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Summary: *SPLAT!* "Ohhhhh, noooo!"
Review: Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" is one of those hit-or-miss affairs with everyone; you'll either love it for it's humor and gore, or hate it for it's humor and gore. I'm one of the fortunate individuals who recognize just how much fun and entertaining this film is. Granted, "Evil Dead 2" is slightly better, but the way I figure it, you watch each individual film in the Evil Dead trilogy with a particular frame of mind - "Evil Dead" - watch it for the blood and cool camera work. "Evil Dead 2" - watch it for Bruce Campbell and MORE cool camera work. "Army of Darkness" - watch it for Bruce Campbell and the outrageous humor. The reason I didn't put Bruce Campbell as a reason for watching "Evil Dead" is because his Ash character isn't the ultra-cool cheesy superhero we all love from the two sequels. However, his reactions are very funny when he continuously gets drenched in blood and... milk? This Book of the Dead DVD edition is pretty "groovy," indeed. The package itself obviously looks great, and you'll have some fun straining yourself trying to decipher the lettering in the pages of the book. It's chock-full of extras including three documentaries and two seperate commentaries (I'd recommend listening to Bruce Campbell's first). But the only problem I have with this edition is the way the disc itself is inserted on the inside of the back cover. Each time I've taken the disc out, a new scratch appears on the surface of it. I can't help but wonder how many times I can remove this movie from it's case and watch it before my disc is completely ruined. So my advice to all of you is to buy this as a collector's item (it is a limited edition, after all) and to be extra careful when handling the disc. If you liked "Evil Dead," you'll want to buy the sequels. So fire up the DVD player, pull up a chair, sit back, dim the lights and, as the DVD booklet states, bring a towel.
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Summary: Great Edition-Slight Problem
Review: Evil Dead has been one of my favorite movies for years. This edition is very cool, with great sound and the best picture quality I have seen for this film. The only problem with this edition is the slipcover that the DVD is stored in at the back of the book. The slipcover creates hairline scratches in the DVD. This may not bother some people, but I prefer to keep my DVDs in pristine condition. This is still the edition to have though. What I did was take an old jewel case, removed the outside cover and cut off the edges around where the disc goes so that it was thin enough to store inside the book. This way you can avoid the scratchs.
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Summary: The best Packaging
Review: I have always loved the movie "The Evil Dead" and have the Lmt Ed VHS and one of the many DVD copies but when I saw the BOTD packaging and the extra features on the DVD I had to get it. My girlfriend is really disturbed by it .The THX sound is unbelievable .
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Summary: EVIL DEAD
Review: ONE OF THE BEST HORROR MOVIES AROUND. BUT MUST HAVE WILD SENSE OF HUMOR, ONCE THIS MOVIE GETS GOING IT DOESN'T STOP.
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Summary: Let me out of this cellar Ashley...(don't do it)
Review: If you want the living daylights scared out of you then rent or buy this DVD and watch it on a dark stormy night with a loved one.
The story goes 5 college kids go vacationing (Tennesee I think)
up in the mountains. They cross this rickety (It's solid as a rock girls) bridge thru the gloomy woods to this decrepit cabin.
You've already heard the evil when they crossed the border and the steering wheel gets jerked out of Scotty's hand. It isn't long before the kids go exploring down in the cellar after the door thumps open (by itself). They find a creepy looking book and a dagger along with a tape recorder.
This is where the terror begins, they play the tape which has
demonic funerary incantations on it.
That night one of the girls (stupidly) ventures out into the foggy night.
I'll stop here, she's first to become possessed, the other soon follow
A truly scary flick, acting is good dialogue is lame
camera work fine, SFX pretty good for budget
way to go Sam !
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Summary: The Evil Dead ( book of the dead limited edition)
Review: hey Deadites or to those of you that stumbled in.... this is a great movie and one of my favorites! the color is sooo cool, it's all squishy. the other cool thing is it has the pages from the movie book in it as well. it is a really cool item... this items is truely for those of you who love evildead and want anything that comes out for it.... if you have the ash figure ya gotta have this.
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Summary: Completly Nuts!
Review: This film has got to be one of the most entertaining films I've seen. The movie gives you the story of 5 teenage kids out in a log cabin then the unexpected evil comes out lurking in the woods (Brought out by a tape player speaking out a foreign language) and then Evil starts to come out before them. Sure the plot might be dumb for some people (But hey, its usually the plot for most horror films anyway). Sure the actors might seem cheesy at some points, but hey, the movie just gives you the entertainment without even trying. I recommend having people over your house and watch this movie. Yell out predictions. Make fun of it if you like. Laugh when you feel like. With horrific features and humor mixed in, this is one film you shouldn't miss.
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Summary: A Must-Have For Any Horror Fan!
Review: I Think I was around 11 or 12 when Evil Dead was first released..The articles in Fangoria, the late-night TV commercials, the creepy newspaper ads....I had to see it! (Needless to say, I didn't....) My friend Bryan rented the tape (Beta!) when it came out, and we hunkered down for a midnight screening. It was everything I expected, and more! The perfect Horror movie. So how does it stand up almost 20 years later? Well....It's still one of the nastiest, most visceral Horror movies I've ever seen. It's easier to pick apart the cheesy acting and hokey dialogue and situations now, since I'm not 13 anymore. I think the other 2 movies in the Dead Trilogy are much better movies, more polished and professional, but the enthusiasm with which the film was made shines through, so it's hard NOT to get caught up in the spirit......... Director Sam Raimi has since gone on to become the closest thing Hollywood has to a renaissance man, directing virtually every genre of film: Western (The Quick & The Dead), Romance/Sports (For The Love Of The Game), Suspense (The Gift & A Simple Plan), and Superhero/Action (Darkman & now the eagerly awaited Spider-Man), but it all started here, with the small story of a group of friends in an isolated cabin who accidentally resurrect an ancient demonic force. The film is a non-stop thrill-ride, with the gore gushing freely throughout. The weak of Heart need not apply.... The idea to package the disc in a "Book of the Dead" case is pure genius, and the case alone is worth the price. The disc itself is great; Chock full of extras, plenty of Easter eggs, 2 commentary tracks, both of which are hilarious AND informative, Galleries of art, photos, and promotional and advertising material, and a few GREAT documentaries. There's even a hidden make-up test and a hidden panel discussion. (Move that cursor along! You'll find 'em!) The transfer of the film is the best I've ever seen, and the sound is top-notch. There's also a great little booklet, as well as a fully illustrated Necronomicon, as seen in the movie. Just don't read it out loud. Especially in the woods. At night.......
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Summary: To buy or not to buy...
Review: OK, IF you are a horror movie fan and do not already own a copy of ED (shame on you!), Buy this edition before it goes out of print. Best Buy has it for 29.99. IF you already own a previous version of the DVD, then know this: The only new features are a documentary about the extremes of fandom done by Bruce Campbell (it doesn't deal with ED directly...more to do with off the wall fans), and a featurette focusing on the phenomenon and beginnings of ED's VIDEO success. No "Within the Woods", as was so desperately hoped. The picture seems clearer than the special edition, but the special edition has an insert booklet interviewing the women of ED. The "Book of the Dead" itself is cool. It has great reproductions of all the pages seen in the movie. It has an insert booklet that also deals with the early video and european video success of the film all the way to the present time. One drawback though, no case for the DVD save for the pouch in the book. The book itself is latex coated and seems fragile. In other words,I don't want to keep it on a shelf with all the rest of my dvd's.
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Summary: Great film, disapointing transfer
Review: My special edition (the last DVD release) may not be letterbox (which sucks) but it does have a clear, crisp picture. I rented this before buying, man am I glad it saved me the money. The transfer is THX mastered, which means it's been filtered through a computer. Well it didn't work. The film is dark, often blurry and hard on the eyes. Sure there's a couple of nifty documentries on this disk, but the cheesy cover? Really, a collectable? It's lame, seriously. If you want a 16:9 copy, look for the new version without the $20.00 cover. But really, they need to do a restoration on this film and finally, finally give us a last (this is the 13th DVD version)version of this classic. Don't but the lame cover, or the crappy transfer.
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