Evil Dead (2013)

[bowlingbilly10]

Originally Posted by Phil92

Blinkin' barnacles, that's fast.

If u think that's fast they already have gi joe scheduled to come out on blu ray July 30.

[drichter33]

Originally Posted by cine74

posting a street date for the home release before the film even hits theaters will only want to make me skip the theatrical showing and just wait for the blu. I think it over several times before deciding to venture out to the movies these days. It's just too much of a hassle dealing with morons who think they're home and can do whatever they want in public.

+1

[bowlingbilly10]

Originally Posted by FyreFlux

just in time for my birthday! i cant wait.

Same here. My birthday is three days before. Hopefully I'll get some birthday money when it come out.

[drichter33]

Originally Posted by bowlingbilly10

If u think that's fast they already have gi joe scheduled to come out on blu ray July 30.

That statement, if your intent was to say "if you think thats fast, look how fast this is..." doesnt work since GI Joe comes out a week earlier and hits BRD 2 weeks later than ED, giving it a 3 week longer theater release to BRD.

If your point was to compare a larger scale film to a more genre type flick and how their release windows are similar, then maybe choose a different phrase or analogy

[MifuneFan]

I don't get the surprise here. Most movies get released on BD 3-4 months after they're released in theatres. This isn't some new revelation or something. Only major releases typically get more space in between them.

[bunkz323]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

The movie looks like a fun re-telling. With Raimi and Campbell on board, I'm expecting something above avg. This is Fede Alvarez's feature film directorial debut though so it'll be interesting to see how that affects things.

Here's the short film that put him on the map. Made for just $300, which is pretty impressive

Ataque de Pánico! (Panic Attack!) 2009 - YouTube

$300!
That was bad ass.

[bowlingbilly10]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

I don't get the surprise here. Most movies get released on BD 3-4 months after they're released in theatres. This isn't some new revelation or something. Only major releases typically get more space in between them.

Some movies even get released 2 months after its put in theaters

[indy24la]

The buzz for this has been pretty positive, so I am very hopeful. And honestly, remakes have been pretty hit or miss... which is basically the same for new original horror movies.

If it hits theaters in April, how is a July home release date surprising anyone? No matter how good this is, it's not going to stay in theaters as long as Titanic.

[Steve Lilley]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Did you see the video above? You think the share your scare is related to the original movies tagline? ..You're deluding yourself if you think Sony's entire marketing for this is being done as an inside joke. They're basically thinking of every gimmick possible to try and get people into theatres. It's fine and good for them if it works, but I rather let the movie speak for itself, than gimmicks.

It's staying in the spirit of the way that the original was sold. How hard is that to understand?

[MifuneFan]

[Steve Lilley]

You honestly don't see any similarities between the two with regards to the "this movie is going to LITERALLY MELT YOUR FACE OFF" style of marketing?

[MifuneFan]

Are you just fixated on the tagline, or are you really oblivious to the other ways the movie is being marketed? I agree that the tagline is in the same spirit as the original, but that's pretty much where the similarities end. Sony is using every social media gimmick possible to overhype the movie and it's "scare" factor. Try looking around at their official website, twitter, tumblr, facebook, youtube and so forth. They're hardly in the spirit of the original. Hell, they intentionally made multiple trailers to be redband rated by the MPAA just to ramp up the whole controversial horror angle, and add it to their marketing for the film.

[Dubstar]

Originally Posted by bunkz323

$300!
That was bad ass.

low budget precursor/version of Pacific Rim.

[UniSol GR77]

Nothing wrong with the tagline at all: I'm actually convinced this is a great, terrific spin-off.

[MifuneFan]

Sony paid Perez Hilton for this reaction.....

Evil Dead - Dare To Share Your Scare! (Sponsored by Evil Dead) - YouTube

[Forever Knight]

I doubt it can be that scary. I love me some horror.

[Steve Lilley]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Are you just fixated on the tagline, or are you really oblivious to the other ways the movie is being marketed? I agree that the tagline is in the same spirit as the original, but that's pretty much where the similarities end. Sony is using every social media gimmick possible to overhype the movie and it's "scare" factor. Try looking around at their official website, twitter, tumblr, facebook, youtube and so forth. They're hardly in the spirit of the original. Hell, they intentionally made multiple trailers to be redband rated by the MPAA just to ramp up the whole controversial horror angle, and add it to their marketing for the film.

So you're telling me that your issue is with the fact that Sony has expanded the spirit of the original marketing campaign over into social media?

Let's see. Official website. Twitter. Tumblr. Facebook. YouTube. What do all of those things have in common? If you guessed "Things that didn't exist when THE EVIL DEAD came out", you're right!

Also, "ramping up the whole controversial horror angle" is yet another element that just kind of goes with this franchise. THE EVIL DEAD was intensely controversial and that played a large role in selling it around the world. Let's not forget that it wasn't exactly rated R.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Steve Lilley

So you're telling me that your issue is with the fact that Sony has expanded the spirit of the original marketing campaign over into social media?

Let's see. Official website. Twitter. Tumblr. Facebook. YouTube. What do all of those things have in common? If you guessed "Things that didn't exist when THE EVIL DEAD came out", you're right!

Also, "ramping up the whole controversial horror angle" is yet another element that just kind of goes with this franchise. THE EVIL DEAD was intensely controversial and that played a large role in selling it around the world. Let's not forget that it wasn't exactly rated R.

They didn't expand on anything. Did you just see what I posted above? They're paying out "celebrities" to get scary reactions to post on their daretoscare youtube page. The Perez Hilton video is game.set.match. There's really nothing you can say whatsoever that can say that's in the spirit of the original.

[Steve Lilley]

You're right. No type of celebrity endorsement, (no matter how off putting, misguided and infuriating that "celebrity" may be, I'll grant you), is in the spirit of the original marketing campaign.

Except that there's a big ol' King quote right on most of the posters and even the home video box covers, isn't there. But besides that, I guess.

If there's nothing that I can say, then I guess it would be stupid to continue this conversation, then.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by Steve Lilley

You're right. No type of celebrity endorsement, no matter how off putting, misguided and infuriating that celebrity may be (I'll grant you), is in the spirit of the original marketing campaign.

Except that there's a big ol' King quote right on most of the posters and even the home video box covers, isn't there. But besides that, I guess.

If there's nothing that I can say, then I guess it would be stupid to continue this conversation, then.

Stephen King in 1982
Perez Hilton in 2013

Yeah I can see how they've clearly expanded that spirit of the original

And if you knew anything, you'd know that King wasn't paid for that quote, it was part of a review he did for Twilight Zone magazine after seeing the movie at Cannes. Raimi didn't even have a distributor for the film at that point, let-alone marketing to get King to endorse it. Paying some C-list celebrity to scream like a little ***** is not even in the same league as using a quote from a horror master's review. You should have left your post as it originally was, and just quit while you were behind, lilly..