I'm not the biggest fan of the 2013 movie, but I do really like it, I'd give it a 7/10 to 8/10. Then there's Ash vs Evil Dead, which I love. Then, of course, the original trilogy - which I absolutely adore. Especially II and Army of Darkness. I think I'm one of those people who likes Army of Darkness the most, actually. Now, there's a fifth film, so how is it? Personally, I enjoyed it - it ranks fourth out of the five movies. I'd give it a score of 8.2/10 thus beating the 2013, which, again, I really like. This one was mostly enjoyable, I believe, thanks to the cast and the cinematography, and the third act, which in itself was very gory and had some startling moments. This is by far the most brutal of the five films, and I thought its use of humour back and forth was fitting, yet, not quite as good as the way it's done in the originals. The two lead women performances were excellent. The three kids, the oldest daughter and the son, they're pretty good actors, I'll give them credit. But the best performance of the three, to me, was the youngest daughter, she did a terrific job and it's admirable given I believe she's maybe only 10 years old, if that. She is gonna be a star. Going back to the lead roles, most people are saying the standout is El, but to me, it's Beth. They're both superb, but Beth was such a good protagonist. The cinematography was at times splendid and nearly impeccable. They did a terrific job there, very well done, some excellent shots. The film is straightforward and quite, considerably, short - merely 96 minutes. I'd have made it 110 or something, just so there was a few extra details and nuances and moments, but at 96 minutes, still, it's a solid entry into the Evil Dead universe.
Good directing, decent enough dialogue, tons of gore, tremendous camera work, and good acting all round. The opening is also awesome, and its title reveal, much like everybody else has already said, is magnificent. Only issues I have are the aforementioned runtime, which in itself is fine, I just sort of wish it were that bit longer, and the rest of the actors, or, well, lack thereof. There were so few people, it could have added some more and even a few more background characters just to give it that extra but if depth and presence. And the opening, well, afterwards when it takes us to Beth at El's home, it could have been 10 minutes less, focusing more on other things, or those ten minutes be rather, say, 20-25 and it being more action and struggles and such. But I have to say, I'm pleased with this overall and I enjoyed it. It's a very enjoyable experience especially if you're a casual fan but love gory horror, but the diehard fans will either love it or find it okay/dislike it. I expect division there. Most people will like it though, I suspect. Anyway, yeah, it's a good one. Go enjoy it.
Only spoiler: the scenes with the fused together end villain were very cool and quite freaky, well done. It is reminiscent of other good horrors or sci-fi horrors.
Good directing, decent enough dialogue, tons of gore, tremendous camera work, and good acting all round. The opening is also awesome, and its title reveal, much like everybody else has already said, is magnificent. Only issues I have are the aforementioned runtime, which in itself is fine, I just sort of wish it were that bit longer, and the rest of the actors, or, well, lack thereof. There were so few people, it could have added some more and even a few more background characters just to give it that extra but if depth and presence. And the opening, well, afterwards when it takes us to Beth at El's home, it could have been 10 minutes less, focusing more on other things, or those ten minutes be rather, say, 20-25 and it being more action and struggles and such. But I have to say, I'm pleased with this overall and I enjoyed it. It's a very enjoyable experience especially if you're a casual fan but love gory horror, but the diehard fans will either love it or find it okay/dislike it. I expect division there. Most people will like it though, I suspect. Anyway, yeah, it's a good one. Go enjoy it.
Only spoiler: the scenes with the fused together end villain were very cool and quite freaky, well done. It is reminiscent of other good horrors or sci-fi horrors.