Directed by Sam Raimi, the first episode of Ash vs Evil Dead is all what the Evil Dead fans had been waiting for these last 20 odd years.
After the end of "Army of Darkness" there was talk of a new movie, but it never came out; what we got in the end was the 2013 remake.
But then, they decided to do a TV series, of which this is the first episode. And it delivers.
Of course, in the years that have been gone since the last movie, a lot has changed in the movie and TV world, so some fans may be disappointed with the result, but I think that we may be in for a treat with this series.
It all starts as you would imagine, with Ash being his old lazy, sexy (and a little bit fatter) self, working in a little store and just letting the days go by. But things don't take long to go wrong, and the deadites are back with a vengeance. We have some homages to the old movies, some cool nice action, over the top situations, and Ash, a lot of cool old Ash, which makes you wonder how could it take so long to have him back.
This first episode is a blast, even if not perfect. Let's just hope the level keeps throughout this whole season.
After the end of "Army of Darkness" there was talk of a new movie, but it never came out; what we got in the end was the 2013 remake.
But then, they decided to do a TV series, of which this is the first episode. And it delivers.
Of course, in the years that have been gone since the last movie, a lot has changed in the movie and TV world, so some fans may be disappointed with the result, but I think that we may be in for a treat with this series.
It all starts as you would imagine, with Ash being his old lazy, sexy (and a little bit fatter) self, working in a little store and just letting the days go by. But things don't take long to go wrong, and the deadites are back with a vengeance. We have some homages to the old movies, some cool nice action, over the top situations, and Ash, a lot of cool old Ash, which makes you wonder how could it take so long to have him back.
This first episode is a blast, even if not perfect. Let's just hope the level keeps throughout this whole season.