The most terrifying film you will ever experience? Probably not. Or maybe, if this is the first and only horror film you will ever see; but apart from that no, probably not. Although don't let that turn you off of watching the film, most horror films (in fact i'd go as far as to say 99% of horror films ever) couldn't ever live up to a slogan as arrogant as this one for Evil Dead (2013).
For a paranormal based horror this has to be one of the most gratuitously violent and graphic films I have ever seen, it almost sends the Hostel trilogy on a run for its money. Only not quite. But still, the concluding sequence with the chainsaw has to be one of the best chainsaw scenes in cinematic history, Jane Levy (who plays drug addicted Mia) rips straight through the Abomination's body, one handed, whilst the sky is raining blood. And there's no sneaky cutting away from the chainsaw action to minimise the gore either, no, we see the full extent of the chainsaws damage and watch the Abomination sink back into the blood-saturated ground, down back to hell, presumably.
Many will argue that this reboot doesn't (and never could) match up to the original. However I say its about time we tried to desperately scare a new, modern audience, and not keep harping on about how 'terrifying' the original was. The truth is, the 1981 graphics and fake blood just aren't enough to scare anyone anymore, no matter how 'original' the film may be.
Jane Levy's performance is considerably good, in comparison to so many other annoying and tiresome performances created by heroines in the horror genre. The most suitable example I can think of is screaming Sally in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Levy's performance is, for want of a better word, ballsy. She seems to do exactly what a normal human being would do in the presence of flesh-possessing demons; become possessed, and if given the chance to arise from possession, cut the said flesh possessing demon in half with the nearest chainsaw to hand. Not, ahem Sally ahem, run screaming and falling into a family of mass muderers' house. Levy made sure the demon was dead, and I appreciate that.
Overall, Evil Dead was definitely not the most terrifying film I have ever experienced, however I did thoroughly enjoy it, due to the not so predictable plot and its twists, the crude violence, blood rain and really good make up artistry. Evil Dead is definitely not a film for anyone without a strong stomach- or a duvet to hide behind.
For a paranormal based horror this has to be one of the most gratuitously violent and graphic films I have ever seen, it almost sends the Hostel trilogy on a run for its money. Only not quite. But still, the concluding sequence with the chainsaw has to be one of the best chainsaw scenes in cinematic history, Jane Levy (who plays drug addicted Mia) rips straight through the Abomination's body, one handed, whilst the sky is raining blood. And there's no sneaky cutting away from the chainsaw action to minimise the gore either, no, we see the full extent of the chainsaws damage and watch the Abomination sink back into the blood-saturated ground, down back to hell, presumably.
Many will argue that this reboot doesn't (and never could) match up to the original. However I say its about time we tried to desperately scare a new, modern audience, and not keep harping on about how 'terrifying' the original was. The truth is, the 1981 graphics and fake blood just aren't enough to scare anyone anymore, no matter how 'original' the film may be.
Jane Levy's performance is considerably good, in comparison to so many other annoying and tiresome performances created by heroines in the horror genre. The most suitable example I can think of is screaming Sally in Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Levy's performance is, for want of a better word, ballsy. She seems to do exactly what a normal human being would do in the presence of flesh-possessing demons; become possessed, and if given the chance to arise from possession, cut the said flesh possessing demon in half with the nearest chainsaw to hand. Not, ahem Sally ahem, run screaming and falling into a family of mass muderers' house. Levy made sure the demon was dead, and I appreciate that.
Overall, Evil Dead was definitely not the most terrifying film I have ever experienced, however I did thoroughly enjoy it, due to the not so predictable plot and its twists, the crude violence, blood rain and really good make up artistry. Evil Dead is definitely not a film for anyone without a strong stomach- or a duvet to hide behind.
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