Went to see this last night, as it's coming to the end of it's run and I wanted to see it on a big screen. What a cracking piece of entertainment. Raimi going back to Evil Dead basics.
Raimi seems to understand that what people want is not necessarily to be sickened by realistc gore and violence when they go to see a horror movie. Instead, what we're looking for imho, is to be made to jump out our seats by surprises and shocks. And boy does Raimi deliver - he builds and builds and builds the tension so that you know that something is about to happen but you don't know what and when it does arrive, your pop corn does indeed go all over the shop.
The violence and horror has a real cartoon feel to it so that you laugh whilst being revolted. I'm not giving anything away when I say the build up to the bit with the anvil is pure Wylie Coyote.
Finally, I have to admit, I forgot the McGuffin. Well done Sam.
Raimi seems to understand that what people want is not necessarily to be sickened by realistc gore and violence when they go to see a horror movie. Instead, what we're looking for imho, is to be made to jump out our seats by surprises and shocks. And boy does Raimi deliver - he builds and builds and builds the tension so that you know that something is about to happen but you don't know what and when it does arrive, your pop corn does indeed go all over the shop.
The violence and horror has a real cartoon feel to it so that you laugh whilst being revolted. I'm not giving anything away when I say the build up to the bit with the anvil is pure Wylie Coyote.
Finally, I have to admit, I forgot the McGuffin. Well done Sam.
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