12 Most Insulting Changes To Movie Remakes

The original Evil Dead series is a cherished horror classic, with it's unique visual style and over-the-top gore giving it mythical status in the days of VHS as a video nasty.

A remake was always sought after as the original is backed up with Sam Raimi's now trademark camerawork and editing, plus some fantastic special effects, but was as low-budget as you can get. It's charm was undeniable, however, and the highlight was the villainous deadites that made sure you never knew what was coming next.

Due to the special effects being applied different almost every scene it made them grotesque, ever-changing disfigured creatures. Everyone's performances are dialed up to 11 and each has a distinct character designed to torture our hero Ash in different ways. They could also withstand insane amounts of punishment while gushing a wild variety of colored bodily fluids from their wounds.

The deadites in the remake were generic wimps who passed away after too much blood loss. Their skin turned grey, their blood turned black and they screeched like the infected from 28 days later. They don't torment their prey, and despite the films best efforts are never memorable.

They still dished out carnage to an insane degree and are extremely intimidating, but without their childlike taunting and a lack of surprises, the remake suffered heavily in giving itself any personality. If it had given the demonic villains more character, it would have made for a much more fun ride than the joyless gore-show we got.