“‘The Evil Dead’ is being remade,” I said jubilantly when I first heard the news, “I am so there at midnight!”

That was months ago, and my excitement dwindled as days went by, but the flame was rekindled when it was only a couple days from the release of the remake of “The Evil Dead;” or a remake of “Evil Dead II,” as the original sequel is basically a remake of “The Evil Dead.”

Regardless of movie titles, despite my friends enjoying it, I really wasn’t very into the 2013 “Evil Dead.”

I highly applaud the use of makeup and prosthetics instead of CGI; that work is reason enough to go see the new “Evil Dead” at some point.

Still, the story, the actors and the “scary” stuff simply wasn’t there. Well, OK, the scary stuff was there, but it wasn’t the type of scary stuff I really get into.

Oh, and P.S., there really isn’t anything terrifying about the film. The terror is possibly only from the the notion that you would not like the violent deaths that happen to the characters to happen to you.

Go figure.

Besides a few cringes or utterings of “ew,” the frightening parts when the crowd jumps and grabs the person next to them are not really a factor.

If you enjoy really gory stuff where people are dismembered and hacked apart or split in two, then the new “Evil Dead” will certainly appease you.

If you want something campy with witty banter — like Bruce Campbell‘s character, Ash from the original trilogy — then you will be rather disappointed.

Really, if there had been more comedy, even if it was just gallows humor without the slapstick from the original films, I probably would have been applauding and recommending the remake to all.

As is, I’ll say it is probably a fine date movie and worth a watch at some point. But for me, well, I like psychological horror and comedy horror more than gore-based horror.

On the up side, I heard a rumor the new “Evil Dead” movie will become a series that ties into the original series. With any luck, later movies will incorporate the fun from Sam Raimi‘s original “Evil Dead.”

Then again, I look at the state of horror sequels nowadays, and all I can think is that new movies will be another in the awful line of horror flicks such as the “Paranormal Activity” series. 

2/5