Thanks to filmmakers like Michael Bay and Rob Zombie, the
words ‘classic horror film’ and ‘remake’ are nowadays associated with the burning
down of cinemas in fits of anger. Michael Bay’s Platinum Dunes production
company is responsible for a large number of remakes that do little more than
castrate the icons attached to them, and Rob Zombie’s take on the Halloween
series makes my bitching about Lou from Hot Tub Time Machine 2 look minute in
comparison. Sam Raimi, the man responsible for some of the greatest cult
classics ever created with the Evil Dead trilogy, is admittedly far less guilty
of milquetoast horror than others. However, when your producer credits also include
the Boogeyman trilogy, The Possession as well as the widely unnecessary Evil
Dead remake, forgive my scepticism at this working out too well. So, how does
this film hold up to the Tobe Hooper/Steven Spielberg original?
