When Hollywood remakes something, to earn a quick buck, every fan boy boos. When India or any other more accepted country when it comes to cult movies remakes a beloved horror film, it's cult and cool and awesome and strange, but alright. And there's the same idea of making a quick buck in those countries, and by making an even less gorier and more mainstream version of the original, they still get the acceptance of the cult movie community. That's strange for me who have nothing against remakes, sequels, prequels, reboots etc, because a movie is just a movie. And the Bollywood version of The Evil Dead, Bach ze Zara, is an exact copy of Sam Raimi's only really good movie, and still a very typical, trashy Bollywood production. What's not to love?
Bollywood movies are often much longer. This one clocks in around two hours or something, which is good - there's only one musical number and the rest is basically Evil Dead, but with scenes doubles as long. They also show what happen to the scientist and his wife, I guess to make the movie longer. A nice touch I think. The rest is the same, but less gory and without the nastiness. It's not without blood and goo, and there's a graphic blood-spurting decapition to look forward to, but everything looks so clean, so bright, compared with the original movie. The actors might not have taken their acting lessons, but whenever they're transformed into demons they seem a lot more inspired.
In a way Bach ze Zara reminds me more of one of those home-made, backyard productions, gathering friends and family, making them act and then have a local screening. It has some kind of inspired atmosphere, like "let's do this!" and they're doing it without much thought. It's always easier to act behind a lot of make up and I guess it was cooler to be a demon than part of a romantic couple. Like all good Bollywood movies this has a lot of stone-washed jeans and girls running around in something that looks like bikini's, but without getting too graphic. It also has several quite detailed sex-scenes, a surprise, but this is a film high up on the trash-o-meter. I guess they gets away with more when it's a small budget and with not so famous stars?
It's not a boring movie, not even without subs. The funniest detail is the Necronomicon itself, who where looks like someone who's in peace with himself, listing to dolphin songs and mediates in front of a Buddha symbol. Or as Keith over at Teleport City commented on Facebook when he saw my screenshot: "Book of the Hey Man You Want to Go Grab a Bubble Tea or Something After Work?". He's a truthsayer, Keith. Go over to his site and enjoy a lot of brilliant texts.
Fun trash. I like that better than boring trash. Thanks India for giving us so much excellent exploitation!
"When Hollywood remakes something, to earn a quick buck, every fan boy boos."
Well....there are some remakes I like better then the original....like The Thing(1982), Assault on Precinct 13(2005)etc but most remakes are pretty crappy I think.
"When India or any other more accepted country when it comes to cult movies remakes a beloved horror film, it's cult and cool and awesome and strange, but alright. And there's the same idea of making a quick buck in those countries, and by making an even less gorier and more mainstream version of the original, they still get the acceptance of the cult movie community. That's strange for me who have nothing against remakes, sequels, prequels, reboots etc, because a movie is just a movie."
I haven´t noticed this yet, but perhaps some communities worship the bollywood remakes in the same way certain swedish critics worship ANY type of thriller, actionfilm, etc as long as it comes from an unusual part of the world.
Exoticism is the keyword here....of course I think, we all fall for this from time to time.
"It also has several quite detailed sex-scenes, a surprise, but this is a film high up on the trash-o-meter. I guess they gets away with more when it's a small budget and with not so famous stars?"
Very strange....I heard of this, though but never seen a nude scene in a Bollywood flick, but like you said, it´s made outside of the Bollywood system.
"Fun trash. I like that better than boring trash. Thanks India for giving us so much excellent exploitation!"
As long as it is entertaining.....good review and thanks.
Posted by: Megatron | March 07, 2013 at 15:08
Bollywood movies are often much longer.
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