New Evil Dead Trailer is Out. What are Your Thoughts?

So the trailer for the new Evil Dead remake/reboot/sequel project thing is finally out. This thing has undergone more changes than Mickey Rourke's face since the first time I heard about it. At first it was supposed to be a straight sequel with Bruce Campbell reprising the role of Ash and Sam Raimi directing. Then it was changed to Campbell producing and a new actor coming in to play Ash, but Raimi still directing. Then it was changed again to a complete reboot with an all new cast of characters and a new director but with Raimi and Campbell still on as producers.

Well all this back and forth has made me a little weary that the final product may end up being closer to the new spate of godawful remakes of 80s horror franchises like Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street, but this trailer looks pretty...awesome. What do you guys think about it? Is this going to be the 80s remake that makes the cut, or more of the same shit?

I guess I should put up an ALL CAPS WARNING THAT THIS TRAILER IS VERY GRAPHIC IN CASE YOU ARE EATING OR SITTING AT THE COMPUTER WITH YOUR KID OR YOU ARE JUST GENERALLY SQUEAMISH.

Edit: I guess what I'd like to ask is, do you think it would have been better as a straight sequel with Bruce Campbell et al? Or is this the way to go?

Yeah, I think it looks pretty alright. Definitely more in line with the very original Evil Dead. That trailer alone also confirms that there's going to be a lot nastiness in there... that ending tongue clip, just... *shivers*. Anywhoo chainsaws, tree rape, deadite possession, creepy cellar lady, arm severing - this looks like an Evil Dead film.

That looked great.

Fuck yea. My favorite horror movie ever and it looks like it's getting a good, proper remake. I'm really excited to see more of this.

I am totally pumped for it, and don't see how anyone couldn't be. That crazy beat alone makes this one of the greatest trailers ever. 

I hate the "modern horror" color filter, but everything else looks great.

Saw this the other day and. ho. lee. shit.

I'm a huge fan of the original and I'm glad that with the remake they decided to not try and create a new ash, and also that they have decided to lose any of the action/ slap-stick comedy that came out in the sequels.. Even leaving the hand cutting scene in without the black comedy.. I liked the direction that character and series went even after the first being pure horror.. The movie just looks super over the top and kinda awesome, I can't wait to check it out.

I am surprised that they have kept the tree rape scene in there, considering in any interviews when asked if he would have changed anything about the original Raimi always said he'd lose that particular scene..

No Bruce No Sale. As a massive fan of the originals (yes I even like the third) I have no desire to go and watch this.

@mordukai said:

No Bruce No Sale. As a massive fan of the originals (yes I even like the third) I have no desire to go and watch this.

That was my initial reaction when I heard they were doing a remake sans Bruce, but now I don't know. That trailer was pretty intense. It didn't do anything for you?

@mordukai said:

No Bruce No Sale. As a massive fan of the originals (yes I even like the third) I have no desire to go and watch this.

That was my initial reaction when I heard they were doing a remake sans Bruce, but now I don't know. That trailer was pretty intense. It didn't do anything for you?

@MariachiMacabre said:

@frankfartmouth

@mordukai said:

No Bruce No Sale. As a massive fan of the originals (yes I even like the third) I have no desire to go and watch this.

That was my initial reaction when I heard they were doing a remake sans Bruce, but now I don't know. That trailer was pretty intense. It didn't do anything for you?

Also Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi are both producing so I can't imagine they'll let it take a dump on the franchise.

I think that's the selling point for me overall. I mean the trailer's great, but knowing that Raimi and Campbell are signing off on everything is what's going to get me into the theater.

It looks sick, can't believe they had tree rape in the trailer.

It looks well produced, but I don't know, I think the charm of the first Evil Dead was that it was made in such a small budget they actually made something that was both disturbing and kinda enjoyable to watch. This one looks good, but not sure if it'll be great.

@Sploder said:

It looks sick, can't believe they had tree rape in the trailer.

Yea I'm surprised that it's in the film at all. Pretty sure I once heard Sam Raimi say he wish he hadn't put it in the original.

Started this trailer thinking 'Nothing I haven't seen before. Just another remake. Exploiting my favorite franchise...'. And then I think they sold me on it. Well done.

Yum yum, me likey. I haven't seen such a good trailer for a long time.

I am getting too old for this I guess it just seems super graphic and pointless. I know thats what all horror movies are but the level of gore you see in modern horror flicks is starting to reach some weird fetish levels.

@Humanity: Have you actually seen the originals? Pointless gore is Evil Dead's bread and butter. Honestly, nothing in that trailer seems any worse than the source material. Higher budget, maybe, but if Raimi had thought of that tongue bit, he totally would have used it. Probably would have had it hose blood all over, to boot.

Also: "I know thats what all horror movies are..."? You sure about that?

@ShaggE: The original Evil Dead even at the time seemed more comedic than gruesome in it's violence.

Also yes I think most, not all, but most horror movies are somewhat pointless shoe-string plot affairs with jump scares/graphic violence galore. You hardly ever walk out of a horror flick with a deeper conversation about the plot of the movie unless its to discuss how absurd it was.

There are some "horror" movies that I've seen which have been genuinely intriguing but those were few and far in between. The original Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters was one of those for example.

@Humanity: Sure, by way of the small budget, but ED1 was totally straight faced (as far as that type of horror goes).

As for horror in general, I agree that most of it is trash (as a massive fan of the genre), but I also counter that most of every genre is trash, just because of the sheer amount of movies that come out each year. But there's much, much more out there than slashers, zombies, and found footage films.

I do agree that you rarely walk out of a horror movie while waxing philosophical, but the same can be said about comedies. That doesn't make them pointless, it just means they serve a different purpose.

Edit: Also, just in case, please don't take any of this as flaming. I value a good debate on the purposes of horror.

Certainly looks brutal.

But I tend to agree. Personally, if there isn't much else besides the gore (like the humour of the originals) it kinda feels a little inane.

Also, the director of this remake seems to be somewhat of a unknown quantity. Not that it really matters, I suppose. (many great directors debuted in the genre)

Huh. That looked... really good. Like, surprisingly good. Like, they're actually trying.

I'll go see it.

This looks all right. I think a sequel now would be weird, with Campbell looking much older and all.

@Humanity: I really liked A Tale of Two Sisters, even though I though the whole thing was pretty clichéd, and some scenes have no connection with the main plot (like that dinner scene, which was pretty creepy, but I can't see how it relates to the story). Feels like they just inserted those in the movie to make it more like a horror. Its differential is that it has heavy doses of drama. It's kind of a sad movie, really.

@mordukai said:

No Bruce No Sale. As a massive fan of the originals (yes I even like the third) I have no desire to go and watch this.

That was my initial reaction when I heard they were doing a remake sans Bruce, but now I don't know. That trailer was pretty intense. It didn't do anything for you?

No, not really. The movie just comes off as a check write off. Evil Dead is Ash, period. Without that charchter to show the complete absurdity of the situation we wouldn't be having this conversation today. Evil Dead would have been shelved along the other stinkers that were made in that period.

PS: Just because they have "producer" credit doesn't mean they actually had any creative input. I guess I was just expecting too much. IF you get to enjoy it then more power to you. I just don't have sort of desire to drag myself into the theater to watch this.

Jeff Green was talking about this on the 24 Tested podcast this weekend and he basically said that where he is now as an adult, he really doesn't need/want to watch a movie where a woman is raped by a tree. I'm kind of there with him. Glad to see it looks properly intense and disgusting though, and not played for laughs.

The trailer looks cool. With all the horror remaking thats been going on in the past few years, this looks like it has some potential... But we'll have to wait and see.

@mordukai said:

The movie just comes off as a check write off. Evil Dead is Ash, period. Without that charchter to show the complete absurdity of the situation we wouldn't be having this conversation today. Evil Dead would have been shelved along the other stinkers that were made in that period.

That's quite true

@mordukai said:

@mordukai said:

No Bruce No Sale. As a massive fan of the originals (yes I even like the third) I have no desire to go and watch this.

That was my initial reaction when I heard they were doing a remake sans Bruce, but now I don't know. That trailer was pretty intense. It didn't do anything for you?

No, not really. The movie just comes off as a check write off. Evil Dead is Ash, period. Without that charchter to show the complete absurdity of the situation we wouldn't be having this conversation today. Evil Dead would have been shelved along the other stinkers that were made in that period.

PS: Just because they have "producer" credit doesn't mean they actually had any creative input. I guess I was just expecting too much. IF you get to enjoy it then more power to you. I just don't have sort of desire to drag myself into the theater to watch this.

I don't think that's necessarily true. Ash wasn't really the "hero" in the first one. He was just a screaming, scared kid. It could have been anyone in the film, but it was him. He was just surviving. The story behind the movies is also what makes it good. Expanding on the mythology of the Necronomicon with the second and third movies was awesome, but I'll agree that giving Ash such a recognizable and iconic look in Evil Dead 2 certainly helped. But I don't think Ash is the only good thing about the Evil Dead movies.

Also, Ghost House is producing the movie. Ghost House is Sam Raimi's production company. Also, Sam Raimi helped write it. So the movie is in good hands.

@mordukai said:

No Bruce No Sale. As a massive fan of the originals (yes I even like the third) I have no desire to go and watch this.

That was my initial reaction when I heard they were doing a remake sans Bruce, but now I don't know. That trailer was pretty intense. It didn't do anything for you?

No, not really. The movie just comes off as a check write off. Evil Dead is Ash, period. Without that charchter to show the complete absurdity of the situation we wouldn't be having this conversation today. Evil Dead would have been shelved along the other stinkers that were made in that period.

PS: Just because they have "producer" credit doesn't mean they actually had any creative input. I guess I was just expecting too much. IF you get to enjoy it then more power to you. I just don't have sort of desire to drag myself into the theater to watch this.

really gory stuff in the trailer and it basically looks like the same movie without BC.

@frankfartmouth said:

@MariachiMacabre said:

@frankfartmouth

@mordukai said:

No Bruce No Sale. As a massive fan of the originals (yes I even like the third) I have no desire to go and watch this.

That was my initial reaction when I heard they were doing a remake sans Bruce, but now I don't know. That trailer was pretty intense. It didn't do anything for you?

Also Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi are both producing so I can't imagine they'll let it take a dump on the franchise.

I think that's the selling point for me overall. I mean the trailer's great, but knowing that Raimi and Campbell are signing off on everything is what's going to get me into the theater.

i was bummed that another classic was getting remade and might ruin the memory of the original but if Raimi and Campbell are working on it then i am all for it!

@Humanity said:

@ShaggE: The original Evil Dead even at the time seemed more comedic than gruesome in it's violence.

Also yes I think most, not all, but most horror movies are somewhat pointless shoe-string plot affairs with jump scares/graphic violence galore. You hardly ever walk out of a horror flick with a deeper conversation about the plot of the movie unless its to discuss how absurd it was.

There are some "horror" movies that I've seen which have been genuinely intriguing but those were few and far in between. The original Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters was one of those for example.

The original Evil Dead wasn't a comedy.

I've always been a fan of the sequels, but I'd never seen the original. Finally watched it last week after seeing this trailer and holy shit it was actually pretty creepy and disturbing (i thought the tree rape would be more campy than anything but no, it was pretty fucked and played seriously. jeez). So the trailer seems like it's going in a good place. Ash was in the original Evil Dead, but he wasn't so much a focus like in the later movies so I think it's okay for the remake to have a whole new cast.

Also I don't have a problem with Diablo Cody, at least not from the stuff I've seen by her, and Bruce Campbell and Sam Raimi both have their approval so that's pretty good, too.

NO BRUCE CAMPBELL. NO MY MONEY!

Eh. No thanks. Looks pretty hardcore and I guess I'm not that into that style. Even though the first movie wasn't supposed to be campy, the practical effects sorta made it that way then the series went in an intentionally funny direction and that's what I like. I'm sure this is gonna be well made for what it is but I think I'm gonna skip it.

Although I thought the trailer was a little less "Evil Deadish" than I may like, I still think this could be awesome, and my hope that the girl cutting her arm off in the trailer is going to be our new Ash really builds my excitement. There aren't enough strong female characters in the horror genre, and a lady with a chainsaw arm may be just the right thing to make this a hell of a movie. That's all speculation though, but like I said my hopes are high for this reboot.

As with other remakes of recent horror films (ie. Friday the 13th & Nightmare on Elm St), I have very low expectations on those remakes & this Evil Dead remake being something I'd enjoy as a longtime fan of the genre. Rather them come up with something new in the franchise or just something new instead of trying to get the idea of quite recent horror films & try to make these films better. Just something about the look & feel of those films that can't quite work when being remade. Will add it to netflix like those remakes & eventually get to them but in no hurry at all to see them.

I've already seen and enjoyed this movie twice before, there is no good reason for another remake.

This version is looking like it steers a little too close to torture porn for my tastes; I'll watch it but I doubt it will stand up to the 80's flicks.

Reminds me a lot of the Thing remake from last year, great effects but shitty and a complete letdown for fans of the 80's version.

Seems like it could be a fine horror movie, just wish they didn't call it evil dead. Evil Dead + Bruce is just too ingrained in my head to ever think of it any other way.

@Humanity said:

@ShaggE: The original Evil Dead even at the time seemed more comedic than gruesome in it's violence.

Also yes I think most, not all, but most horror movies are somewhat pointless shoe-string plot affairs with jump scares/graphic violence galore. You hardly ever walk out of a horror flick with a deeper conversation about the plot of the movie unless its to discuss how absurd it was.

There are some "horror" movies that I've seen which have been genuinely intriguing but those were few and far in between. The original Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters was one of those for example.

The original Evil Dead wasn't a comedy.

@gaminghooligan said:

Although I thought the trailer was a little less "Evil Deadish" than I may like, I still think this could be awesome, and my hope that the girl cutting her arm off in the trailer is going to be our new Ash really builds my excitement. There aren't enough strong female characters in the horror genre, and a lady with a chainsaw arm may be just the right thing to make this a hell of a movie. That's all speculation though, but like I said my hopes are high for this reboot.

From what I've read the "new Ash" in this one is a girl named Mia, so you could very well be right about that. I don't know about the chainsaw arm, but here's hoping.

I never really understood the hype around the original movie but that looked pretty entertaining.

It looks like Evil Dead. That's good enough for me

It's Evil Dead and without Bruce in it. 
Fine by me 
 
 
Edit: well he might have a cameo, but what I mean is he's the producer, so it can't be all that bad

Talk about a movie that does not need to be remade. No thanks. I wonder what trailer I just watched that a lot of people are saying was so good.

Also to those saying ED 1 was not a comedy: it was funny to me, it didn't matter if it was intentional or not. This is not giving off that vibe in the same way at all. Comedy might not be the right word, I guess just a "B-Movie" vibe is what I would call it. I know how this ramped up in the sequels but it was there in the first for me.

And also, I oppose tree rape in 2012.

I didn't even know they were doing this. I'm glad Raimi's not directing because I think that's the least interesting thing he could be doing right now. I don't like horror, especially the torture-porn "isn't violence scary" kind, and that seems to be the direction this movie's going in, instead of the "this is pretty stupid, but somehow I'm really enjoying myself anyways" feeling I got from Evil Dead 2.

@ShaggE said:

I hate the "modern horror" color filter, but everything else looks great.

I know what you mean, but it still looks alright. I'm hopeful it'll turn out pretty good.

So ummm, I don't want to be the guy that tries to introduce logic or reasoning into things that don't really need it, but why would a tree rape someone?

Food for thought.

@Strife777 said:

So ummm, I don't want to be the guy that tries to introduce logic or reasoning into things that don't really need it, but why would a tree rape someone?

Food for thought.

CAUSE ITS DA DEVIL.

@MariachiMacabre said:

@Hailinel

@Humanity said:

@ShaggE: The original Evil Dead even at the time seemed more comedic than gruesome in it's violence.

Also yes I think most, not all, but most horror movies are somewhat pointless shoe-string plot affairs with jump scares/graphic violence galore. You hardly ever walk out of a horror flick with a deeper conversation about the plot of the movie unless its to discuss how absurd it was.

There are some "horror" movies that I've seen which have been genuinely intriguing but those were few and far in between. The original Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters was one of those for example.

The original Evil Dead wasn't a comedy.

Yep. Apparently no one remembers Evil Dead or it's complete lack of comedy.

The first Evil Dead was hilarious. Intentionally funny? No, but totally a campy movie.

@YoThatLimp said:

@Strife777 said:

So ummm, I don't want to be the guy that tries to introduce logic or reasoning into things that don't really need it, but why would a tree rape someone?

Food for thought.

CAUSE ITS DA DEVIL.

That seems like a good reason for anything.