Top 5 Surprisingly Awesome Horror Movie Remakes
Jeremy Dick
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Evil Dead – Courtesy of TriStar Pictures
4. Evil Dead (2013)
Anyone who knows me can tell you how much I love the original Evil Dead movie trilogy from Sam Raimi. Bruce Campbell’s Ash is probably the all-time greatest protagonist in all of horror. His new series on Starz, “Ash vs. Evil Dead”, proves that he’s still got it, all these years later.
But in 2013, the plan to continue the Evil Dead franchise wasn’t to bring Ash back. Like many horror film series, it would receive the infamous reboot treatment. Horror reboots had a terrible track record by this point, so many horror fans probably groaned when first hearing about this. How could you possibly match the original film with no Ash?
To be fair, it’s not entirely clear if this film is a “remake”. Director Fede Alvarez says it’s possibly a continuation of the original films, taking place 30 years later. But as the storylines are so similar, some horror fans may not be able to accept that.
In any case, the film is so much better than any of us were expecting. Sure, it shaved off the dark humor in favor of genuine terror, among some other small differences. It’s visceral, gory, and an excellent experience to watch, proving that the Evil Dead story can be just as scary in a modern setting.
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