A remake of a notorious horror movie has finally dropped on Netflix even though the original was banned from a handful of countries due to how intense it was.
Now, when you think of some of the best horror movies, what comes to mind? Maybe Hereditary, or Get Out? Or if you're more into the classics, then maybe something like The Shining or Saw?
One movie that really got people talking when it first came out was The Evil Dead after its release in 1981 - so much so that it was banned in multiple countries for the epic levels of violence in it.
But things only got scarier when the re-make dropped in 2013.
Have a look at the trailer below:If you were a movie fanatic back then, you'd probably know that the rules around censorship loosened incredibly around that time, which meant that almost nothing was off limits when it earned a movie theatre release - as proved by the extreme levels of gore shown in the horror movie.
The 2013 horror film tells the story of Mia, played by Jane Levy, who is a drug addict determined to drop the habit. She enlists some help along the way, rallying around her brother David, played by Shiloh Fernandez, his girlfriend Natalie, portrayed by Elizabeth Blackmore, and their friends Olivia, played by Jessica Lucas, and Eric, who was played by Lou Taylor Pucci, to accompany her to their family's remote forest cabin.
As per its official IMDb description, while the five of them are at this cabin, they discover a book titled Book of the Dead, which leads them to "unwittingly summon up demons living in the nearby woods."
Every horror fanatic's dream, right?
While the movie may have only earned an average 63% on Rotten Tomatoes, it did get some pretty good reviews from critics, with some describing it as the "best remake in the franchise."
Shawn Van Horn of Collider stated:"The original 'Evil Dead' trilogy is made up of horror classics, but the 2013 reboot is somehow even better."
"The original trilogy is a good time, and will never fail to leave a smile on your face," Van Horn wrote in his review. "The 2013 Evil Dead goes for more. It wants to be a truly horrific horror film that might make you smile at its brilliance, but leaves you chilled by the memory of its story."
Entertainment Weekly's Chris Nashawaty also added: "The new Evil Dead is not only made with an affectionate nod and a wink to the 1981 version, it’s also the bloodiest, goriest, slapstickiest horror movie since, well, The Evil Dead."
The New York Daily News stated that the director "is primarily interested in upping his corpse count, in the most gruesome ways imaginable. In this, he is undeniably successful. He also establishes an effectively breathless pace, and weaves in a steady stream of fan-friendly references."
I mean, if that doesn't make you curious, I don't know what will.
The Evil Dead (2013) is available to watch on Netflix right now for selected countries.
