Remakes… Remakes everywhere…

As a fan of the original Evil Dead, I definitely have some reservations upon watching this trailer. The general plot seems to have remained intact: a group of friends travel to a cabin the woods, find the Book of the Dead, and release evil upon that place. However, I am afraid that little else will be honored from the original.

This 21st century version looks like it is going to take the idea of excessive blood and gore that the Evil Dead series was known for and, while it’s still including that, take it far too seriously. So far there appears to be a considerable lack of that campy cheesiness that made the original a rollercoaster of terror, shock, and laughter. With how far movies need to go to genuinely scare audiences these days, this version looks like it is going to throw away most of what made the original fun and replace it with serious disturbing image after serious disturbing image. Based on the trailer, this looks like another typical teen horror flick, set in a cabin in the woods, with buckets of blood and guts dumped all over it.

I can’t say I’m overly excited to see this remake, but since I loved the original and am a fanatic of even the worst horror films, I will most likely end up seeing it anyway, just to see if it can hold up to a beloved cult classic.

Evil Dead is scheduled to be released on April 12, 2013.

Evil Dead

Director: Fede Alvarez

Cast: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Jessica Lucas

Synopsis

A young woman heads to a remote cabin with her brother and a group of friends, where the discovery of The Book of the Dead releases evil and horror.