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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. Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by Anita+Coney · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Have you NOT seen Evil Dead II?!

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    1. Re:Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by GreyWolf3000 · · Score: 2, Insightful
      Why do we tolerate a society where artists do not have rights over their own material?

      Because if making art costs a lot money, the people footing the bill get to make the rules. Do you find this unjust?

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    2. Re:Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by EvilAlien · · Score: 2, Insightful
      This has nothing to do with our society, this is a matter of the people with money setting the terms under which they will hand out that money (which is just), and too many artists selling their rights to the material rather than fighting those terms or choosing to shop their skills around to another investor (which is lazy/unfortunate/dumb/whatever).

      So is it just? Sure. Is it fair? Sure, they artists signed the contract.

      Sounds like artists have dug themselves a hole for generations thanks to patronage etc. Is it time for artists to reclaim their rights? Absolutely. Many are. Does our society actually give tham that opportunity? Definitely.

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    3. Re:Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by magarity · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Even more strangely, sometimes artists have control of OTHER artist's work. Every time you hear a Beatles tune used in a commercial, it's because Micheal Jackson owns the rights to it and licensed it to finance his amusement park ranch, not because Paul McCartney sold out.

      My university actually offers a class called 'Economics and Rock-n-Roll' which discusses how artists routinely get mowed over financially. When I took it (as an econ student) half the class was artsy types who took it on a whim because of the title. Needless to say, it was a real eye-opener for them. Attention all aspiring artists: Take some business courses. Trust me, you need it. Even if you have some artsy notion that business is some terrible thing, you better understand how it works if you ever hope to make a living doing your art. From Mozart to van Gogh to Janis, artists who aren't good with finances end up penniless and the suits end up with nicer suits.

    4. Re:Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by the_mad_poster · · Score: 2, Insightful

      It never occurs to people here that signing away your rights is a conscious decision. It's not that the artists signed contracts that made it clear what they could and couldn't do and what they would and wouldn't own and then changed their mind after they got rich, it's that some rich guy ripped them off from the get-go.

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    5. Re:Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by susano_otter · · Score: 2, Insightful
      The reason the powers that be get away with it is, again, merely because we tolerate it. I certainly wish we didn't!

      Actually, they "get away with it" because they are willing to pay for art. Their subsidy comes with a lot of conditions, which can be easily avoided simply by not taking their money.

      If these artists were serious, they'd get day jobs, work hard, and fund their art themselves. Then they wouldn't have to put up with any conditions at all on their art or its ownership. The only thing we should stop tolerating is no-talent assclowns who sold their souls for a ride in a limousine, and then came whining to us that they have no money and the evil corporations were mean to them. Get a real job, asshat.

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    6. Re:Don't you mean he's re-remaking it?! by Anita+Coney · · Score: 2, Insightful

      So in your view, the choices available to the film maker is to not make films or to give up all rights to the films. I'm not sure how that is a choice?

      Would you "chose" home ownership if EVERY mortgage company or EVERY realtor kept the title to the property? Using your argument, you could simply choose to be homeless.

      Would you "chose" to buy a car if EVERY car dealership kept ownership of the car. Using your argument, you could always choose to walk. And if the car dealerships bought all the roads and forbid walking. You could "choose" to stay in one spot and never leave.

      If that's your world, I sure in heck hope you get it one day because you deserve it.

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  2. NOT groovy! by Gentoo+Fan · · Score: 3, Insightful

    But if you must, put more boobies in it!

  3. I'm happy by Matimus · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I don't see how remaking a movie ruins the origional. I like Evil Dead 1, Evil Dead 2 and Army of Darkness. Even if this remake turns out crappy, its not like they plan on taking away the origionals (see: George Lucas).

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  4. Please dont... by Folmer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The only way that this movie would be good, is if it was a low-budget 80'ies horror movie with bad special effects and medicore acting...
    But we already got THAT movie!
    The only reason that they make this movie is that they need some money, and i guess that hordes of fan of the old movies will flock to the cinemas when it arrives... And then their objective will be fullfilled!

  5. What do ya mean Horror?! by Ironsides · · Score: 2, Insightful

    " 'The Evil Dead' is such a special film to Sam, Rob, Bruce and horror fans that we are going to take great care in renewing this franchise," said Joe Drake, Senator Intl. prexy. "By keeping its original formula intact and given audiences' appetite for horror, we expect that we'll have a real hit on our hands."

    Ummm... Don't they mean an appetite for Comedy? I don't know about you, but I get more or a laugh out of Army of Darkness than a scream and I assume Evil Dead is the same.

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  6. There's a reason... by ackthpt · · Score: 2, Insightful

    There's a reason why I mostly read books now. TV is utterly awful and movies aren't worth it, except for the odd indi and Pixar flicks.

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  7. Without Raimi directing by GodBlessTexas · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I meant to see I can't see it being a hit without him directing. Evil Dead was made by all those whacky camera moves and angles he invented, and without them it just won't be the same.

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  8. Zombie Fascination, Possible Spoilers by pipingguy · · Score: 2, Insightful


    Isn't that the one where Campbell has a fight with his own possessed hand (possible 3 Stooges reference) and ends up spitefully cutting it off and then attaches a chainsaw to the stump to defeat demons that are attacking from outside and the basement?

    I'd buy that, the humour was great. Even better than that other laugh-fest, The Exorcist.

  9. Make 'Em Crappy by Doesn't_Comment_Code · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The weird thing is, most movies are remade to be better. Star Wars was great, but George Lucas thinks he can do better with the technology he has currently.

    But these movies were good because they were so crappy! Are they going to try to make it a good movie? Won't that kind of spoil it? Or perhaps they are going to try to make it even crappier than the originals. Make it crappier and those who liked the crappy originals will like it even more? ... ?

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  10. Okay, who opened the damned book?? by geekwench · · Score: 2, Insightful
    A remake of Evil Dead without Sam Raimi at the helm must be one of the Worst Ideas Ever. Either that, or one of the signs of an Impending Apocalypse. It was largely Raimi's bizarre sense of black humor that made the original so entertaining.

    An ED movie without Sam directing would be like... well, S-Mart without Ash at the register.

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  11. or instead of remaking it... by spir0 · · Score: 3, Insightful

    come up with a new concept. it doesn't need to be redone. those who hate the original are not going to watch a remake, because they're sick of everything else being remade.

    and those who love it won't need to watch it because they like the original enough.

    only the serious fanboys will watch the remake for completeness, and yes, mr Raimi will make a few dollars off them.

    BUT he won't gain any more respect as a film maker. He'll just be another Hollywood wanker.

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  12. Re:Sears and K-Mart merger by cmpalmer · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Army of Darkness was the first thing that came to my mind when I heard about the Sears/K-Mart merger.

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  13. LONG live Bruce! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Seriously, if he has anything substantial to do with this movie I will be seeing it. He's just plain hilarious in everything he's in.