Apr
6thEvil Dead (2013)
The Evil Dead 2013 Remake is an endurance test. I think it’s good to mention that if you have seen the red band trailer then just expect that kind of intensity through the whole film. Beat for beat it’s almost exactly what you’d expect if you mixed the original Evil Dead with the gritty style of the red band trailer. The film inhibits a grim world and that relentless terror that permeates the film maybe it’s greatest weakness. What makes Evil Dead 2 really sing is that knowing wink to the audience. The idea that we’re going to be taken on an unexpected thrill ride. By contrast Evil Dead 2013 is a joyless affair. There’s a lot to like about the new film, especially the intervention subplot, but the sense of wonder is saturated in dread. The film starts to run on it’s own towards the end. Due to subtle manipulations throughout the course of the film we understand the purpose of the Deadites, which has never been really clear up to this point in the franchise. The Necronomicon acts as both a warning to it’s readers and as a detailed recipe for unleashing it’s terror. When things go terribly wrong we understand how deep the consequences of failure are. I wish this aspect of the film was played up. It’s one thing to show people being butchered one by one on a small scale. It’s another thing to see how their actions could endanger other lives. When the problem […]