Evil Dead Burn hits theaters this weekend, and there is a scene in this movie that everybody on the internet is going to hate. I promise you right now, there is one sequence in this movie (which I don’t want to fully spoil for you here if you haven’t seen the movie yet) that horror fans are not going to like one bit. Without getting into specifics, this isn’t a nerdy complaint about the Deadites or about some franchise gripe, although there’s definitely room for both if you’re overly critical. This “moment” is something that people hate seeing in horror movies, and if you’ve seen Evil Dead Burn already, you know exactly what I’m talking about.
But the good news is that Evil Dead Burn, despitie taking it’s own distinct spin on the tone of franchise, is an Evil Dead movie through and through. Which is to say, it’s got demon/zombie/monster things that want to rip your family to shreds. That is their whole move. That’s what they’re all about, and you get a ton of that in this new Evil Dead movie.
“There is a moment in Evil Dead Burn that is maybe the grossest thing in the entire franchise.”
There is a moment in Evil Dead Burn that is maybe the grossest thing in the entire franchise. Honestly, there are a couple of really gross sequences in the movie, but one that I loved is a scene where a Deadite takes out an old lady’s dentures and licks them all up like it’s a popsicle before sticking them back in her mouth. It was so gross. I was squirming in my seat and I could hear people behind me getting ready to vomit in their hands. It was very gross, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. In true Evil Dead fashion, Evil Dead Burn is wall-to-wall gory gags and gnarly brutality.
I am an Evil Dead 2 obsessive, it belongs in the pantheon of films next to Citizen Kane, or whatever else “respectable” cinephiles watch, but Evil Dead Burn is a completely different take on the franchise. This new deadite rampage from co-writer/director Sébastien Vaniček (Infested) has a whole new group of characters in an entirely original location. The good news is that it still has some of the DNA of those original movies you know and love.
Evil Dead Burn is a bit grimmer than the more fun entries in the franchise so if you, like me, appreciate the zanier stuff, then this might be a little bleak. Thay said, it’s still a gory rollercoaster ride of a movie and one worth checking out in the theater if you have the chance.
Let me know what you think of Evil Dead Burn in the Nightmare on Film Street Discord, where this new entry falls in your overall franchise ranking…and if THAT scene was just too much for you to handle 💀
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