30 December, 2005

Will there be an Evil Dead 4?

That’s the million dollar question. Bruce Campbell isn’t getting any younger. Director Sam Raimi's busy doing his other thing. Namely, the Spiderman films. He’s got to move on to bigger and better things.

Who’s to say that fans can’t clamor for more? It’s been 1993 since we've seen Bruce defeating the last “deadite” with the habit of saying, “I’ll swallow your soul!” He’s got his girl. He’s the king of the world. Hail to the chief. Evil Dead managed to go beyond its horror underpinnings to find a place in mainstream audiences.

Bruce doesn’t have to do anything else. He doesn’t need to make another Evil Dead flick. He’s made his fame and fortune off the Evil Dead series and became one of the most recognizable faces in TV and films.

You’ve seen him before in "Hercules" and "Xena." He directs, produces. This guy never gets any sleep. He’s made cameos in both Spiderman films. Both times he got to annoy the hell out of Peter Parker.

Bruce found his place in film history. He could make junky movies and it wouldn’t put a dent in his career.

He’ll always be fondly remembered for the role as Ash in the Evil Dead series. They even made several action figures out of him. He’s set for life.

So we ask again. Will they make Evil Dead 4? Listen up you primitive screw-heads. There's three other movies. It’s enough. For now. There’s a couple of things that comes closest to a sequel. There’s “Bubba-Ho-Tep.” It’s got Bruce Campbell and a dead guy. There’s “They call Me Bruce” being produced by Dark Horse Indie. Real-life actor Bruce Campbell is forced to save a town from a plague of demons. Sounds an awful lot like Evil Dead to me.

Cherish what we’ve got already. The Evil Dead trilogy. They’re good fun. You can try watching all the Evil Dead for New Year's Eve. They go for the jugular. Buckets o' blood everywhere.

There are worst ways to spend New Year's Eve. Like getting hammered and maybe ending up with an DUI. Just be careful out there. For me, I might just kick back and watch Evil Dead at home for New Year's. Maybe have a Mike's Hard Lemonade on the side. It's a horror-fest with the sharp wit of a guillotine.

Who can forget Bruce's lantern-jaw looks? He always deliver the goods. He’s the average guy. The reluctant hero. There’s a little Bruce in all of us. Maybe that’s why we always hope to see another flick. We can always dream.

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