Alien: Romulus to be released theatrically on Aug. 16, 2024

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I mean, it kind of goes without saying that directing a film is a whole different kettle of fish to producing, aka, throwing money around. I bring up TCM because writing something is also kind of a huge part of things, and that has his Evil Dead fingerprints all over it.

Now, I think there's a point to be made that Evil Dead is a much better film (this is a good thing for us btw), but out of the TCM movies I'd put the one he had a lot to do with as second equal with TCM 2 (which is only there because it's so f**king ridiculous and funny), after the original.

[Eal]

I mean, it kind of goes without saying that directing a film is a whole different kettle of fish to producing, aka, throwing money around. I bring up TCM because writing something is also kind of a huge part of things, and that has his Evil Dead fingerprints all over it.

Now, I think there's a point to be made that Evil Dead is a much better film (this is a good thing for us btw), but out of the TCM movies I'd put the one he had a lot to do with as second equal with TCM 2 (which is only there because it's so f**king ridiculous and funny), after the original.

Interesting! I've heard that his version of Evil-Dead tones down the comedy quite a bit. I'm assuming at least some of the comedy then in TCM was unintentional?

[Nightmare Asylum]

I think Alvarez's Evil Dead is very funny in places, though it's definitely a dark sense of humor even when it does embrace some slapstick flourishes (a guy slipping on a piece of his friend's cheek after she mutilates her own face and then smacking his own head right into the toilet immediately comes to mind). It does also get pretty grim as well, though, and on the whole the movie kind of straddles that line back and forth.

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I mean, it kind of goes without saying that directing a film is a whole different kettle of fish to producing, aka, throwing money around. I bring up TCM because writing something is also kind of a huge part of things, and that has his Evil Dead fingerprints all over it.

Now, I think there's a point to be made that Evil Dead is a much better film (this is a good thing for us btw), but out of the TCM movies I'd put the one he had a lot to do with as second equal with TCM 2 (which is only there because it's so f**king ridiculous and funny), after the original.

Interesting! I've heard that his version of Evil-Dead tones down the comedy quite a bit. I'm assuming at least some of the comedy then in TCM was unintentional?

Sorry, to clarify, Texas Chainsaw 2 is a splatter-comedy. The new one is not funny or supposed to be.

Fede's Evil Dead does have some slapstick as NA has said. Keep in mind the original Evil Dead stuff wasn't really funny til Evil Dead 2 anyway.

[Eal]

...a guy slipping on a piece of his friend's cheek after she mutilates her own face and then smacking his own head right into the toilet immediately comes to mind...

Lol, I have to see this movie now.

[Necronomicon II]

Fede's Evil Dead rules.

[Local Trouble]

Fede's Evil Dead rules.

I have never seen that movie.

[Necronomicon II]

He did a really good job with it, tbh I ignored it for ages because of being weary of remakes but it's definitely an exception.

[Corporal Hicks]

Still one of only 2 films I've had to walk out of and take a breather outside the cinema. Granted, the other was because I'd overeaten but Fede's Evil Dead was because it made me feel ill with the intensity of the violence. 

[El Diablo]

True story. I was at a screening of Fede's EVIL DEAD where a young lady sitting a few seats away from me, who was clearly overwhelmed by the violence, kept trying to convince her boyfriend to leave. During the amputation scene she got up and attempted to walk out, then collapsed in the aisle. Took a few minutes and some help from other theater patrons to get her awake and on her feet. I'd heard stories of people passing out during screenings of THE EXORCIST and even the original ALIEN but that was the first time I'd witnessed such a thing in person.

[Nightmare Asylum]

Hmmm, I guess for some people, this poster isn't as hyperbolic as I originally chalked it up to being.



I just recently rewatched Fede's Evil Dead before Evil Dead Rise came out, but I'll definitely be giving it another go before Romulus is in theaters.

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He did a really good job with it, tbh I ignored it for ages because of being weary of remakes but it's definitely an exception.

Same. I only finally watched it earlier this year and ended up having a blast.

[Local Trouble]

He did a really good job with it, tbh I ignored it for ages because of being weary of remakes but it's definitely an exception.

Same. I only finally watched it earlier this year and ended up having a blast.

Does it ape Sam Raimi's style?  If so, hard pass.

[[cancerblack]]

It has a few overt references to his style, but broadly, no, it does it's own thing.

[Necronomicon II]

It's really not like Raimi's at all. In fact I prefer it in many regards over Raimi's.