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Raimi Remaking 'Evil Dead'?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the is-that-even-a-good-idea dept.

Matt writes "Has Hollywood's staleness finally rubbed off on Sam Raimi & co.? Get this, Sam Raimi is remaking 'Evil Dead', the 1981 horror cult classic. Oh and if that wasn't shocking enough, he won't even be directing it... But somehow Rob Tapert and Bruce Campbell are onboard as well."

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  1. Groovy by Gr33nNight · · Score: 4, Funny

    Groovy

  2. Re:I'm happy by grub · · Score: 5, Funny


    It doesn't ruin the originals but it cheapens the "franchise". Look at how the Alien series degraded to corn-laden turds after Alien and Aliens.

    Next we'll see remakes of Blade Runner, Citizen Kane and Casablanca. All staring Ben Affleck. All title tracks by Eminem.

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  3. Re:Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by taijirad · · Score: 4, Funny

    I haven't seen Evil Dead II.... yet.

  4. All I can say to Sam now is... by chrisspurgeon · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Well hello Mister Fancypants."

    1. Re:All I can say to Sam now is... by Doesn't_Comment_Code · · Score: 4, Funny

      "You ain't leadin' but two things: jack and shit.

      And Jack left town."


      Oh, the memories...

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  5. hehe by enrico_suave · · Score: 4, Funny

    "good bad... I'm the guy with the remake..."

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  6. Why not Call it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Evil Dead 4: The Army of Darkness 2.

    That'd crack me up.

    1. Re:Why not Call it... by Gentoo+Fan · · Score: 4, Funny

      ED4/AOD2 will be a prequel, complete with how the "Evil Dead" became evil (he was a young "Good" before), and how an odd-talking floppy-eared swamp lizard drove him insane.

  7. what's the name gonna be? by jdbo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean, Evil Dead 2 was really a 1.5 release... (as it bridged the gap between being a remake and a sequel)... and the third film, "Army of Darkness" (aka. "Medieval Dead", a.k.a "Bruce Cambell vs. The Army of Darkness") was never formally referred to as "Evil Dead 3"... but while those names are technically up for grabs, the studio wouldn't actually name the new remake "Evil Dead 2" or "Evil Dead 3" as this could be confusing to the moviegoers, and higher numbers ("Evil Dead 4") are also out the window as that would turn off people who never saw the earlier ones.

    Therefore, the only possible method of titling this film is to use a branching versioning scheme, and therefore (after accounting for the special edition version of Evil Dead 1 released to DVD) it is entirely clear that the re-remake's title will be: Evil Dead 1.5.2

    Seeing the inevitability of this I have registered that domain, and expect a call from "Ghost House" productions any day now...

  8. S-Mart by drkich · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have just been "dying" to say this. With the purchace of Sears by K-Mart, does this mean they will rebrand under the name S-Mart?

    Just think of the tie ins!

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  9. Re:I'm happy by filtur · · Score: 4, Funny
    Next we'll see remakes of Blade Runner, Citizen Kane and Casablanca. All staring Ben Affleck. All title tracks by Eminem.

    I'm pretty sure that Ben Affleck is a replicant.

  10. Re:I'm happy by cyber0ne · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next we'll see remakes of Blade Runner, Citizen Kane and Casablanca. All staring Ben Affleck. All title tracks by Eminem.

    You shut your filthy mouth.

    You never know what Hollywood types might be reading this right now looking for ideas.

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  11. Re:NOT groovy! by bladesjester · · Score: 5, Funny

    The comment "put more boobs in it" gets modded informative? Now *that's* funny.

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  12. Re:Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by Minwee · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'm still waiting for a Sam Raimi-directed documentary on Slashdot posters called Army of Dorkness.

    It doesn't sound like this will be it, though.

  13. so a question... by ed.han · · Score: 4, Funny

    so does this mean that large explosions will feature a corona effect now? :>

    ed

    1. Re:so a question... by micromoog · · Score: 5, Funny

      And the disembodied hand will shoot first?

  14. Re:I'm happy by TykeClone · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sears + K-Mart = S-Mart?

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