That ED remake is hardcore.
That ED remake is hardcore.
Not sure I've ever seen it all the way through.
Man, Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) might be the realest Hammer Films entry ever. First two-thirds are an uneasy but potent mix of social issue film and courtroom drama, and the way it addresses pedophilia, victim-blaming mentality, and how men in powerful position can have a system that enables and protects them feel truly ahead of its time, all the more disquieting as the targets here are young children. Then the final act takes all those real-world elements, and channels them mercilessly into Hammer's monster horror territory, becoming one of the creepiest, most horrifying stretches I've seen in quite some time.
Midnight Run (1988) - 9
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931) - 8.5
The Adventures of Robinhood (1938) - 8
Sisters (1973) - 6.5
Shin Godzilla (2016) - 7.5
It's not a remake, dag-nabbit!!!Quoting Skitch (view post)
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Wha?? There are two remakes of Evil Dead imoQuoting megladon8 (view post)
It's a sequel.Quoting Skitch (view post)
Fede Alvarez (writer/director) said it was always supposed to be a sequel. The events with Ash happened there 30 years earlier.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Interesting.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
I hate Evil Dead (the original). My unpopular opinion.
Last 10 Movies Seen
(90+ = canonical, 80-89 = brilliant, 70-79 = strongly recommended, 60-69 = good, 50-59 = mixed, 40-49 = below average with some good points, 30-39 = poor, 20-29 = bad, 10-19 = terrible, 0-9 = soul-crushingly inept in every way)
Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
Matilda (1996) 37
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) 61
Moby Dick (2011) 50
Soul (2020) 64
Heroic Duo (2003) 55
A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
As Tears Go By (1988) 65
Stuff at Letterboxd
Listening Habits at LastFM
Yeah, that's objectively dumb.Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Alvarez's movie is a sequel in name only. (That line of his sounds as if it were written by a studio publicist.)
If they had called it "Blood Acres" or "Camp Demonwood" or whatever, I doubt would have made a difference to the audience, except it would have made the movie harder to advertise.
Camp Demonwood sounds like something that starts with a BangBros logo.Quoting Irish (view post)
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
I struggled to finish it.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
From my Letterboxd:
39/100
No. Poor direction (I hate, hate, hate cheap POV shots in horror, and this is crammed full of them), the acting is terrible, the characters do dumb things (you are in a cabin with four other people, but sure, go investigate the woods yourself in your bathrobe) and the story cheats for suspense (terrified character screaming and smashing on the front door of the tiny cabin, and conveniently none of the others are concerned enough to actually see what is happening....until the last minute!).
With Crimewave, one of the very worst films I have ever seen (and makes this look like The Wild Bunch), me and early Raimi are not simpatico.
Last 10 Movies Seen
(90+ = canonical, 80-89 = brilliant, 70-79 = strongly recommended, 60-69 = good, 50-59 = mixed, 40-49 = below average with some good points, 30-39 = poor, 20-29 = bad, 10-19 = terrible, 0-9 = soul-crushingly inept in every way)
Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
Matilda (1996) 37
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) 61
Moby Dick (2011) 50
Soul (2020) 64
Heroic Duo (2003) 55
A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
As Tears Go By (1988) 65
Stuff at Letterboxd
Listening Habits at LastFM
Awee booo. So much charm there.Quoting transmogrifier (view post)
Also this logic doesn't make sense.Quoting Irish (view post)
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Yes it does. Irish's point is there is nothing in the film that directly ties it to the original characters other than the name. He's right.
It's a bad remake anyway.
Ash's car is still there from the original, and the door is still broken from Ash and his friends.
Also when did we collectively decide that we can say that a director's own words about a movie can be thrown aside?
"Nah, that's not what he meant"
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
The only charm it has is that it eventually ends and I don't have to suffer it anymoreQuoting Dukefrukem (view post)
Last 10 Movies Seen
(90+ = canonical, 80-89 = brilliant, 70-79 = strongly recommended, 60-69 = good, 50-59 = mixed, 40-49 = below average with some good points, 30-39 = poor, 20-29 = bad, 10-19 = terrible, 0-9 = soul-crushingly inept in every way)
Run (2020) 64
The Whistlers (2019) 55
Pawn (2020) 62
Matilda (1996) 37
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976) 61
Moby Dick (2011) 50
Soul (2020) 64
Heroic Duo (2003) 55
A Moment of Romance (1990) 61
As Tears Go By (1988) 65
Stuff at Letterboxd
Listening Habits at LastFM
I love all the Evil Dead movies and the show. Also Crimewave is goofy fun.
Blog!
And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
Anyone who likes early Raimi owes it to themselves to seek out Intruder.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
Saw it for my Horrorfest this year, and liked it. Review is in blog.Quoting megladon8 (view post)
Blog!
And it's happened once again
I'll turn to a friend
Someone that understands
And sees through the master plan
But everybody's gone
And I've been here for too long
To face this on my own
Well, I guess this is growing up
I love all the Evil Dead movies save Army of Darkness. That's one's not even a horror film compared to the first two.
In other news, I fucking loved The Lost Boys, guys. It was The Warriors with vampires, an 80s music video, an EC horror comic book story, an allegory for burgeoning homosexuality, and cheesy 80s fun all wrapped up in one package. Add awesome stylized visuals and creative editing to its killer premise, and you have one of the best films from the eighties. I had an absolute blast watching this for the first time, and look forward to revisiting it again and again. If I saw that when I was a kid, it'd be my favorite movie of all time until the end of time.
Last Five Films I've Seen (Out of 5)
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse (Mackesy, 2022) 4.5
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (Crawford, 2022) 4
Confess, Fletch (Mottola, 2022) 3.5
M3GAN (Johnstone, 2023) 3.5
Turning Red (Shi, 2022) 4.5
Tokyo Story (Ozu, 1953) 5
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I adore Army of Darkness, but not a fan of the original. I’ll have to try it again. I think I saw them in reverse order, so that’s probably why.
Currently watching the slapstick / splatter masterpiece that is Evil Dead II.
“What we are dealing with here is a perfect engine, er... an eating machine. It's really a miracle of evolution. All this machine does is swim and eat and make little sharks and that's all.”
I've also heard it the other way around.Quoting Scar (view post)
Jen saw and loved the original at release, and felt utterly betrayed by number 2 going slapstick.
"All right, that's too hot. Anything we can do about that heat?"
"Rick...it's a flamethrower."
This is great.Quoting Ivan Drago (view post)
Fun movie. Very quotable. I like how hard it plays to a teen crowd, flattering the audience: The cool kids are actually vampires but it's alright because they think you're cool, too.
The only thing I don't like about it is the same thing I don't like about a lot of 80s productions --- big action climaxes on movies that weren't action pictures. (See also: "Ghostbusters" and "Witches of Eastwick," both of which becomes less interesting in their final 30 minutes.)
I'll take the first half of "Army of Darkness" and leave the rest. "Evil Dead 2" still reigns. I almost think watching the first one is a pre-requisite because it makes the second one more fun.Quoting Scar (view post)
Btw, for anyone who hasn't seen it, all 3 seasons of "Ash vs Evil Dead" are on Netflix now. https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/ash-vs-evil-dead