I was watching Evil Dead 2013 the other day...

The movie isn't terrible, but it's definitely not perfect. My main issues are the same ones I had with my first viewing of it.

The intro scene is entirely unnecessary. I wish more horror movies wouldn't jump at the chance of showing you right away that they're a horror movie by starting off with a bang. The original didn't do that, but this one shows you right away that there are blood-thirsty demons possessing people, burning away in obvious CGI.

And then... of course... the movie jumps to the scenic drive to the cabin, which is where the movie should have started. It felt like it was trying to emulate The Shining at that point, with the music and whatnot, but The Shining wasn't stupid enough to start the movie with random, pointless bloodshed.

I don't know why, but it always bothers me when a horror movie demeans itself by trying to jump into the action without any buildup, just to assure the impatient fans that there will be blood. I watch that scene and roll my eyes. Others might roll they're eyes and turn it off, because they know the movie is already going in a dumb direction. If you take the time to build it up more, without showing your main threat right at the start... I think it can keep you invested longer. Again, I don't know why this particular movie's shitty intro bothers me so much, but I feel like it holds the movie back.

If I could make a better cut of the movie, I'd cut that scene entirely, as well as all the shots of ghosts that look like they're straight out of a Japanese horror like The Ring. Get rid of all that shit, because it's showing too much (just like the damn Amityville Horror remake). In the original Evil Dead, Sheryl was running from the evil in the woods and came to a stop to see if it was still following her. Then, you only see the tree come crashing down. You don't see some Samara-looking looking bitch pushing it down.

It all goes with the idea that less is more, and they should've cut out some of those scenes to make the movie better. That's all I'm saying.


Also, Lou Taylor Pucci takes one hell of a beating in that movie. 😄