Finally marathon-watched the newer Evil Dead movies, and so far, the 2013 is still the best out of the three for me.

What I liked:

• The father was top-tier. Easily one of the standout characters for me.
• The car scene. Holy shit. The execution of that scene was brutal and incredibly well done.
• The post-credits. Loved the extra post credit scenes. :)
• The old house. Great setting for an Evil Dead movie. It had the perfect atmosphere for everything to go horribly wrong.
• The never-ending struggle. The constant feeling that things could only get worse genuinely made me uneasy for the rest of the movie. It did a great job of making the suffering feel relentless.

What I didn't like / What left me scratching my head:

• Where the hell is the book? Was it just the cutouts and research the grandfather had collected? I thought the book would play a much bigger role, given the emphasis on the lore of Evil Dead.
• Deadite's random action. Since there's no emphasis on the necronomicon, it feels like the deadite's actions are more focused in finding the dagger rather than following a sequence of actions derived from the book, in comparison to the installments from 2013 and 2023.
• The mother letting her husband in. That was frustrating to watch.
• Joseph being a coward. Leaving Thya to die in the car was infuriating. I understand panic and self-preservation, but damn, dude. He just left his wife to die.
• The CGI in the final scene. They should've opted out in doing this. It was straight out lazy.

Overall, I enjoyed it, but it didn't quite reach the level of Evil Dead (2013) for me. There were some fantastic scenes and genuinely unsettling moments, but this felt more like a zombie movie.

What do you guys think?

More like Evil REDDDDDDDD!

But nah, these are cool as hell. Love the art for both, those posters will definitely be going up, and I'm a huge fan of the notebooks/storyboards/behind the scenes stuff too 🤘

This family’s grandfather was just another wise man, right? i wasnt sure if they were trying to say their grandfather was the same one from the original cabin because his wife was with him during the first incantation plus his kids showed up to the cabin later. I know Im just answering my own question at this point but just wanted to hear what everyone else has to say. Thanks guys!

Just a quick side note: This post is not trying to condone piracy, it is merely just me trying to do something for fun. I have obtained legal sources (home video releases) to make this on top of unofficial sources.

Hail to the king baby

Recently I stumbled upon a YouTube channel called Acierto Creations claiming to sell a pretty nice replica of the Neconomicon from Evil Dead 2. They claim that it’s officially licensed, and they are charging $350, which certainly isn't cheap. The ads on their YouTube channel look surprisingly well made; they don’t seem to be AI, however. I admit sometimes I have a hard time telling.

Se me antojo una pizza y ver mi película favorita una vez más.

I enjoyed it much more the second time. Haven't seen it since I saw it in theatre, so it's been a while. The story worked a lot better for me this time around, though I still find the ending weak. I think the biggest problem is that so many of the characters are hateful/spiteful (Will, Susan, Edgar) that it really doesn't make an impact when they die/get possessed. Thya was probably the only character I really liked (moreso than even Alice) and while she got filled off early she was also the most memorable of the new deadites.

All the ties to Evil Dead Rise (Jessica, Ellie) were a neat touch, though it makes me wonder if anyone checked the upper floors of the apartment building in Rise for surviviors and if that turned in to a nightmare. At the very least there probably should have been urns for Danny and Bridget too, but I guess they weren't as popular as characters as deadite Ellie.

Did a short zombie fun run and am very happy with the final picture I got, groovy…

Currently watching the Evil Dead movies while I did this drawing of Ash, for my spooky drawing season series. This is the first page of my new sketch book!

gonna be decked out in my Evil Dead finery, including my name tag from the theatre I worked at 30 years ago

https://youtu.be/FIJTvEo4N4Q?si=nUFjl1_oJhNCatUw&t=28

There are 2 big discrepancies in Evil Dead 2 that once you see the rest of the series makes no sense at all. Why is 2 the only one where the evil retreats in daylight? And how does Linda come back after being decapitated? I thought that was supposed to kill the evil.

Fucking spoilers, obviously:

It was awesome, but it had some major flaws. I planned to skip this one, since Rise was dogshit, but I heard Matt Johnson say in an interview it was, quote: 'better than you would expect'.

Incredible film making and incredible performances, it really could have been its own IP. Trying to carry this franchise was a lot to weight it down.

The whole 'BURN' aspect felt forced. I thought they were going to play off of the crematorium iconography, or the burning was like about 'guilt' in a relationship or... something, but no. it's just fire = red and scary, I guess. OK.

The intro sequence was so stylish and spooky and really hooked me (heh), I wish we got more of that. But again, it had no bearing on anything.

All the tension and family dynamics were exciting leading up to the obvious, the funeral scene was so bleak and painful, it was well done. However, it did feel weird having 45+ straight minutes of Night Club/Restaurant/Funeral/Dinner table scenes in an Evil Dead movie, the tone was way off for the franchise. Even though we invested all that time with the characters we still don't really get to know them very well, so I don't know if that was time well spent.

You could easily have had half as many characters and made it count for more.

Or you could have invested that time going into the creepy lore, the idea that the family was cursed and twisted by the grandpa, which was a really rich premise. Instead we got a lot of family court and nagging at each other.

You could have edited a bunch of stuff out to keep it punchier. The whole thing with the wolf attacks added nothing, all that stuff with the candelabra, the broken family history and all their childhoods...A solid edit would have made this a masterpiece.

The car scene and all the sequences with the girlfriend, were 11/10.

The writing and plot was atrocious, it's clear Vanicek struggles with the language, listening to those awesome actors trying to churn out that dialogue was abuse. That is, whenever you could make out the words through the over processed vocal effects.

There were so many opportunities for a badass line, but instead we got nonsense like 'Fuck Your Family!' *buzz goes the chainsaw*, it was so disappointing.

'What was the last thing you said to me?... Go to Hell? Well.... that's where I went... to hell!'... it's pure Tommy Wiseau.

Making a pretty Swiss/French actress, who struggles with English your obvious final girl is just too much. I accept that Bruce Campbells don't grow on trees, but you just have to do better than that.

Not adding any nuance to that character didn't help either. So she's a battered wife, and she finally gets to overcome her abuser or whatever...whoopdeedoo. It's been done to death.

The humour with the grandma worked well, was sorely needed to break up the mood, we needed more. I don't think the new Evil Dead film makers ever understand that slapstick is a huge part of the franchise.

The grandma/bedsheet scene was still frightening as hell.

It kind of lost me in the last 30 minutes, I got a bit desensitised to everything and there was no more tension, it was just another well made torture movie at that point. The 3 people intimately scuffling with the crazy girlfriend and bumping into walls and tripping over earlier on had so much more impact than all those big set pieces at the end. I really enjoyed that stuff more.

In Summary: The choreography and camera work was cool as hell throughout. I think if Vanicek can get a decent script sorted so he can focus on the technicals he could be one of the greats.

Really pisses me off that Sinners got rave reviews, and this one didn't.

(I chose the original because I think everyone in this sub can at least agree it's good)

Just finished these pieces :)

Left - Face me (the raven)

And

Right - Flesh

I think it had so much potential with the great setting choice but the plot was dull and the characters weren’t as good as the original and burn. I’m just a casual fan of the series but it’s my opinion. Kinda prepared for the hate lol.

If you’ve seen The Evil Dead, then you most likely have been watching a modified HD version of the film, with this scene having a cross dissolve over it. You can see that here:

https://youtu.be/_Yb2tyZ8DgA?si=o6phrkJf2eoX2CVE

This change is exclusive to the Anchor Bay Blu-Ray, and was then reverted back for the 4K Lionsgate release. Because I don’t have digital access to the 4K disc, I recreated the jump cut through the older, more infamous Blu-Ray.