I never got around to discussing
Evil Dead Rise.
I saw the film twice in the theaters and plan to buy the digital version when I have the money—honestly, my horror film of the year
No. I'm not trying to say it's the best horror film in recent memory or even the best from the series. There's a meme (I can't find it) of two women fighting and next to them is a breh making a cool pose for the camera. The caption on the women says "
Evil Dead 13' fans arguing their movie is the best" and "
Evil Dead Rise fans arguing their movie is the best". The breh's caption says "Evil Dead fans just happy there is another solid film added to the franchise." I resonate with the breh
Before I get into what I really loved about the movie, I want to say I think
Evil Dead Rise will be one of those horror films that will be enjoyable and rewatchable twelve years from now. The type of horror film that might scare the shyt out of your children, but it's still watchable since there's no nudity.
Evil Dead Rise is a film you can turn on for a date and leave in the background as you clap cheeks. You can get home from a long-ass day of working, smoke one, and lay back as you watch this film for the 31122323rd time.
Do you know how valuable that is for someone in the horror community? I know some people dislike the film but the consensus is positive from
Evil Dead fans.
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Now to why I love it so much.
Ellie might be my favorite demonic possession character ever. I thought Alyssa Sutherland PUT IN WORK, to the point I feel she carried the movie on her back. The energy possessed Ellie brings along with her look and dialogue put her in the rafters for me.
"Mommy sleeps with the maggots now" is an iconic quote imo. I need a shirt or a poster of that quote including Ellie.
I also thought Beth was a great final girl. She's pretty, and not implying she's goth or anything, but some folks have great looks that fit well in a horror environment like Katherine Isabelle in
Gingersnaps or Ashley Laurance in
Hellraiser; she fits the Evil Dead series. Nowhere near Sutherland's work, but Lilly Sullivan was a decent counterpart.
I didn't like any of the other characters at all. The kids were lame and the others were madly forgettable. This should be a testament to how great Ellie's character is.
Some parts of the story felt too loose and weak too besides possessed Ellie, the beginning was fukking phenomenal and I wanted more of that.
I hope we get another
Evil Dead film ASAP. It should since this film broke records for the franchise, but that could also mean rushed content and trash stories so idk I'm just being greedy.
What a time to be a horror fan though. You can't even complain about the current state when there's literally something for everyone. What you might like someone might dislike, and vice versa, and that's okay.
I really love
Evil Dead, the
Hellraiser remake, and the new
Scream.