I'm not gonna comment on the hyperbole... but it's a fantastic reinterpretation of Evil Dead. Retains the heart of the original with a new twist.
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Evil Dead (2013) is the best horror "remake" ever made
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Suspiria is debatable. I loved the new one, but I can totally see the argument of why someone would prefer the original. The Thing and The Fly pretty much render the original versions needless.
It's.. good. But it doesn't improve on the original outside of making Barbara an actual character which is well welcomed.
It also completely neutered the ending. I enjoy it well enough, but the original gives me chills when I watch it.
I love The Thing and Invasion of the Body Snatchers too but I wonder if they somewhat suffer from this. A huge part of why I love them is the SFX, but I always understood that the themes of the originals were political (mostly focusing on the Red Scare). The remakes lose that. The horrifying concept of monsters hiding in plain sight and not knowing when you can trust your closest friends translate beyond the original political message though.
And goddamn I love the SFX of that era. These were all body horror done perfectly (and The Fly too).
The suspiria remake was so drab and dull. Love the original but the remake was just such a drawn out bore.
Great dance scenes though.
Great dance scenes though.
But it isn't a remake?
They redo the first night i.e. Evil Dead one in like the first ten minutes with some retcons. Evil Dead 2 starts where the first movie ends
I don't hate it as much as you seem to but agreed that I have no idea why people like the remake. I watch the original trilogy about once a year and it missed basically the whole spirit.
There was a musical made in Canada and ran off-broadway for a bit, that was a great redo of the first two movies. If anyone gets a chance to catch a recording of that, recommended.
Ehhh I'm not too big a fan of this remake. Let the Right One In had a certain atmosphere throughout that movie that they failed to replicate. Also, the pool scene of the original was more effective. Such a shocking scene, one of my all-time favorites.
As I was reading this thread I happily thought people had finally turned around a bit on the first Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake, but no, seems some people still REALLY hate it. It was fun.
And obviously The Thing still wins, but as far as more modern remakes go, I'd probably go with a remake of a Japanese film, like The Ring.
It's close enough I reckon.
Bruce Campbell called it a 'requel'.