Evil Dead remake

[Dukefrukem]

I think an Evil Dead remake has inherently less potential than a Carrie remake though.

Dunno bout that. Chloë Grace Moretz has it.

[Dukefrukem]

Boy oh boy are you cynical. :P

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He's also, from what I understand, a producer on the movie. So yeah, he's got a vested financial interest in its success.

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Yeh but D&MU is right. No one is a bigger Bruce Campbell fan than I am. I go to his book signings, I own every single one of his movies... but I just watched Evil Dead last night. It's so fucking good it's hard for me to have any shred of excitement for a sequel, let a long a remake where there isn't even a character that resembles what made Evil Dead so good to begin with. I am definitely getting more cynical over time- I was one of the people most excited for the Thing remake. So I expect the outcome to be similar: CGI-infested, no charm, thoughtless and produced to make a quick buck.

[Spinal]

I may have said this before, but I would rather have seen a film adaptation of the Evil Dead musical.

[Skitch]

"Did that dork beast just say it wanted to swallow my soul? That's so rude that I'm not even gonna tweet about it."

[Dukefrukem]

So this isn't news on the remake, but yet a fourth film in the Ash trilogy;

During the panel, Bruce made numerous references to the idea of an EVIL DEAD 4 that we’ve been hearing about for a while. He said that Sam Raimi wants nothing more than for another film in the Ash series of EVIL DEAD to happen, and would continue to push for such a film on his deathbed, but that, for now, it was time to pass the torch onto a younger generation. Campbell also promised that he had worked to ensure that we would not be screwed over by this movie.

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/59095

[Dukefrukem]

Comic Con Trailer

[Dukefrukem]

I have to admit, it looks pretty good.

[Bosco B Thug]

Fmeh. All the horror sites are now riding a wave of geeky optimism.

I mean, sure it looks kind of cool, for a remake that takes all its cool ideas from an original and gussies it up to be all extreme and state-of-the-art, all while everything around it not dealing with crazy blood and chainsaws looks like every other horror film out there.

[Gamblor]

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[Watashi]

Seeing that trailer made me appreciate Cabin in the Woods much more.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Seeing that trailer made me appreciate Cabin in the Woods much more.

They picked "demon resurrection book"? I'm never gonna see a merman...

[Dukefrukem]

Seeing that trailer made me appreciate Cabin in the Woods much more.

It's almost as if they intentionally tried to connect the two.

[number8]

That's what everyone was geeking out about at NYCC?

[Dead & Messed Up]

When Bruce Campbell tells you to geek out about something, you put your reservations aside and start hooting.

[Watashi]

That's what everyone was geeking out about at NYCC?

People geek about the most trivial stuff at comic cons.

[number8]

People geek about the most trivial stuff at comic cons.

Sure, at the con itself, but I meant the online buzz coming out of it, especially when the trailer leaked. I kept hearing about how surprisingly great it actually looks.

[MadMan]

Meh all around. I'd rather see an Evil Dead 4 with Rami directing and Campbell as Ash again.

[Ezee E]

Looks good to me, just would rather not have the Evil Dead name attached to it.

[megladon8]

My favorite part is how it looks like a generic 2000's horror movie!

[Dead & Messed Up]

My favorite part is how it looks like a generic 2000's horror movie!

Does Platinum Dunes have exactly one lens, and sometimes they loan it out?

[megladon8]

Does Platinum Dunes have exactly one lens, and sometimes they loan it out?

:lol:

Honestly, don't get what could be exciting about this. Looks terribly cookie cutter.

[Henry Gale]

Well that's some aggressively stylish unpleasantness!

And seriously, I know Cabin in the Woods was just coming out when they were filming this, but it's just crazy how much overlap they now look to have. Mind you, everything not entirely cabin-based was probably the coolest looking stuff there, though.

But then again, often times the purpose of a trailer is to just throw the broadest net out to grab a wide audience, not necessarily even towards horror or Evil Dead fans, so it's still entirely possible that this ends up being halfway decent, just having now seen some of it, I don't have all that much personal stock in it.

[number8]

Don't make claims you can't keep, man.

[Grouchy]

... and the trend of letters over a photograph continues.

It makes film posters look like book covers.

[Skitch]

... and the trend of letters over a photograph continues.

That's what I was going to say.

I guess if you're already remaking a legend that no one wanted as the original is so beloved, you might as well go all in and get as many tickets sold that first weekend. I'm curious to see if it will be screened for critics.