Post by Walker, Texas Ranger on May 28, 2009 21:48:46 GMT -5
Written by Damien Power
It breaks my heart that a generation of moviegoers can only associate Sam Raimi with the Spider-Man franchise. Don’t get me wrong, I love the web-slinger (well, in the first two movies at least), and I’m glad that Sam was able to break out of his indie-horror past and make some real money.
“Glad” might be a bit too strong. I’m happy for him, but those of us who love a good zombie story will always look fondly on the adventures of Ash from S-Mart (“Shop Smart! Shop, S-Mart!”) from Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and my personal favorite Army of Darkness. These movies were not big-budget horror flicks—they were the true rebirth of independent horror films (you can go straight to hell, Blair Witch Project!)
Raimi and his good buddy Bruce Campbell set out with a miniscule budget, homemade effects, and the desire to make an awesome horror movie. They created a camp-tastic masterpiece (The Evil Dead), thanks in no small part to Campbell’s ability to over-act Bill Shatner’s pants off. Raimi, on the other hand, has demonstrated that he can make a great movie without Campbell (although Bruce tends to show up anyways).
So—what is the best thing about Raimi’s return to classic horror? Originality. In a time when your only horror options are remakes and sequels, getting an injection of good old-fashioned Sam Raimi originality is just what the doctor ordered! The Raimi of old is back, and let’s hope that Drag Me to Hell inspires a generation of good horror movies!
chattanoogapulse.com/film/film-feature/raimi-returns-to-his-roots/
It breaks my heart that a generation of moviegoers can only associate Sam Raimi with the Spider-Man franchise. Don’t get me wrong, I love the web-slinger (well, in the first two movies at least), and I’m glad that Sam was able to break out of his indie-horror past and make some real money.
“Glad” might be a bit too strong. I’m happy for him, but those of us who love a good zombie story will always look fondly on the adventures of Ash from S-Mart (“Shop Smart! Shop, S-Mart!”) from Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and my personal favorite Army of Darkness. These movies were not big-budget horror flicks—they were the true rebirth of independent horror films (you can go straight to hell, Blair Witch Project!)
Raimi and his good buddy Bruce Campbell set out with a miniscule budget, homemade effects, and the desire to make an awesome horror movie. They created a camp-tastic masterpiece (The Evil Dead), thanks in no small part to Campbell’s ability to over-act Bill Shatner’s pants off. Raimi, on the other hand, has demonstrated that he can make a great movie without Campbell (although Bruce tends to show up anyways).
So—what is the best thing about Raimi’s return to classic horror? Originality. In a time when your only horror options are remakes and sequels, getting an injection of good old-fashioned Sam Raimi originality is just what the doctor ordered! The Raimi of old is back, and let’s hope that Drag Me to Hell inspires a generation of good horror movies!
chattanoogapulse.com/film/film-feature/raimi-returns-to-his-roots/
