The Evil Dead is a horror film that has been remade many times, but the best of them may be an unofficial, low-budget Japanese movie from 1995.
Long before either Evil Dead Rise or Evil Dead , Sam Raimi's seminal The Evil Dead already had its best remake, but from an unlikely source. First released in 1981, The Evil Dead became a cultural phenomenon, earning praise from publications like NME and Fangoria, as well as a rave review from Stephen King . However, the graphic content in The Evil Dead was met with significant controversy.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Nevertheless, The Evil Dead's combination of controversy and critical acclaim led to it becoming one of the most influential horror movies since the 1980s. A number of filmmakers across the world made remakes/sequels of The Evil Dead, dubbed "requels", including Raimi himself with Evil Dead 2. Many of these films, including the infamous Italian La Casa franchise are completely unofficial.
Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell establishes itself as both an homage and remake of The Evil Dead from practically the first scene. A character is stabbed, with some truly gratuitous arterial spray, in less than a minute of runtime. The murderer, dressed uncannily like Bruce Campbell's Ash Williams, then dumps her body down a trapdoor into the cellar, just like Cheryl in The Evil Dead.
Why The Japanese Evil Dead Is Better Than The Modern Remakes Despite not having the production value and gloss of Evil Dead and Evil Dead Rise, Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell manages to truly capture the oddball tone of Sam Raimi's original movie. Evil Dead and Evil Dead Rise both have significantly darker tones than The Evil Dead. They lean heavily into the horror aspects of the story, removing the low-budget charm and slapstick entirely.
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