That Evil Dead Remake?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

The 2012 NYCC Panel has some good information on it:

Bruce Campbell shows up there and if you watch that video you'll see a still or too.

[sukebanboy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sukebanboy]

Interview with Bruce about it...

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/n...-fabulous.html

“There's none of the original characters. We didn't want to compare apples with apples. It's a contemporary movie - just like Evil Dead was contemporary in 1979, this is contemporary for young adults now. It's basically five new kids who are going to have a really bad night with a brand new director - Fede Alvarez, who was handpicked by Sam Raimi. I've seen it already; I think it's definitely fabulous.”

We're really excited and really behind it, [but] it's going to take a bit to get the Evil Dead fans behind it. We know we've pissed a lot of them off. We appreciate that and we appreciate their anger and their zeal, but the only thing we want to impress upon them is that we didn't screw it up. This is going to be just as memorable as [the original] Evil Dead without being the same movie”

“You don't want to remake something shot-for-shot. I can't believe they remade Psycho - what the hell kind of a waste of celluloid is that? It's a creative medium.

“The nice thing is the film looks beautiful. The effects are 10 times better than we ever had access to and the actors are all better than we were in 1979. Though granted Sam Raimi is a mad genius, so we got a crazy result like Evil Dead out of this amateur enthusiasm sort of thing.”

CAMEO from him???

I'm not at liberty to discuss that. But the thing is we want it to be a standalone movie. You're going to have some references [to the original] in there and there's going to be things the fans will enjoy as far as familiar aspects, but it's a whole new ball game.”

“I'll be honest with you, I don't know if I could - the last one was 1991. I was a virile young man; I'm 54 years old now so I'm not sure 54-year-old guys need to be doing that s**t anymore. But if Sam wants to lace the boots back on and do something that makes sense, that's fine. We may need to do the movie one day, if our careers fly off the tracks and we crash and burn, we might look at each other and go 'Let's make an Evil Dead movie'!”

[Jack J Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jack J]

I'm not convinced! If it's such a "creative medium" why do they feel the need to re-make an old film instead of coming up with some creative ideas for a NEW movie. :thm:

[Alex K. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Alex K.]

I say give it a chance. Not all remakes are shallow cash ins.

[Jack J Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jack J]

They are Legion.

[Robert W Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Robert W]

[Toyboy like a hole in the head Find all posts View Profile Close Toyboy]

Saying the cast is hotter (as Campbell states in the video), or that they're better actors doesn't mean shit as a justification. Neither does pointing out the updated effects. It's not as though the fans of the original had a problem with any of that. Thinking that lightning will strike twice with this remake is foolish in regards to creating a "new classic" - if the original doesn't connect with new audiences simply move on and make something new*. Gussying it up with sexy young actors and newer FX won't make a bit of difference in making this stand up to the first films, at least not in the eyes of most.


*Of course though, doing a remake means not only tapping the segment of movie goers that will check out most new horror flicks in the theaters, but also those who enjoyed the original, whether they approve of a remake or not. Why make only $20 million opening weekend if you might be able to bump that to 25 or 30 by pulling in the curious doubters?

[Toyboy like a hole in the head Find all posts View Profile Close Toyboy]

What lousy effects...



Dumb



HOT!!!

[Robert W Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Robert W]

The "new" effects look a lot a like an Exorcist knock-off to me.

[Jack J Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jack J]

Gussying it up with sexy young actors ...

If I wanted young sexy actors I'd watch porn.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

The "new" effects look a lot a like an Exorcist knock-off to me.

I thought the exact same thing. How did Linda Blair go back in time and get locked in the cellar?

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

*Of course though, doing a remake means not only tapping the segment of movie goers that will check out most new horror flicks in the theaters, but also those who enjoyed the original, whether they approve of a remake or not. Why make only $20 million opening weekend if you might be able to bump that to 25 or 30 by pulling in the curious doubters?

It'll also allow them to re-release the original films... again. To cash in on all those new fans that the remake will bring in (whether it's good or bad is kind of irrelevant in this regard).

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

And just like that, here's the trailer.

[sukebanboy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sukebanboy]

Looks better than I thought it would.....in fact, it looks like something I will check out on its theatrical release.....and I don't say that so often these days...

Bit happier about the whole remake thing after seeing that..

[Apronikoff Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Apronikoff]

Yeah, I have to say the trailer looks pretty cool.

But then I don't have the remake allergy that a lot of people seem to have, so I'm sure many will feel different.