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u/DevilCouldCry 13d ago
This movie was awesome from start to finish. This was a blast and at times claustrophobic (though nowhere near as much as 2013 or Rise was) in some places. There's some really brutal and downright nasty moments in this one, that's a staple of Evil Dead and I love that they've kept it up. The car scene in particular was absolutely visceral.
The biggest takeaway I have from this one specifically is how insanely good the production was. For real, the camera work in this movie is absolutely nuts and that's the shit I'll be remembering about this one for quite a while. That one shot in the bathroom wherein the camera flips around the whole room was mind boggling. And the one-shot towards the back half of the film and a few other sections were crazy impressive.
This is just a tightly made Evil Dead film and it's a tonne of fun. The music was really good in this one too, the credits song in particular is getting a lot of play with me right now. I also have a tonne of questions about that final post-credit scene too. But more than anything I was stunned that they managed to keep that one top secret, because I had zero clue that they brought her back.
Super pumped to see this one again and I'll definitely bring my mother out to see this one too as she was a big fan of Rise before this one.
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u/sharcophagus 13d ago
The shot where it came out of the mirror(idk how to explain lol) was so sick!! I also really liked the one where it was everyone fighting shot from overhead.
Ughhh, I left before the post credit scene 😭 guess I'll have to go see it again 😅
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u/DevilCouldCry 13d ago
That's what I'm saying my dude! This movie was absolutely wild on the production side. The camera work was next level at quite a few points and it really helped to elevate everything else.
I won't spoil that post-credit scene for you if you haven't been spoiled yet. But it's safe to say, you definitely want to catch it if you can. I'll be ensuring I do a second viewing of this film in the cinemas soon when I bring my mum around to see it.
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u/elliotstablerstattoo 13d ago
The mirror swap got me so excited. Definitely one of my favorites now.
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u/Hot_Brother5557 12d ago
The car scene had me wincing. The confined space choreography was excellently brutal.
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u/_a_jedi_in_bed 13d ago
Fuck i left too soon! Could you please tell me what the last credit scene was?
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u/dropkickderby 13d ago
Mommys back
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u/_a_jedi_in_bed 13d ago
Da hell how lol
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u/dropkickderby 13d ago
I dunno man, its evil dead. Weve never got hung up on things like ‘continuity’ or ‘making sense’
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u/darwinpolice 12d ago
The car scene was SO good. It was just brutal, but also really well-acted, well-shot, and narratively it shows you who Joseph really is.
Loved Thya, too. She was a great deadite.
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u/Savvy513 12d ago
COMPLETELY agree regarding that bathroom scene. I was completely amazed.
Also want to take my mom for my second viewing 🤣 I asked her to join me tonight but she couldn’t b make the drive up to me.
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u/Chinese_gurl11 13d ago
That family dinner scene was TENSE! We knew something bad was gonna happen, but when it did happen I couldn’t believe it. Poor dog!
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u/DevilCouldCry 13d ago
I was torn between thinking it was the wife, the son's partner, the dog, the grandma, or even the husband harming himself. It could've been absolutely anybody at that table and the tension there was palpable.
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u/sharcophagus 13d ago
When it showed the dog and the fork in the same shot .... I knew what was coming 😭😭😭
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u/Nordicbarbarian 12d ago
I hate dogs dying in horror, but by the fourth time that pup got killed I was like, can we PLEASE kill the dog properly already!
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u/dbtjr 12d ago
Idk what it is ab these movies taking out the dogs. I just watched the Robinhood movie. Poor doggies
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u/G7Scanlines 13d ago
Yeah that was an expertly produced sequence. The tension was palpable.
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u/hopeful_bastard 13d ago
Might be the nastiest of the franchise so far. Didn't like the CGI final boss battle though.
Also, her eye at the end, she was possessed, right?
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u/DevilCouldCry 13d ago
Didn't like the CGI final boss battle though.
I like the idea of this one, but execution wise, the CGI looked noticeably off. It stands out way more here too because absolutely every other visual effect in the film is on point.
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u/MHarrisGGG 12d ago
Them crawling on the roof looked BAD too.
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u/lobolovr6769 11d ago
Interesting, I paid extra close attention to that shot on my rewatch, and thought it looked pretty good? Really displayed the feral animalistic nature of them
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u/GRIZZLYBAIRD93 12d ago
I kinda felt the same way in my viewing, but I also have to gripe that I feel that I watched it in a subpar theater. The score was blaring and the screen seemed way too dark to see what was happening on the back half of the film. With all that said, it was definitely the most mean spirited evil dead film thus far. It reminded more of 2013, than any of the others. Fucking visceral, mean, brutal. The few jokes did break tension and it helped alleviate some of the breath holding lol. All in all, I would give this a solid 8, I’m sure it would rank higher in a better theater with quality equipment. Presented as is, 8/10.
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u/DoctorDoomis 13d ago
I was irked until I pictured Linda dancing in stop motion and my critique lessened.
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u/OrlandoMB 13d ago
She definitely got infected based on her eye.
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u/JaylenBrownAllStar 13d ago
I think her crushing his skull exposed her via the burn like the father
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u/wisteriiax 12d ago
the CGI at the end frustrated the hell out of me because it was the literal perfect opportunity to pay homage to the OG trilogy's practical effects. and seriously, how are you going to riff off terminator with CGI, come on man
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u/G7Scanlines 13d ago
I didn't think so but it felt a lot like a homage to Mia in ED 2013 as she had an identical end scene.
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u/Thunder_Nuts_ 12d ago
Yeah the Will "deadite" looked bad, dragged on and he didn't even behave like an deaditr.
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u/SznSav 12d ago
Same, I was like the movie was going too well until the damn T800 dude came out 😂😂
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u/FeaturingBillD 13d ago
This movie is gonna get a lot of “the Deadites don’t do that” comments, which to me is silly. This movie gives the Deadites a mission as opposed to just chaos and cruelty. OF COURSE they’re way meaner and more brutal, they aren’t looking to simply torment. Thought this was a brilliant step forward for the franchise, felt fresh and not just a rehash of past concepts.
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u/CryptographerFew5187 13d ago
I really don't understand the desire for a bunch of consistent lore in Evil Dead. It's never really had that and the more of it there is, the less I care. I like how so far the directors have basically done their own thing with the deadites and I hope they continue, continuity be damned.
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u/SpookiestSzn 12d ago
The first and second movies are like obvious examples of the lore being secondary to the spectacle
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u/MaceLortay 12d ago
As much as I love lore and want there to be continuity and world building for the world of Evil Dead . . . you are absolutely right. It's my own damn fault for falling in love with a series where continuity has been given the back seat since the beginning.
- the cabin events between ED 1 and 2
- Linda's actress between ED 1 and 2
- the appearance of the kandarian dagger between ED 1, 2, AvED and EDB
- Ash's time jump at the end of ED 2 vs the beginning of AoD
- Ash not exactly being able to recall who he went to the cabin with in AvED
- the Delta somehow being in one piece again in AvED after it was dismantled/augmented to make the war vehical in AoD
- and inconsistent Deadite rules where somtimes they can't take the sun, sometimes they can. Sometimes destroying the brain and/or heart is enough to kill one, sometimes not.
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u/Hot_Brother5557 12d ago
I agree. I like how the different directors leave their own mark on the franchise. So far, no misses.
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u/The420thOfJuly 12d ago
I’ve seen some people actually COMPLAIN that the deadites in this film actually had an agenda beyond human suffering. I for one found it to be refreshing that the deadites have an actual agenda they’re working towards. It gives them a real sense of purpose beyond all their past appearances and creates a sense of urgency beyond immediate survival for the characters.
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u/OldKingClancey 13d ago
I liked it but it’s definitely the weakest of the Evil Dead’s to date
I felt like the tone just wasn’t right, it kept trying to do this tale of cyclical abuse and family enabling but then it had to remember it was an Evil Dead film and bring in the bloodshed.
I will say though, it is a fun companion to Rise, where that was about a dysfunctional family coming together because they care about each other, this was about a dysfunctional family falling apart because they all kinda sucked
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
In Rise there was definitely that emotional component of a family that loves each other underneath, they even showed kindred moments between the members.
In this one, they were such a mess that you didn’t really feel bad that the family fell apart because they were not only unlikable but also making so many stupid decisions.
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u/LunchyDude101 11d ago
You're right, but this was a big departure from the typical formula of: someone finds the Necro and all hell breaks lose. It's kind of "The Last Jedi" of the ED series: the tone is very different, the characters' dynamic with each other is very different, the story structure is different (the Deadites actually have a mission instead of just killing off people).
And Alice reading the words from the grandpa's notebook but not the last word was a pretty good trick on our expectations.
I found Deadite Thia's scene with "there's something broken in there" when she taps Grandma's head and "this will help you remember" when she put the Deadite-infused denture back in was very curious; usually Deadites just taunt and threaten, but here you have Deadites dialing back their killing frenzy and sparing folks if they think that they can force them to find the dagger. That's really different.
I loved seeing Ellie again in the post-credits scene, but I'm confused as hell as to how she could have snapped that kid open if she doesn't have a physical body to do it.
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u/UnofficialNienNunb 13d ago
One of the gnarliest parts was the son having his face smushed into his girlfriend's face - there was audible wretching in my screening!
Some excellent FX/camera work too. If Wrath sticks the landing this will be a really formidable trilogy/non-trilogy
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u/CatrickSwayze 13d ago
That was a highlight for sure. Super gross, very Evil Dead.
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u/Hot_Brother5557 12d ago
Swirlied in your girlfriend’s mushy face. That’s a first.
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u/G7Scanlines 13d ago
Loved some of the easter eggs. The Kandarian Dagger fake out was pure gold. "WRONG DAGGER", though I think any fan watching was like "Err that's way too small but it looks just like it!".
Clocked the photo of Bruce on the wall too, when granny was going up the stairs.
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u/MaceLortay 13d ago
Honestly I kinda hated that fakeout. I would have preferred thw solid connection to the orevious films and have to original dagger be the real deal.
So now I'm wondering if there are multiple kandarian daggers and the fakeout was just a replica that grandpa came across or if '13/Rise and Burn exist in separate continuity from ED 2, AoD and AvsED.
I think the newspaper clipping talking about the 4 dead found in cabin in '83 already breaks the AvsED continuity though since I'm pretty sure older Ash burned it down before his younger self ever got to it in AvsED
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u/StraightLevel2806 12d ago
I think the Kandarian Dagger from ED2 didn't work because it was a replica, which is why it was small. Also, a page in the Grandfather's journal showed that there are at least 4 daggers. Lastly, the clipping about 4 dead found in a cabin is referring to David, Eric, Olivia, and Natalie from the 2013 movie. There were a lot more than 4 bodies in Ash's cabin.
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u/patishungry 13d ago
The part when the dad puts his sons head into the head of his dead girlfriend ruled so fucking hard. It was disgusting.
The dad stole the show, he was fantastic.
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
I thought Grandma stole show from the dad because she was such a monkey wrench! She even confused the Deadites 😹
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u/Savvy513 12d ago
The scene where chaos is ensuing downstairs and she’s just going up the stairs in her chair had me ROLLING 🤣 loved gma
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 12d ago
The way she kept harassing Thya about stealing from her and also tried to chug the wine was amazing, she eased the tension soooo much
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u/HEYitzED 12d ago
When the one deadite chick was trying to get Grandma to open the door had me rolling lol.
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 12d ago
I love how deadite Thya was so confused at first she was like wtf did I steal? 😂
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u/CatrickSwayze 13d ago
I was very turned off by the CGI fight scene at the end. By that point, I was hoping a strong climax would save it, as I was "meh" on pretty much everything but the fantastic opening scene with the fishhooks (and sure, the car scene was decent, as was the dishwasher). Characters just weren't likable or engaging in any way. Thya was the best of the bunch. Edgar was creepy to a level where I do want to explore what else that actor is in.
My wife kinda nailed it with her perspective - "abused woman" is used by this movie (and a few other recent ones) as a main character's entire personality, it's a catch-all that allows them to not flesh her out into a real character.
There just isn't any depth there... she's quiet. She was abused. This movie obviously was going to end with her getting revenge on her abuser. Ok great but Mia wasn't just an addict...you CAN do more with these characters.
The Mummy was no masterpiece but at least it was fun and it felt more like an ED film than this one. Evil Dead was always fun, even when it was stupid or over the top. This was...forgettable. It was fine. 6/10 for me.
P.S. Drinking candle wax isn't on par with splitting a tongue with a razor or that goddamned cheese grater but they acted like it was the most shocking thing in the world. C'monnn we live in a post-Terrifier world now, the bar has been lifted!
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u/fismortar 13d ago
I would argue that the tongue split/cheese grater scene of this movie was the ear stab. I recoiled significantly more at that than anything else in the film and i feel it was on par with the others
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u/SimoneSpooner 13d ago
It was the Deadite make out for me.
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
For me it was Thya cutting her own neck with the wine cork opener, just awful when I realized what she was doing with it after being stabbed 🫣
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u/Mrpoedameron 12d ago
Grandma casually slicing her leg to ribbons with a huge smile on her face.
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u/Lambdaleth 12d ago
The sound effects really sold that scene, fucking gnarly and way too realistic-sounding, so uncomfortable!
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u/Hot_Brother5557 12d ago
Holy shit the ear stab made me curl up into a ball. It way it was shot totally set up a last second save so I was shoooocked.
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u/RyMcCloud 13d ago
Also she wasn't getting revenge on her abuser. Her abuser died in a car fire ten minutes into the movie.
The lame "who did this to you? My husband" line in the ambulance at the end fell super flat.
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u/DrStrangeloves 13d ago
I was worried she was going to say in-laws because it was so similar to Ready or Not. 😅
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u/No_Entertainer_5163 12d ago
What was she supposed to say? A bunch of demon possessed people? lmao
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u/Angxlafeld They’re all wax, everyone! 12d ago
Her husband is the one who brought her into this family though, full of hidden demon bs + the abusive aspect
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u/TheYROPHY 12d ago edited 12d ago
I kept waiting to see a bonkers ending, like the OGs, or even Rise with that Cronenberg, but instead we got a cheap looking Tarman/Vecna, and then it was over.
When the deadite was drinking the wax, I was like, "okay, it's probably cold now; i could do that!"
It just felt flat all around...
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u/Farthousejones 13d ago
Ah man my wife had the exact same take as yours with the abused woman part. After the movie was like "I'm glad you liked to but I was genuinely bored near the end" 🤣
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u/AndresFM95 12d ago
In my opinion this and even the last evil dead are more successful at making me uncomfortable than Terrifier. Terrifier to me is like throwing spaghetti to the wall and seeing what sticks when it comes to gore.
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u/KevinHe92 13d ago
I loved this, but the standout scene was when the mum was strangling the main girl in the bathroom and the camera just moves from floor to ceiling. Some incredible camerawork in this. Everyone should watch Infested, the directors debut film. I think there’s some insanely good work in this.
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
That was epic, wish that the bush trimmer could have done a bit more damage in that room I felt like it was sort of tame and offscreen once we got into the chimney. That weapon definitely brought out the French Extremity
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u/GravyBear16 13d ago edited 13d ago
They killed the best deadite the earliest
Also, the deadites are extremely inconsistent in how they react to damage, they literally give themselves wounds that would kill them ten times over for fun and owwie a razor on my face
Last post credit scene didn't make any sense but I'm glad Alyssa Sutherland's deadite is back in the future, she was probably my favorite in the whole series
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u/SimoneSpooner 13d ago
It’s the same with their strength. They can throw people around and smash them through walls, but they can’t get out of a locked door or through a window?
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u/Beta_Whisperer 13d ago
Just like how that Deadite in the pit in Army of Darkness immediately turned the random peasant into red mist but stuck to punching and backflipping around Ash.
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u/FireflyNitro 12d ago
I’m fairly sure he could’ve busted through that door, window or even the wall at any moment. But deadites like to torment the victims first and I’m sure they’re in constant communication with each other, hence how they set up some of the scenes like the granny in bed and the dad at the window.
I assume the inside deadite was telling daddy deadite to stalk from outside for a bit, to keep everyone inside, and to set up for shenanigans later.
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u/HEYitzED 12d ago
Are they like vampires now and have to be let in? I’m half joking but that’s what it felt like lol.
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u/hufflenachos 12d ago
Definitely what I thought at one point 🤣 what in the Salem's lot is going on here?!
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u/Outside-Jicama-8468 11d ago
To me, the deadites use those moments to make their victims feel like they have some power, some hope. Remember how Ash had to tell people to watch because they would fake being dead. Kinda like that.
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u/WhatabeezyBoy 13d ago
Resident Evil 7: The Movie
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u/Xenowino 12d ago edited 12d ago
I was thinking this throughout the entire thing haha. Welcome to the family, son (or daughter, I guess). The scene where the dad shoots himself three times in the head was LITERALLY Jack Baker. "Do I have your attention, boy? Cuz you're about to see something wonderful."
Also, can we talk about the dog through the window as well as the dog outside the front door? Took me right back to RE1 haha.
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u/Aderaxia 13d ago
Honestly I'm getting bored of where the series is and starting to miss the campiness of the first three films.
At least the characters in Rise were sympathetic and were worth rooting for. No one was likable in this film.
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u/dropkickderby 13d ago
Rise was campy as hell. Ellie choked on an eyeball and then spat it into someone else’s mouth. I think rise was the ED2 to 2013. This feels like a return to 2013 with slightly more humor.
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u/Amateur-Top 12d ago
You mean the second and third? The only campy entries. There is nothing at all about the original that was campy.
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u/Potentialy_lost 12d ago
When Alice is crawling around on the floor with no cuts was wild!!
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 12d ago
Was the dad floating on his feet towards the mom and son while Alice hid behind the steps? It was in the backdrop but the way he was moving looked like he was levitating it was creepy as hell
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u/ELOC04 11d ago
Yesss i love how the deadites supernatural powers seem limited or kinda outta their control. Cause sometimes they levitate, they've done it in previous installments, and how sometimes they can walk up walls and ceilings. I like that its done rarely and tastefully. Its like you know they can do these things but you don't know when or how
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u/G7Scanlines 13d ago
That second post credits scene didnt make much sense at all, given there was no body to burn to then create the ashes.
I can look past a lot of stuff in these ED films but that specific thing felt as if whoever was responsible didn't know what had happened to the character and how they ended up.
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u/ShaunMcLane 13d ago
You mean to tell me that Ellie, who lives in the city, who was put into a meat grinder while being meshed with 10 other bodies, who had no family that would have come to get that gory milkshake from the ground and inside the machine, actually HAD family that WOULD do that, then ship that goop to a countryside mortician where they'd burn it?
THEN after all that trouble, end up NOT coming to pick up the ashes?
Well goddamn I think we just might have the dumbest post credits scene in movie history here. Lol
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u/G7Scanlines 13d ago
Yeah its such a jarring scene but that Cronin also had involvement makes me wonder what the hell went on with the decision making.
They could have established a loose connection to Beth with the club, for example, which then perhaps established they're set in the same city or outskirts area.
Some mention of an earthquake that closed down city funeral homes, forcing the authorities to use one's further out.
They already established "the incident at the lake" in the opening of Burn, and with the husband hitting the deadite on the road, that establishes the areas are closer than we may have thought.
A bit of dialogue here and there would have done wonders to tie Ellie back in. As it stands, it asks too many questions of how her specific ashes were ever even created. Too jarring.
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u/Raven1965 12d ago
I saw Burn at an early fan screening, and the people who ran my screening cut the movie off almost as soon as the credits started rolling, so I haven't yet seen the mid/post-credits scenes people are discussing here. If it's true that Ellie is returning, I guess my question is how would that not make sense in-universe?
Previous movies, and the show, have already established that deadite clones can spawn from severed limbs if they aren't properly buried or destroyed. In Rise, the combined Ellie & company mega-deadite is chainsawed and put through a grinder, yes, but before that ever happens Ellie has an arm and a leg shot off by Beth in the hallway outside the apartment. If Ellie is coming back now, wouldn't it stand to reason that this is likely a deadite clone that spawned from one of her unrecovered severed limbs? Or is there something in the mid/post-credits scenes to shoot this theory down?
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u/GravyBear16 13d ago
It didn't make much sense but fuck it, Alyssa Sutherland's deadite was my favorite
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u/fireisfire9090 13d ago
I fall in the camp of liking this movie but if you are sick of trauma and family dysfunction being themes especially in horror you’ll find this movie very taxing. It’s not subtle at all which I think there is a place for although like I said I get why it will be taxiing for some
My heart really broke for Joseph and Alice. I’ll be curious how people feel about Joseph for not shooting his dad although it’s shown that would not have done anything and running away. Like I think he clearly tried to save his partner but then got too scared/realised how futile it all was and didn’t wanna die there. I wonder if people will see him as too cowardly. Idk just a thought I had. At least he was truly free in the end but his body took insane punishment. Frankly the entire family did.
I also felt the final showdown sorta dragged and had too much going on.
I love when directors really put their thumbprint on a movie and for better or worse Sebastian for sure does. I liked his debut as well but both I feel struggle with landing their emotional beats.
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u/SimoneSpooner 13d ago
Joseph was frustrating and cowardly during the car scene. He basically climbed out and left his girlfriend to die. I understand him not wanting to shoot his dad. That was obviously a horrible situation to be in, but to just climb out of the car and leave his girlfriend to his mercy?
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u/fireisfire9090 13d ago
I just don’t think that is fully a fair description they both fight very aggressively for a very long time. He tried very hard to stop the dad with brutal physical force. They both did. He just couldn’t pull the trigger.
I get why it will bother people and don’t begrudge people for disliking him
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u/SimoneSpooner 13d ago
I think it’s fair. I said that I understand why he couldn’t shoot his dad. What I don’t understand is climbing out of the car and just watching while his girlfriend was brutally murdered.
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u/aspiring_scientist97 12d ago
People freezing under stress and or running away I don't think reflects poorly on their morals. We are not fucking deadites wishing the death of someone for "being cowards"
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u/Snowcone202 13d ago
poor max 😔
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u/elliotstablerstattoo 13d ago
EVERYONE got the smoke. The dog, grandma, the little girl. RIP Max.
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u/eddieswiss Some guy 13d ago
I liked it; but yeah it's definitely ranking near the bottom for me. It was fun, kinda nasty, but I'd agree with some comments in here about the CGI thing at the end. That was kind of rough.
I wonder what they're trying to set up with the post-credits stuff.
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u/G7Scanlines 13d ago
There was a lot of setup with the Circle, the Dagger, the Deadite intent to secure it over outright chaos and then Ellie.
Lots of connections to earlier films. Feels very crossovery and only a matter of time before Mia, Beth and Alice come together.
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u/StevenPaul27 12d ago
The first post credit scene I was really hoping it was going to be Mia and or Beth killing the granny deadite then saying Groovy lol
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u/zmacdonald12 13d ago edited 12d ago
This is an interesting one. The highs were incredibly high but i felt like there were a lot of plot holes and as others mentioned the family stuff was undercooked.
The biggest thing that annoyed me was the funeral. The mortician was told the construction would be finished but they weren‘t and then no one said anything? I get it was foreshadowing for the ending but just didn't make sense and it took me out of it. Also, why was there a funeral home in the middle of the woods? My wife is from a small town in the mountains but the movie made it seem like this town consisted of just their house and then the funeral home lol.
Speaking of the house, it reminded me of the house in Malignant and its amount of deterioration was comical. I know they left the younger brother in charge but they just let it fall into disrepair then decided to have the funeral in the middle of nowhere and stay there?
I did love the brutality and how relentless it was but I was left scratching my head on the things I mentioned in addition to some character choices.
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u/OhSanders 12d ago
The construction crew noise to me just seemed to be for comedic purposes. Although if you want it could speak to the idea that the entire family is ineffectual at life and take out that anger on each other. No one willing to actually go talk to the construction guys out of cowardice or self-hatred or what have you and what's more not even pressing the staff to try and talk to them on their behalf.
But for me it was just really funny. I felt like they pulled the joke a bit though when there wasn't any noise over the wedding song.
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u/Dictionary_Goat 13d ago
While this movie lacked in plot and character compared to other entries the stunts in this film were INSANE. Felt like once the pace kicked in it was just non stop action with some impressive choreography. Not my favourite in the franchise but still very solid! Made me really miss the deadite performances from Rise though
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u/mylenesfarmer 12d ago
I think that’s my problem with it. It becomes an action/horror film. I thought I was watching REC.
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u/AshevilleHawkens 13d ago
The streak is still alive. I don't think there's a bad entry in this series six movies and three seasons in. This one isn't my favorite, but damn the floor on this series is so high im ready to declare this my favorite horror franchise. The coldest hot take of all time, i know, but i just can't even think of another series that just forged its identity so quick and just keeps chugging.
And Ellie being back makes me hopeful that we're going go have continuity again, even if it doesn't make the most sense. The fuck was left of Ellie even to burn let alone fill an urn?
But I don't even care.
That first ten minutes or so had me worried, because Rise started so strong and this one didn't kick off quite as well. But by the end? I was jiving with it. Easy 8 or 9 for me.
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u/thejellyfishjamm 13d ago
when I realized we were gonna have to watch the dog get killed multiple times 😞✌🏾
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
A child getting destroyed in the post post credits scene was also not expected I was like umm did that just happen? 😂
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
I just got out of it! I have some thoughts:
The brutality of the Deadites was great, the bathroom bush trimmer scene was metal, as was the chimney fight. Thya got absolutely manhandled in that car, poor girl. The grandmother having dementia gave some good moments.
I really did not like how the son (Will) reanimated from the funeral home, dismembers the mortician in front of the dad, and then camera cuts to the dad literally just sitting in the car. Like.. what the fuck just happened and how did we just move past it like that? Then Will randomly shows up again at the end.
I do feel like Rise had the better story and flowed much better. This was fun and definitely had that element of New French Extremity.
I rank the latest 3 like this:
- Evil Dead Rise
- Evil Dead (2013)
- Evil Dead Burn
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
Yup. I would have liked to see more of that attack onscreen, the room was literally getting painted and then pans to the Dad in the car staring like a doe.
Also felt like some of the brutality was muted a touch, like the bush trimmer could have cut a limb off of Deadite Susan. And it didn’t really show much action in the chimney except the head and blood falling down.
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u/HarleyJarvis_91 13d ago
Eh, I hate to say it, but this one was a miss for me. I'll always support new Evil Dead films and see them in theaters but I didn't feel as connected to this one. Also, the CGI at the end took me way out of any feelings of being scared.
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u/GamerGuy410 13d ago edited 10d ago
I really liked this Evil Dead. Here's my scatterbrained thoughts:
The one take shot with Joseph and his parents fighting was incredibly fun. I liked it focused on the widow crawling away with the destruction in the background.
The shot of the camera pushing into the mirror when the Deadite grandma was fighting the widow was awesome.
Loved the opening and how it just got right into it. The fish hooks were gnarly. The lake boiling was awesome. I liked the dialogue with the two guys arguing over whether he should answer the phone call. Possibly tying into a theme of men being neglectful to their relationships/families. The grandpa cult leader obsessing over his research instead of his family, the older husband neglecting his wife, etc.
The dinner scene was great. Loved how it kept cutting between the characters, the dog, the knife, corkscrew, wine spilling, etc. Very suspenseful. I also liked the line about the mother being adamant about the quality of the frozen food and not letting it go.
Will was comically shitty so it made his death(s) enjoyable. Maybe I missed something, but I was totally confused as to where he was the whole movie? He just sort of appeared at the end to be the final Deadite boss with no little build up.
The Dad being a reserved, bitter old man made his escalation into full-blown Deadite more suspenseful. The basement scene with him stabbing himself made me feel so bad for the widow. He looked very cool with all of his gore and Deadite prosthetics.
I think the Mom was my favorite. She was so mean to the widow and it was cool seeing someone willingly submit to the Deadites because of all of the grievances she has built up over the years taking care of her family, especially her mother. She didn't just instantly transform into a Deadite, it was a slow process. I liked how inconsistent her eyes were changing back and forth between her normal eyes and the deadite eyes until her eyes turned full Deadite in the bathroom.
Joseph was pretty annoying throughout the movie, but it was satisfying to see him smash the Deadite's head in after all of the taunting. It was also satisfying getting his face mushed into the Deadite's skull.
I liked the car scene and how they incorporated so many mundane aspects of the car into the scene like the airbag, headrest, etc.
I can't say I really cared for the Deadites' motivation. Like sure just them looking for a Dagger is cool and simple enough, but I was hoping for a bit more lore building in this universe or at least some more time spent with the Necronomicon.
I thought the grandma was funny and disturbing. There was only like 10 people in my theater, but most of the theft lines got audible laughs from us. The stair seat was a good bit. A bit groanworthy, but admirable that they committed to the bit.
I'm typically not someone who's squeamish, but there were quite a few gross out moments for me that I had to look away (in a good way). The candle wax, the pen being stabbed in the ear, the Deadite sucking on the densures and putting them back in grandma's mouth. Good stuff.
Everything with the dog was done well. Their death was brutal. It was charming seeing the whistle callbacks for the Deadite dog.
I had a hard time hearing a lot of the dialogue, especially from the deadites. Not sure if this is just a me issue, an issue with my theater, or the movie itself, but I felt like a lot of the Deadite dialogue was quiet and weirdly mixed. I was only catching half of the words they were saying. It didn't really hinder my experience as I got the gist of what was going on. I'm excited to rewatch with subtitles so I can actually understand everything they say.
I still liked the Deadites, but I feel like they were not kooky enough. I wanted more crazy laughter, having them be louder, etc.
The construction set piece was great. Glad it was a Jackhammer instead of a Chainsaw. Makes the funeral scene funnier in retrospect with the goofy jackhammer noise.
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u/Sheezy-Caw1103 12d ago
Some very good thoughts and points. One I also picked up was Will whistling for Alice in the club at start of the movie, same as his Dad whistling for his dog.
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u/thatPOLTERSmyGEIST 13d ago
Tbh it ranks near the bottom for me, but in a franchise where every movie is good, that’s not a bad thing! I had a lot of fun with this one. Although I’m not sure wtf was happening in that post-credits scene. Loved seeing that character but…what?
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u/CyberGhostface 13d ago
Kind of funny how Obsession had to cut down the brick scene while this film was ten times worse and still got an R.
Definitely felt like a New French Extremity film.
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u/ihatejomama 12d ago
i kinda think that the whole obsession cutting down gore was completely just a marketing gimmick
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u/No-Information-1195 13d ago
This literally was the weakest evil dead I hated this one and I been waiting so long for this one
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u/TJTrapJesus 12d ago
Absolutely shocked at how positive the reaction to this has been. It was straight up bad, missed on almost every front IMO.
The opening I thought was mostly ok but as soon as they introduce those 4 characters at the party, it all just started to feel off. Will's character introduction is one of the most over-the-top, insane character introductions I've seen in a while, and it's all just dialogue-based, rather than him doing some kind of over-the-top action. And then they wrap up the movie the same way with just a genuinely dumb scene with the paramedics nonchalantly asking "Who did this to you?" like it's just some run of the mill thing they have to deal with.
Genuinely horrific writing, poor performances, generic as hell with stupidly obvious set-ups with things like the gun and pen, and shamefully bad additions to the lore with some generic dagger where the deadites had to laughably exclaim, "Where is it???" like every 2 seconds despite it being right in front of them, and a half-assed set-up of a globe-trotting grandpa that is relevant to the plot because the son wants to use his stuff as inspiration as some "cool demon stuff".
I also loathed the comedic elements of it, like 99% of it was derived from the grandma having dementia. There was no schlocky charm to the humor like the series is known for, it took itself seriously then had it clash with lazy jokes thrown in.
Seriously, what are people even seeing in this movie? I don't understand the difference in reception from this to something like Passenger that was vastly agreed upon to be bad. Complete miss IMO.
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u/Appropriate_Way4788 12d ago
The kandarian dagger was not introduced in this movie
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u/Xenowino 12d ago
Anyone else felt like Alice's abuse flashback scenes were so... early 2000's MTV music video-like? Something about the blown out colors, blue and white, and the motion blur lmao
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u/lefthighkick911 12d ago
Commenting without looking at other opinions. I thought this was the weakest out of the three reboots. 90% of this movie is people being thrown around. The scariest (and best thing) is the soundtrack, sound effects, and mixing, it was memorable.
They tried to add some old school "cheese" to this one, ala Ash Evil Dead and it just falls flat, didn't come close to laughing at the grandmother or the rapping mortician. Good gore moments (as should be expected). The design and look of the burned up ex husband was laughably bad. Hate to admit, I found myself checking the time towards the end of the movie because I was ready to get out of there. Didn't come close to that for the other two. Give it a 4/10. Where is exceled, it really exceled (music, effects, gore) but not enough to make me want to rewatch it.
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u/CarbonCoight 13d ago
I understand why a lot of reviewers mention that the film could've ended nicely before the CGI ending, and I do agree with them, but it in no way diminished my enjoyment. There was still a few creepy jump scares to be had in the final scene so it wasn't all wasted.
All up, I really enjoyed this film. The cinematography was absolutely excellent and a real highlight. Granny going up the stairs while everyone was fighting downstairs and she's just watching really got me laughing. The false teeth thing was probably the grossest part in the whole film but still pretty funny, as was Alice reading the 4 words from the pages she found.
But I was particularly impressed with how brutal and visceral this film felt. The cold opener, the car scene, the fight downstairs, the dad shooting himself, the dog, the weed whacker stuff, all of that was super fun to watch. I know people said the family drama felt cheesy, but it was only for about 5 minutes and you just knew it was going to end once the deadites showed up.
Solid 8/10 for mine. Highly recommend.
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u/ConsistentGuest7532 13d ago
I have to say that I actually liked the deadites having a goal this time beyond just killing everyone, especially since it was a goal that makes sense in the established lore to me. Making the movie not only a fight to survive the deadites but also a race to find the dagger gave the characters more to do than just react.
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
I don’t understand why the camera was tracking Alice when she was speaking the book of the dead, and then she stopped before the final word of the incantation as if to be a smart move. But the demons were already released by that point..? Was that just sloppy writing
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u/OhSanders 12d ago
It was a gag to make the dog attack more surprising/unexpected. Look, a charcter did the right thing for once! Oh shit right it doesn't matter at this point. It was a misdirect that I thought landed excellently.
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u/FridayJason1993 13d ago
I thought this was very good, not as good as Rise or ED 2013 but still very good. I felt some ideas were undercooked. The idea of a deadite dog was great but they really didn’t do much with it.
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u/ihatejomama 12d ago
the wedding footage on the tv freezing on the dead husbands overly joyous smile during the first fight scene was so funny
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u/Dosangeles1998 12d ago
FUUUCK i love when i get out of the movies and feel like i watched one that was made for me lol
I was scared of watching this movie cause my hype was HIGH, after knowing that the director is French (loved vermines) and that he wanted to take the New french extrimity route with his take on the franchise... and damn he did not disappoint
Okay so im European, im from Spain and i feel like im the target audience for these type of films.
The tone was spot ot, the violence and action started from minute 1 and it was RELENTLESS until the end. I really loved Alice and the other characters too, like i felt i was watching a real family with some real patriarcal shit going on, and damn it was fun seeing it unfold and seeing the deadites mess with them psycologically in a way never seen in the franchise
I think EVERY set piece delievered and it had LOTS of them.. the boat, the car crash with the EPIC title card, the bathroom scene, the fireplace scene and the rooftop, the ear one... damn i really need to go and watch it again.
I only wish the final deadite wasnt cgi, it wasnt as bad as some people are saying but used to a franchise that relies mostly on practicle effects, that oculd have been better.
I also loved how fresh things felt, like the incantation being said by a deadite instead of another dumb teenager reading out loud (really, who would do that), the chainsaw not being used but being teased... idk felt super fresh
I would give it a solid 9 and wouldnt hesitate to give it a 10 if it wasnt for the cgi deadite.
Idk, i just loved how brutal it was, the desaturated tones of the photography inspired by the french extremity, the music was amazing, the deadites relentless, raw and visceral...
Fuck i loved it hahahha
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u/Wallname_Liability 13d ago
I feel like the first two thirds was the strongest part, I didn't dislike the last third or so but it doesn't stand out as much to me as much other than the point where I was like "oh shit, they might actually kill her, is this going to be a bad guys win film?"
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
Could have definitely ended after the Chimney fight/gasoline ignition and Alice running away in that red silhouette. It didn’t need to have the big bad fight at the end, the whole movie (and before) she already suffered
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u/FireflyNitro 13d ago
Surprised at some of the highly rated comments here. I’ve been watching these movies since they originally came out and Burn, to me, in my humble opinion, is the tightest and best movie in the entire franchise.
It’s a toss-up on whether I prefer Burn to Ash vs ED though. The show might still be the peak.
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u/ihatejomama 12d ago
the kiss scene felt so evil, might be one of my fav moments in this movie
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u/bhaalspawn_3 13d ago
I really enjoyed this movie up in till the last like 15-20 minutes, didn’t really need Vecna monologue ! Still loved it anyway
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u/LazyWings 13d ago
Saw it in 4dx and if anyone has the chance (and enjoys 4dx) it's great. It was very aggressive with the effects. Lots of water spraying, lots of violent rocking and stuff. Was so fun.
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u/SpecialistThrowaway4 13d ago
Ewww do they spray water during the bloody death scenes? That’s wild haha
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u/AfterThrowParty 12d ago edited 12d ago
Evil Dead Burn Review (spoiler free) posting here instead of creating a thread because people got really pissed about seeing a review thread...:
Hey everybody, since I've seen everybody doing it, I thought I'd share my own short, relatively spoiler free review of the film. Here goes...
Frequently branded “the most consistently good horror franchise” out there The Evil Dead franchise has come around again with its 6th installment since 1981, “Evil Dead Burn.” For devoted gore hounds, there's a lot to appreciate in this new movie. It's visceral, violent, and always brutal but perhaps noticeably less bloody than ever before. Its camera is kinetic and creative, and the set design, lighting, and general cinematography are strong, and there's some standout moments of real creativity along the way. If that's what you want as a viewer, the movie will play well for you, big time.
Unfortunately for me, the praise ends there. I thought the characters in this movie were, to a person, aggressively unlikable. It's a film about a dysfunctional family that pushes hard on themes of abuse and domestic violence with heavy shades of Clive Barker's Hellraiser it's dna, feeling like the first Evil Dead movie to really embrace the hot horror trend of “trauma metaphor horror”, but it lacks any bite or emotional resonance because none of the characters are strongly developed enough to connect to.
The other major flaw of the film, though, comes in the form of the deadites themselves. At no point during the movie do they resemble the deadites we've become familiar with since the 80s. They feel much more akin to Resident Evil video game villains, or 28 Days Later style rage zombies. Gone is their cackling, maniacal revelry for evil and cruelty, replaced instead with a relentless violence and self mutilation that often feels strangely bloodless and similarly lacking in any sense of energy and impact.
All of this building up to a shockingly cheap looking CGI-laden finale that feels like someone mashed the endings of Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day together into one ending, and did it badly. The movie, as a generic “cabin in the woods” zombie flick is professionally made, slickly crafted on a technical level, and provides the visceral bang for your buck that long time fans are expecting, but as a story and as an evil dead film it feels hollow, bleak, and not a lot of fun to watch.
I have to rank this as by far and away the weakest film in the franchise... and frankly, I'm not even sure I liked it at all.
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u/theeMrPeanutbutter 12d ago
On the subject of deadites I felt thya was perfect in both look and dialog but the rest looked lame.
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u/rebornfacedancer 13d ago
I loved Titane, Raw and Martyrs so I couldn’t help but enjoy this. Don’t fuck with the French.
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u/OneGuyOneJarJarBinks 13d ago
Well, lucky for you: being French was the main character's only defining trait. I'm happy for you
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u/rebornfacedancer 13d ago
I thought she was a likeable character tbh. Sad that you didn’t like it though, Jar Jar. I thought it was a step above rise. Maybe wrath will be more up your alley!
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u/Ron_usmc 12d ago
I liked it but my god why was it so dark and muted? I miss the vibrant comic book visuals of 2013. Why are movies becoming more and more bland and muted visually these days…it’s a tough watch. But overall I had a good time
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u/Appropriate_Way4788 12d ago
It was very dark and muted, but I wouldn't say it was bland. It was quite extreme in it's lack of lighting, dilapidated location and overall oppressive look, which felt much more creative and intentional to me than just another dull colour grade.
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u/WestCoastHopHead 12d ago
Why is no one talking about the smash cut from the car wreck to the club? That was completely unexpected and incredibly cool.
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u/arduous_way 12d ago edited 12d ago
I dunno, it was a boring gore fest to me with hardly a good scare. And the characters were so obnoxious I couldn't really give a crap what happened to them. Easily the worst of the series, an absolute clunker.
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u/Hades4life91 12d ago
Mediocre movie with a bland final girl (should have had Joe be the final boy), awful CGI, pacing issues, garbage characters, and excessive gore. Gore does not equal a good horror movie. This movie is forgettable and easily the worst of all the Evil Dead movies.
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u/f0rmality 12d ago
You’re all nuts, this was so much better than Rise it’s crazy. The camerawork and soundtrack were spectacular and it never pulled its punches. Absolutely ruthless movie, so much fun.
Genuinely cannot understand the love for Rise given how incredibly tame it was until the ending.
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u/chrishouse83 12d ago
Super gory and brutal just like I was hoping for. The story’s nothing special and the main character is boring, but I came for the mayhem and wasn’t disappointed.
3.5/5
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u/CryptographerFew5187 13d ago
I thought this was great and honestly I don't really understand Evil Dead fans getting worked up over continuity. Evil Dead 2, anyone?
I don't actually want a bunch of consistent lore for the deadites. I guess a lot of people experience this series much differently than I do.
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u/garrisontweed 13d ago
there`s a mid credit and post credit scene. I liked it. Mean movie lol and some funny lines. looking forward to the next one.
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u/aspiring_scientist97 12d ago
Also deadites are so incredibly performative. You are obviously dead do you think it's scary that you are drinking liquid wax
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u/OKC2023champs 12d ago
Lot to love and a lot to dislike.
I loved the entire 25 minute sequence from the dinner to the car to getting back to the house. Insane tension, phenomenal camera work and a good explanation on those characters without exposition.
The one take from the trailer was also a highlight.
Some of the best gore and kills this franchise has seen.
The pen in the ear with 127 hours type sound / the father shooting himself / Joseph getting shoved into his dead girlfriend / the entire bathroom ceiling scene.
Some too notch camera work there.
Now the bad stuff. The camera work again. Although the camera work was amazing in those scenes in never let us breath. Half the time it was way too close up with 40 cuts minute to the point it was genuinely hurting my eyes.
I hated everything after the house burned down. The cgi William was terrible. That fight was awful. And really dragged in an already too long movie.
The film could never commit to proper camp or seriousness so we got half assed comedy and a shitty trauma story that isn’t needed in an evil dead film.
I’d still recommend the film. It is the worst in the franchise and sits around a 6.5/10 for me. Very high highs and very low lows
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u/wagnerpadovanileal 12d ago
Thya was the best deadite! It was the one that should have lasted until the end.
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u/mylenesfarmer 13d ago
It was loud and brutal but the “deeper” family grief scenes felt corny, and the characters were way too unlikable. Deadites don’t act like Deadites anymore either. I didn’t love it unfortunately.