Confession time. I really do not see the huge 'Cult Classic' appeal of The Evil Dead (1981). Everybody looks for something different in a horror film and for me, I need to be scared. I've been watching horror films since I was far too young to be and as a result I've become desensitised to much of what is supposed to make them effective. The Evil Dead, to me, is a horrible mess of horror and comedy (a combination that I very rarely enjoy) with so-so effects and horrible acting. While I'm aware that all this stuff is supposedly the 'charm' of the film, it has never won me over and I doubt it ever really will. So when marketing began for a remake that promised to be 'The scariest film you will ever experience', my attention was caught.
