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Evil Dead to Rise Again in 2010

by | November 06, 2009

Summary

The cult classic that made Sam Raimi the object of horror fans' affections is being resurrected and brought back to theaters next year. The director has agreed to hold midnight screenings of the original Evil Dead film in select Landmark theaters across the US. Read the article for more details. Back to Article

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chewie louie writes:
on Nov 06 2009 10:38 AM

First. Hail to the king, baby.

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Bigbrother writes:
on Nov 06 2009 10:54 AM

Need to run all 3 starting midnight Oct 31st. Get all the hardcore fans out and leave the numbskulls who don't know you don't bring your kids to a movie called "evil dead" at home.

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Dave J. writes:
on Nov 06 2009 11:25 AM

This is what he should've been doing instead of those damn Spiderman movies!!!!!!!

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Joe N. writes:
on Nov 06 2009 11:41 AM

The title gave me unnecessary hopes of a NEW Evil Dead film, ****!

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tomwaitsjr writes:
on Nov 06 2009 12:31 PM

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Joe N,

I agree! I'm underwhelmed by this. . . it won't be showing anywhere near me.

Sigh.

and I like part II a lot better.

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August M. writes:
on Nov 06 2009 12:36 PM

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Yes, even though I enjoyed the first two and the third one is only great when you watch it with the Rifftrax commentary.

Some cry for a reboot for Spider-Man but there's already one, The Spectacular Spider-Man; please people, buy the season one on DVD or iTunes so Disney can green-lit season 3. This show has already proven to be better in story, action, and characters(Especially Venom) than the movies.

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De4ective Detectiv3 writes:
on Nov 06 2009 01:15 PM

As a general rule of thumb, it seems like most animated series are better than their film counterparts(X-men, Transformers, GIJoe, Superman, even Batman to an extent.)

Which leads me to my next question, when are we going to get an Evil Dead themed cartoon? I could totally watch a cartoon based on the adventures of ash.

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Costigan writes:
on Nov 06 2009 01:30 PM

I thought that this was the announcement of the long awaited remake of the Evil Dead series. (wich I think is a bad idea, but w/e)

I was sweetly suprised to discover that I will be experiencing the Evil Dead on the big screen sometime in 2010.

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Tyrant writes:
on Nov 06 2009 02:15 PM

Groovy. Shame it won't be playing anywhere near me, I'd love to see this in theaters.

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Lando Griffin writes:
on Nov 06 2009 02:31 PM

aghhhh misleading headline. I don't live in US this means nothing to me dammit.

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John A. writes:
on Nov 06 2009 02:56 PM

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This is probably a better idea than any of the adaptation/reboot/sequel rumors that have been circling the franchise for the last few years.

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runmong writes:
on Nov 06 2009 03:02 PM

Why doesn't Hollywood do this more often? What would make a studio more profit, another Saw sequel or re-releasing a movie like Jaws or Close Encounters for a limited run on the big screen?

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Superzone writes:
on Nov 06 2009 04:27 PM

This is great news, but the title was misleading :(

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Gordon Franklin Terry Sr writes:
on Nov 06 2009 05:25 PM

Everybody lives either near New York, Philadelphia, or LA.

I've seen EVIL DEAD in the theater three times already.

Any fan who hasn't seen EVIL DEAD in the theater is nuts.

I mean C'MON: www.EXHUMEDFILMS.COM screens films in 35MM right here in Philadelphia (only two hours from WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK)

and GRINDHOUSE itself screens films in Los Angeles.

Where the heck does everybody live around here, anyway?
Omaha
or some place

ARE YOU GUYS AMERICANS?

EVIL DEAD and many "old movies" screen all over the country.

ZOMBIE played in Richmond, VA in September.

(that's another strange thing around here at Rotten Tomatoes--nobody's seen EVIL DEAD in 35mm. when everyone MUST live within some decent radius of Philly, LA, NYC, or San Francisco).

NOBODY lives in places other than the coastal regions. . . . except old people and Republicans.

ha-ha-ha (of course)

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Gordon Franklin Terry Sr writes:
on Nov 06 2009 05:29 PM

Take the guy who lives in Las Vagas--only gambling-addicts and prostitutes and "Native Americans" would live around Las Vagas.
nothing but gambling exists in Las Vagas.

right?

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Gordon Franklin Terry Sr writes:
on Nov 06 2009 05:51 PM

AMERICA only is truely AMERICA in the North East, Florida, and California . . .
I've been to places outside of the above areas and clearly there must be "Multiple Americas"
I remember saying in Sounth Carolina once, "Is this America?"
South Carolina is sooooo different from here (Philadelphia) that both South Carolina AND Pennsylvania CANNOT both be considered AMERICA.

Sam Raimi needs to make a deal with REGAL and AMC theaters to release EVIL DEAD trans-nationally.

I saw FACES OF DEATH 4 in Florence, South Carolina when FACES OF DEATH 4 was not playing theatrically in Philadelphia.

SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 was playing in Chicago and not in Philadelphia; even though I was in Chicago I was like "NO WAY" to seeing SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT 2 anywhere.

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jimb14red writes:
on Nov 06 2009 07:21 PM

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Yes he should have not made any movies and just played movies at the theater that people have seen hundreds of times. Congratulations you have won dumbest post on Rotten Tomatoes.

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woundedmakers writes:
on Nov 06 2009 07:42 PM

Whose the idiot that wrote this article? X-Rated? Several Sequels?

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Lando Griffin writes:
on Nov 06 2009 08:53 PM

Is it just me or is Gordon getting smarter while everyone else gets more stupid? There may be a connection.

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ColinTheCimmerian writes:
on Nov 06 2009 09:03 PM

Uh, woundedmakers, Evil Dead *was* originally X-rated; the NC-17 rating only came about in 1990. But yeah, I'm not sure two sequels really qualifies as 'several', so I'm with you there.

Gordon, I'm not sure whether you're joking or not due to your bizarre way of expressing yourself, but in case you're serious, I can assure you not everyone here lives near New York, Philadelphia or LA, and no we're not all American.

As it happens, I have seen Evil Dead in theatres, my local theatre often does midnight screenings of old classics, which I truly appreciate. I wasn't born yet when Evil Dead or Ghostbusters came out, and I was too young to see RoboCop, but I've been able to see all three of them in the past year on the big screen, which is awesome. I agree with everybody who thinks this sort of thing should happen more often. I'd rather see some older movies that I missed the first time around in theatres than most of the new junk coming out. I'd be absolutely thrilled to see the likes of The Terminator, Conan the Barbarian, Excalibur, Aliens, Highlander, Predator, Rocky, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Die Hard, The Untouchables, The Road Warrior... hell, the list could go on forever. I think there could be a serious market for re-releasing older movies. I suppose the main obstacle to such a thing is rights issues and royalties and other such legal nuances.

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