Director Fede Alvarez
Writers Fede Alvarez - Diablo Cody
Cast
Jane Levy - Mia
Shiloh Fernandez - David
Jessica Lucas - Olivia
Lou Taylor Pucci - Eric
Elizabeth Blackmore - Natalie
TriStar Pictures - Running time 91 minutes
A group of friends head off to an isolated cabin, while there they find a very old and creepy looking book called the book of the dead, after reading from the book the group unknowingly summon an evil entity. The entity possesses members of the group which turns into a fight for survival for the others.
Evil Dead is a favorite horror movie of mine and this remake remake is much welcomed. The original story is a very simple one but the idea was brilliantly executed in the original movies, however to the modern viewer the original is looking very dated and the remake has come at a time which makes sense.
There's no CGI in this Evil Dead remake which is a nice refreshing change from what we have seen lately, this should also please the old school fans of the original movies. The director decided early on that no CGI would be used, instead opting for old style special effects and illusion techniques.
Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell are involved, while it would of been nice to see Bruce Campbell back in his role as Ash, it was decided early on that this would not happen. Sam Raime and Bruch Campbell are both involved in the production of this remake, I see this as definitely being a good thing, having the main influences of the original movies involved in this remake should capture some of the atmosphere from the 1981 movie.
