Saw the first showing near me yesterday, loved it. IMO overall way better then the original in a lot of ways. There should be NO comedy in a horror movie, hence the name HORROR.
The only thing I was disappointed in was the rape scene, should have been worse, more detailed instead of the Hentai demon method...
Still, this movie isn't terrible if you compare it to most remakes which are terrible this one is not one of them..the acting is pretty good for a horror movie, the special effects are 100x better then the 81 version, it's far more scary and gory then the original and morbid. Very violent too.
Storyline overall is the same except for the Mia vs. Ash character, who essentially is the same kind of character(the ending would kind of hint at that)
As a bigtime horror fan, I'd give this movie a 9 out of 10 honestly. One reason for this is not only does it look far better then the original, no comedy which is key for "horror" film and most of all it didn't end stupid like "let's just kill everyone a la Cabin in the woods" style...
There's also no way in hell the remake was worse then 2 and 3...Army Of Darkness is the Bride Of Chucky/Seed Of Chucky of the ED films and no to be taken seriously. THIS movie however IS very serious...
The next big remake I look forward to in the genre is Child's Play out next year, but first Curse of Chucky comes later this year to DVD.
Dude Cabin in the woods was amazing, one of the most unique and refreshing horror movies to date. I also disagree about your view on comedy horror. Horror and Comedy can work quite well together if executed correctly. "Frankenhooker" "Dale and Tucker vs. Evil" "Evil Dead 2" "Severance" "botched" "The Cottage" "Cabin Fever" these were all movies that melted the comedy and horror element very well.
Dude Cabin in the woods was amazing, one of the most unique and refreshing horror movies to date. I also disagree about your view on comedy horror. Horror and Comedy can work quite well together if executed correctly. "Frankenhooker" "Dale and Tucker vs. Evil" "Evil Dead 2" "Severance" "botched" "The Cottage" "Cabin Fever" these were all movies that melted the comedy and horror element very well.
Oh don't get me wrong, I have it I liked the movie just hated the ending...I hate endings where everyone dies, it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth unless it's for a greater purpose. I think if the movie is meant to be silly or goofy(like say Young Frankenstein) it can definitely work, but series like where Chucky went, ED (originally) just makes a lot of people mock the genre.
I'm all for it, if it's appropriate a series imo like Child's Play or Evil Dead...comedy imo has no place considering the storyline which drives both of those stories. One a killer that practices voodoo, and the other an evil book that releases demons possessing people. I just don't see where comedy should take place there.
I liked the movie just hated the ending...I hate endings where everyone dies, it just leaves a bad taste in my mouth unless it's for a greater purpose. I think if the movie is meant to be silly or goofy(like say Young Frankenstein) it can definitely work, but series like where Chucky went, ED (originally) just makes a lot of people mock the genre.
