Evil Dead (1981)
Evil Dead (2013)
So, I'm gonna start a new trend here. I call it Face Off. It's where I take two different versions of a film and review and compare them.
"Evil Dead", one of my favorite films. Of course I'm more of an originals girl, but I have to give both films credit here.
A group of friends go camping in the woods. They explore the cabin and they come across a collection of strange things, including a book called "Book of the Dead". Now....I don't know about you....but when I see a book like this, I would stay away from it. Especially when it warns me NOT TO READ FROM IT in the first place.
I'm very superstitious about this stuff. You see it too many times in movies. You go reading a random chant, and you've awakened the dead. Way to go! Now we get to dance with the dead. How fun! Just for future reference; the next time I want to live "Thriller" in real life, I will let you know.
The 1981 film, in my opinion, is much more comical than the 2013 film. Bruce Campbell does an excellent job in his Ash character, and I missed him in the 2013 remake.
The 2013 film is much more gorier than the 1981 film. The scenes are more gorier. A fun fact: Before watching this film in theatre I had a couple of shots of Vodka, so I was tipsy during the first few minutes of the movie, and I found every scene hilarious. During the middle of the film the alcohol started wearing off, and I flinched at every gory scene I saw.
The 2013 film is definitely more dark than the 1981 film. It's also scarier in a sense. I don't feel it outshines the original film, but it is definitely a great film to add to the collection.
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http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0083907/
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http://m.imdb.com/title/tt1288558/
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