temptedblaze

I think this movie is misunderstood. I certainly misjudged it until now. I put off watching this film for a long time. From watching the trailer, I don't think it was marketed as a horror comedy, but it certainly is, and a dang enjoyable one at that. I watched this alone and I laughed out loud several times. It's just the right amount of campiness and it's fun and enjoyable. If you liked any of the old Evil Dead series then you'll probably enjoy this - it has the same goofy energy. If you're looking for a serious or dark horror then this definitely isn't the right film for you today, but if you feel like having a good laugh at a silly stereotypical demonic curse type story, then you should definitely ignore the low rating and put this on.

I watched the original and then this one, back to back. First time for both. The remake is far superior, which doesn't happen a ton, especially in horror. Everything that I disliked about the original was fixed in the retelling. The characters were flushed out and it makes you feel for them a lot more. It didn't feel clumsy like the first one, and they dropped that ridiculous police subplot. Even the graphic assault scene felt so much more raw and authentic. You really root for the anti-heroes after that, and the villains all got extremely satisfying deaths afterwards. I can't think of anything that I would change about it. I never would have thought I would rate a movie of this subject matter so highly, but it really is a masterpiece.