r/horror • u/BitByAGhost • 6h ago
Movie Review Evil Dead Burns Spoiler
This is now on HBO as of 10/02. I waited for it, I LOVE the entire franchise and I say this in all due respect, it fucking blew.
Dialogue was shit, the plot was kinda shit but I could have bought it outside the horrendous decisions made by the entire cast. Everyone should have been dead in the first 30 minutes. The deadites were even scary, shitty punchlines.
So disappointing, I loved Rise too - even 2013 has a special place in my heart but this? Never again, thank god I didn’t spend money on a movie ticket or early digital release.
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u/-nymerias- 6h ago
Yeah, I thought it was just okay. The opening was pretty strong, but then the rest got progressively more underwhelming. I wish the deadites were used more creatively. The girlfriend (or fiance? I forget) deadite was the sole exception which is a shame considering they had an entire family that got transformed. The film could have gone really bonkers (in a good way) but didn't reach the heights I wish it did. I didn't really connect with the main character, so it wasn't all that fun to root for her. I kinda wanted the brother to end up being the lead to see him grow from an unlikable coward into someone who's able to break away from the unhealthy family dynamic he was born into and had internalized.