Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
04-12-13, 11:36 AM
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Re: Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
I remember that. Awesome moment. 
Another wonderful thing about the first movie is how it flips the script twice. Cheryl is set up as the "Final Girl" early in the film. It's practically screamed at you that she will be the one to survive all of this. Then she's not only suddenly raped but then subsequently possessed. This is around the time that Scotty steps up as the hero and the one to kick ass and take names. Only for then the whole focus to switch to a different protagonist. This time to the meekest of the characters, Ash.
Ash was the hero all along (the "Final Boy" as several film essays have labelled him) whereas Cheryl and Scotty were both red herrings of sorts.
Another wonderful thing about the first movie is how it flips the script twice. Cheryl is set up as the "Final Girl" early in the film. It's practically screamed at you that she will be the one to survive all of this. Then she's not only suddenly raped but then subsequently possessed. This is around the time that Scotty steps up as the hero and the one to kick ass and take names. Only for then the whole focus to switch to a different protagonist. This time to the meekest of the characters, Ash.
Ash was the hero all along (the "Final Boy" as several film essays have labelled him) whereas Cheryl and Scotty were both red herrings of sorts.
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04-12-13, 11:42 AM
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04-12-13, 12:54 PM
#553
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Re: Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
And this is what basically ruins all of these modern big budget remakes of classic low-budget horror flicks. The grungy low-grade look and feel of the originals is what made up 90% of their creepy vibe. Slick, over-produced contemporary "grindhouse" is an absurdity.
04-12-13, 12:58 PM
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Re: Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
I picked up the three-disc "ultimate edition" of 1, the skull cover of 2, and the Screwhead Edition of AOD at my local FYE on sale to hype the new one.
04-12-13, 01:12 PM
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Re: Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
Carol J. Clover is the author you should look up. Specifically her book called Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. There's a section where she discusses Ash and the Evil Dead series. Most of the other works I read derived much from that book and would cite it often.
04-12-13, 01:26 PM
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04-12-13, 02:11 PM
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04-12-13, 10:54 PM
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Re: Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
I really, really, really, really wish I hadn't looked up what that meant.
Ah, I've heard of this book, it seems to be fairly well-known, I think I've heard a number of film critics mention it. I'll have to check it out, see if a local library has it or something.
Carol J. Clover is the author you should look up. Specifically her book called Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film. There's a section where she discusses Ash and the Evil Dead series. Most of the other works I read derived much from that book and would cite it often.
04-17-13, 03:04 PM
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Re: Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
Saw this last night and think by the final act I was like...This is pretty generic. Nothing blew me away, nothing was new or innovative, and even the gore wasn't nearly as ramped up as I thought it would be. While I wasn't expecting the camp of the original films I did find myself laughing at this remake out of a weird kind of boredom.
Once scene in this remake I found particularity DISAPPOINTING:
Once scene in this remake I found particularity DISAPPOINTING:
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04-17-13, 09:16 PM
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Re: Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
Decent movie for a remake however, for those unfamilar (or didn't even know of its existence) with the original The Evil Dead will likely come away thinking this was a ripoff of The Cabin In The Woods...which I guess sorta ripped off The Evil Dead. 
04-17-13, 11:37 PM
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Re: Evil Dead being REMADE....by Sam Raimi
seeing this later today - can't wait!!
04-18-13, 05:32 PM
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