Film: Evil Dead Resurrected

Variety is reporting that Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert are teaming up to remake the original "Evil Dead" movie (full story at bloody-disgusting.com). I'm not quite sure how to feel about this. For one thing, it's tampering with an undisputed classic of the horror genre. It also has enough of a cult following to be successful at the box office, more than likely spawning some fresh sequels. While I'm absolutely ecstatic about seeing some new Evil Dead after all these years, it would ruin the whole series for me if it jumped the shark. I'd rather die than watch "Ash in Space" or "Seed of Ash."

For those of you who haven't seen the original trilogy (Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2, Army of Darkness), go rent it this instant or hang your head in shame forever. Perhaps the greatest horror series of all time, it's also pretty damn funny. As a bonus, it's got the best character development I've ever seen in Bruce Campbell's Ash.