Remaking Evil Dead?

This.

And this is why this 'remake' is called The Evil Dead.

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I kind of thought that about the Dawn of the Dead remake, which basically just kept the "zombies in a shopping mall" premise while using a completely different plot and cast of characters. I don't know for certain, but it seems like the makers' reasoning was that this was the only way to get away with setting an unrelated zombie movie in a shopping mall without viewers going, "Oh, look, zombies in a shopping mall. It's such a rip-off of Dawn of the Dead." This seems to be a similar deal.

That being said, I still have my reservations about whether or not I'll actually go through with seeing it.

Exactly my point! What kind of an ingeniusly devious scheme is that? I can't believe it, I simply can't...I won't...

Young teens will go and see it only because its a remake of a cult favorite. Totally disregarding if whether or not the original is a better movie.

Sadly, not just young teens.

I've heard this rumor for years, but still nothing official. I'll believe when I see it, and I probably won't want to believe that it's real. No need for a remake.

EDIT: Ok, apparently there is a trailer, so this thing is real?

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I checked the trailer out. Doesn't look much like the original, but still looks fecking scary.

The trailer looked surprisingly professional. I was very impressed by the woodland cinematography at the beginning. Then it dissolved into exploitative horror. It looks pretty grotesque, and I do have a sort of soft spot for that stuff, but it's been done to death now. I was disappointed in the absence of any splatstick as well.

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Looks like it's going to be a good gore fest but how is this supposed to be a remake of Evil Dead, is their going to be an Ash type character, I know they said Ash was not going to be in it but is their going to be some kind of hero character, cause this just looks like well a horror movie, but does not look anything like a Evil Dead remake.

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omg I hope it's as good as the original, otherwise imma be pissed!!!

You're gonna be pissed.

Yeah I agree with HK.

That looks like a fan trailer of Evil Dead in the vein of modern horror films...
Terrible acting.

I am guessing, going by the music, it's a horror film for the Step Up generation.

The guy who reads from the book looks like Jared Leto with long hair and a beard.

Also....why include a dog? Just to be more vicious? I hate animal cruelty.

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News in is that the filmmakers are trying for an R rating (18 in Britain)... however Bruce Campbell isn't looking forward to the MPAA reaction.

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Looks graphic enough but far too polished looking. The raw-ass DIY charm of the original watered down into moderate budget mainstream dvd rental material. Ho hum.

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Poster:

Trailer looked decent, but I am very skeptical.

How come hollywood can't make anything new? Everything out these days is a remake, reboot or something.