Evil Dead

In my eyes, there were three things that made the installments in "The Evil Dead" franchise iconic and memorable. One, a strong leading man presence in the character of Ash, played by Bruce Campbell. Two, a strong vein of black comedy to take the edge off the gore. And three, innovative, never-before-seen camera usage by Sam Raimi. This remake has none of these three things. Hell, Ash isn't even a character in the film! This is a very standard demon-and-gore fest with nothing special or memorable. It didn't even need to be called "Evil Dead", as it departs so much from the original that I don't know why they even named it that. As an unrelated horror flick it's decent enough, but it's no "Evil Dead", not even close. Hell, they didn't even have the card premonition scene, which is one of the most iconic moments in the first film. Disappointing. 3/5

Evil Dead on Netflix