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Originally Posted by wayfarer  I'd like to see the original Evil Dead make-up look return. The make-up FX in ED2 were superior in technical standards but lost the spookiness. Look at the difference in Evil Eds; on one hand we had the actor's make-up, which looked quite cool, if not a little rubbery then we had the animatronic dummy that ate some of Sarah Berry's hair. That just looked cheap and didn't match the Ed make-up clearly enough. It's a pity as the standard of FX was generally high on the shoot just not as atmospheric as the rice krispie/latex used in the original  |
Well said and i'm in agreement with you there.
The Deadites in Raimi's original were scary back in '83 and still shiver the spine now. Imo it's just the combination of palid facial complexions and
those white Sclera lenses. Supremely and severly spooky!
I just don't see the need for CGI to replace what worked fine in the first place. If it 'ain't broken, don't fix it. I'm not totally impartial to the usage of PC power as long as it's on an 'as and when' basis and not just employed seemingly for the sake of it as so often appears to be the case with many modern Hollywood offerings. Imo old school FX, even when perfectly applicable and servicable simply aren't seen as 'in' enough by the studio powers that be and subsequently we end up being buried under an avalanche of CGI trickery instead. You can add 3D gimmickry into the mix nowadays too.
With the remake it'll be interesting to see if we get an initial look at the 'Wood Demon' this time around as we all know Raimi's first
TED denied us this opportunity. Such an appearance came our way in the sequel and i believe many fans were disappointed by the physical debut of 'Rotten Apple Head' probably myself included. Such a potential occasion in the remake will probably be an instance when CGI FX comes into play more successfully and gives us something much more approvable to look at. But only time will tell i guess.
