What can I say? Having a director that isn't Raimi and the writer responsible for Jennifer's Body teaming up to make an Evil Dead remake without Bruce Campbell as Ash? That sounds like a recipe for fail. On top of that, they've flat out said they want to modernize it for a new audience, and we all know what that means. Sleek and CGI as opposed to gritty, dirty, practical effects.
Am I being too hard on the idea? Probably so. I can't help it, though.