With the impending release of Evil Dead, a remake of the 1981 cult classic The Evil Dead I thought that now would be a great time to look back on the original and give some background on what made it such a success. This is not so much for the horror buffs (those dudes have already seen The Evil Dead dozens of times) but more for the younger readers or horror impaired that are probably going to get dragged to the remake
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Looking Back On The Evil Dead
April 4th, 2013 
Justin Proper 
Posted in Editorials, Features, Movies, News 
Tags: 1981, 2013, ash, ashley j williams, bruce campbell, deadite, evil dead, horror, indie (genre), low budget, remake, sam raimi, the evil dead 
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MOVIE REVIEW: Oz The Great And Powerful
March 8th, 2013 James Shotwell Film: Oz The Great And Powerful
Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis
Oz The Great And Powerful offers plenty of reasons to shell out a few extra bucks for 3D and features a number of memorable performances, but ultimately falls apart due to a thin script and a runtime twenty minutes too long.
Taking as many cues from the original as it can without ever feeling so familiar it’s boring, Oz The Great And Powerful starts off duller than any Disney release in recent memory. The film opens in black and white (a nod to the original) …
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UTG’S 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN: “Drag Me To Hell”
October 13th, 2012 Justin Proper Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no one day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of October, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re about to read.
31 Days Of Halloween is a recurring daily feature that will run throughout the month of October. The hope and goal of this column is to supply every UTG reader with a daily horror movie recommendation that is guaranteed to amplify your Halloween festivities. We’ll …
Posted in Columns, Editorials, Features, Movies, News Tags: 31 days of halloween, alison lohman, drag me to hell, evil dead, halloween, movies, sam raimi 1 Comment »
UTG’S 31 Days Of Halloween: “The Evil Dead”
October 3rd, 2012 Dane Sager Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no one day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of October, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re about to read.
31 Days Of Halloween is a recurring daily feature that will run throughout the month of October. The hope and goal of this column is to supply every UTG reader with a daily horror movie recommendation that is guaranteed to amplify your Halloween festivities. We’ll …
Posted in Editorials, Features, Movies, News, reviews Tags: 31 days of halloween, all hallow's eve, best scary movies, bruce campbell, evil dead, horror, movies, must see, sam raimi, utg list No Comments »
What The Film!? – The Amazing Spider-Man
August 20th, 2012 Dane Sager What The Film?! is a weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the plot holes Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by comedy writer Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try and pull the proverbial wool over our eyes.
If you know a film with major plot holes that you feel needs to be exposed, tell us! Email utgjames@gmail.com with the subject “What The Film” and we’ll try to get your suggestion featured on the site.
This Week’s Movie: 2012′s The Amazing Spider-Man
My girlfriend told me a story about …
What The Film?! – Spider-Man 3
June 4th, 2012 Dane Sager What The Film?! is a new weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the plot holes Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by comedy writer Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try and pull the proverbial wool over our eyes.
If you know a film with major plot holes that you feel needs to be exposed, tell us! Email utgjames@gmail.com with the subject “What The Film” and we’ll try to get your suggestion featured on the site.
This Week’s Movie: 2007′s Spider-Man 3
I have been a massive Christopher Nolan …
Bruce Campbell CAMEO confirmed for “Evil Dead” reboot, new plot discussed
July 20th, 2011 James Shotwell When news broke that Evil Dead was getting rebooted, my biggest question also happened to be on the tip of tongues across the planet: What role, if any, will Bruce Campbell play? He was listed as a producer in the initial press release, but no casting had been announced, until now.
Earlier this week, reboot Director Federico Alvarez confirmed that Bruce has a cameo and also talked a bit about the story for the new movie. See what he had to say, below:
“Especially among fans nobody wants to see a celebrity in a remake like this,… The only recognizable
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Diablo Cody rewriting “Evil Dead” reboot
July 14th, 2011 James Shotwell An official press release has hit the streets announcing the remake and revitalization of the Evil Dead franchise. We already broke most of the information involved, accept for the newly surface detail that the woman behind JUNO, Diablo Cody, has been hired to do revisions on the film’s script (which was penned by Director Federico ‘Fede’ Alvarez).
The film’s original brain trust of Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, and Rob Tapert are attached to the film as producers and supposed “guards” of Evil Dead‘s lore.
I’m still excited because I really, really love the original films, but Cody’s participation …
Evil Dead reboot CONFIRMED, production already underway (UPDATED)
July 12th, 2011 James Shotwell Horror fans have been losing their minds for the past day following word from DreadCentral that Sam Raimi had secretly traveled to Detroit in order to begin making something related to Evil Dead. Bloody-Disgusting took the story further a few hours later, claiming Raimi probably wasn’t the director, but still left most hanging in excitement.
Well hang no more because we have the answers! Word is, Raimi DID go to Detroit for what is being called “quasi-reboot” of the Bruce Campbell lead Evil Dead series and production is (apparently) already underway. Directing the feature will be Freddy Alvarez, the …
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May 27th, 2009 James Shotwell 
Film: Drag Me To Hell
Director: Sam Raimi
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Studio: Ghost House
Distributer: Universal
Oh how harsh public criticism can wake one up. Sam Raimi, the innovative mine behind both the Evil Dead and Spiderman trilogies has been out of the limelight for a minute following the intense lashing and public outcry about the debacle that was Spiderman 3. However, Raimi, much to the delight of horror fans and the kind of people who attend events like ComicCon, is now back behind the Camera with a script he and his brother wrote in the genre he’s …
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