:45:09 GMT -4
There is a Bruce Campbell cameo after the credits. It's on Youtube. It's just Bruce in dimly lit profile saying "groovy", then turning his head quickly to face the camera. Oh snap! That would have been awesome! Unfortunatly for me I had to pee so bad by the end of the movie that I left as soon as the blood finished pouring down the stairs. Must check it out on YouTube!! |
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