Deadites are everywhere inLee Cronins newest filmEvil Dead Rise.
Taking place in cosmopolitan Los Angeles, these wacky demons still cause high-rise havoc in the modern era.
Evil Dead Risestarts with a sweeping shot along a creek.
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When Teresa checks on Jessica, she can see that her friend isnt having a restful sleep.
Danny goes into the hole to explore and finds the Book of the Dead and a few vinyl records.
Not knowing what the hell they have their hands on, she takes it home to investigate.
Opening the book and playing the records delivers the incantation that gets the Deadite party going.
Cronin understands how to use these attributes and gives their actions and dialogue a modern flair.
The director-writer also expounds on some the lore of this demonic force.
Hearing this information lends credence to why a chainsaw will always be theEvil Deaduniverses most coveted weapon.
Cronin also deploys familiar camera tricks and angles that are reminiscent of the original movies.
Why is everyone standing around doing nothing?
Why are people voluntarily exploring weird locations and bringing back artifacts they arent familiar with?
Why are they loud and making noise?
Why, why, why?
There has to be smart and innovative ways to execute these ideals without making the characters look like fools.
The 2013Evil Deadpic was a bit more self-serious than the films before it.
Its funny, absurd, gory, bleak and will keep viewers on edge just how fans like it.
