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Summary: One of the greatest horror films ever!
Review: Ahhhh TheEvilDead!!! The first time I ever saw this (gem) of a horror film I stayed over night at a friends house. We drank "Jolt" soda <-- yeah way back then, to keep us wide awake and ate bags of potatoe chips to stuff our face. Ok to the movie... :)
Since then I've seen this film many times and if you want a film that is truly unique and FULL of great non stop action and GORE this is the one for you. I warn you if you have a weak stomach, this film in my opinion is one of the most bloody I've seen to date and I've seen many horror films. To me GORE is great, as long as the film had a lot more going for it then that and this movie does. You all know the story, Ash and a few others get stuck in a cabin in the woods, they find a tape player and play the tape. On the tape is words that summons the dead to rise. What I love so much is it's a lot of creepy sounds that a setting to the film that is truly one of a kind. The lights, the fog effects ect... It will amaze you. This movie will creap you out as well as make you smile a few times at how great the sounds and creepy voices are of the demons. In my reviews I choose not to give away more then one part in each film. So for this one, let's just say the demon in the celler will make you think twice next time you walk down in your bastment at night or whatnot. GRINS.... After many years later, this movie never fails to amaze me. Simply classic horror! If you don't have this film already buy it and add it to your collection. If I could have giving this more stars I would have. Put it this way, this is one of the few horror films that I love so much I just have to collect every different cover ever made.
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Summary: Best zombie movie ever made!
Review: And that's saying a lot, because I am a huge fan of zombie movies. "Evil Dead" is the definition of a cult movie. Most don't take the movie seriously, as the special effects aren't very special, and until about halfway through, the acting could definitely be better. But you have to remember that this was made by a group of kids on an extremely tight budget. If you realize that, and watch it with an open mind, you will really get the full effect. Evil Dead II is also very good, although it's definitely more cartoony than the first. Oh, and by the way, to all of you who still think the movie is a horrible waste of time, keep in mind that if this movie had been a miserable failure, then Sam Raimi would never have directed such a good "Spiderman" movie!Hail to the King!
--PumpkinFreak
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Summary: *** 3.8 / 5 [B+]
Review: In 1979, after gathering funding from showings of their film "Within the Woods", Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Robert Tapert set out to film a project originally titled "Book of the Dead" ... and later re-titled THE EVIL DEAD. THE EVIL DEAD is a surprisingly good Indie film, gathering inspiration from THE HILLS HAVE EYES, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (especially), and EQUINOX, and has a place deservedly among those as a milestone of horror films. Bruce Campbell stars as Ash, a college student who journeys to the woods for a fun-filled weekend in a cabin with his friends (phew). Soon, however, they learn something is lurking in the woods...and it wants them. Sexually, physically, and violently, if need be. Sam Raimi writes and directs this with surprising starter's mastering; Campbell is good, although he'd later be terrific in the sequels, EVIL DEAD II and ARMY OF DARKNESS. Joseph LoDuca also contributes a good (as well as inspired) score. Very cool!
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Summary: Why aren't movies like this made today?
Review: I was lucky enough to see this film at a drive in(remember those?)when it 1st came out! I didn't really know what to expect except the small amount of knowledge(that it was a Horror-Zombie
movie)that I got from trailer's on tv. WOW! What a pleasant suprise, & scare! Yep scare; this was probably the last Horror film I saw that did scare me! I took a girlfriend w/me to the drive-in that nite. There was another 'horror' film on 1st, but because "Evil Dead" was such a great film & suprise I cannot recall the other film. About 1/3 of the way through the film, we had an incredible,(but thankfully very brief)lightening & thunderstorm descend upon the drive-in! The lightening was so intense for several mins that it actually enhanced the overall 'spooky' feeling of this film! The girl simply kept her eye's covered with her hand, after the 1st violent act occured!! Anyway, Sam Raimi(imo)hasn't made any decent films(Except "Evil Dead II" I didn't care for "Army of Darkness")since this one, even though my 22 year old son tells me another 'Zombie-horror film' is in the works from Raimi! Why not? He went on to make a ton of money, & could have used some of it to do what he does best, make another true horror film! But no. We get schlock like
"Spiderman" & all the other junk he's directed. Where have all the smart young director's of real horror films gone? Why not make a horror film 1st, take chances like Raimi did, & experiment. I can't recall what "Evil Dead" originally cost..my son told me, & it was a ridiculously low figure, a figure that most independent film director's can work wonders with if they're truly talented! Another good example is Robert Rodriguez' "El Mariachi", or Tarrentino's "Resevouir Dog's". Now the last was a higher budget independent film but you get the idea. Where are the director's willing to take a chance on showing their genius(like Raimi did here)in a horror film. The performance by the cast is phenomenal, including that by Bruce Cambell. However, the unique placement of the camera's(the overhead tracking shot while Bruce is walking or running through the house, along with the 'wooshing' sound each time he passes
through a door, reminds me of Scorsese's great end seaquence of the brilliant "Taxi Driver", when Travis has killed everyone & saved Jodie, & sits on the couch while the police arrive. Martin
actually cut out a huge section of the upstairs floor to get his shot, & I would imagine Raimi learned his technique from that?)and the excellent very creepy, segments in the house's basement, along with the great use of fog & gore make this probably the greatest Zombie film ever made. I sure hope my son's right? Raimi needs to return to 'what got him going in the 1st place', & new,1st time director's NEED to give the Horror genre a 'shot in the arm' & revive it, by making it their 1st film. One can only hope. What a wonderful, clever well thought out film by a 1st time director& a group of no name actor's! Bravo. But please, we want more.
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Summary: The Evil Dead
Review: Easily one of the best horror movies of all time. Sam Raimi's first film is a masterpiece of gore, style and technique, featuring some masterful special effects and unique camera movements. Bruce Campbell's performance is genuine, and the supporting cast adds to the creepy feeling that something so horrible can happen to the most innocent of all of us. Also adding to the overall atmosphere is the music, which is so traditional but original at the same time, one has to love it as it suits the film perfectly.
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Summary: A gorehound's most demented dream come true
Review: The Evil Dead is one of the true Hall of Fame cult classics in the field of horror, a movie more than justified in billing itself as "the ultimate in grueling horror." Its pervasive influence is felt strongly even today, and the movie stands as a primer on how to do terror most effectively. There are very few movies that I consider truly scary, but this low-budget Sam Raimi masterpiece of gory terror managed to delightfully tweak my hard-to-find fright nerves on several occasions. I was scrabbling to return light to my darkened room as soon as the end credits appeared. High school buddies Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, with the help of Robert Tapert, took their work very seriously, studying the reaction of drive-in horror movie audiences to see what works and what does not work in this type of film. This research made them wise beyond their early twenty-something years, as they committed themselves to a creed of "the gore the merrier," never letting up for a second once the real horror began. Raimi, Campbell, and Tapert parlayed a sixteen hundred dollar thirty minute film called Within the Woods into a three hundred fifty thousand dollar investment venture to make this film, originally called Book of the Dead. They led a small group of visionaries, including the unforgettable ladies of Evil Dead, into the cold Tennessee wilderness and proceeded to make, sometimes almost on the fly, one of the most effective, unrelenting scary movies of all time. As the story goes, five young people, two men and three women, travel deep into the countryside to a run-down cabin for reasons never explained, discovering far more than a mysterious tape recording and obviously infernal book bound in human skin in the cellar. The tape reveals the voice of a supposed scientist who had come to this desolate spot along with his wife to study the ancient Sumerian Book of the Dead which he had discovered. Foolishly, he records himself reading the ancient tongue of the book's demonic conjurations, and even more foolishly Ashley "Ash" Williams (Bruce Campbell) and Scotty (Hal Delrich) play these words, unknowingly calling forth from the earth an evil more ancient and terrifying than anything they could ever have imagined. Cheryl (Ellen Sandweiss), having earlier witnessed undeniable manifestations of something not good underneath the cellar door, foolishly goes out into the night in search of whomever she knows it out there, finding only a forest of trees seemingly alive and determined to rape her. After finding her way back to the cabin, she is the first person to be possessed by the appropriately named Evil Dead, and she delivers what is to me the most satisfying attack in a movie bursting at the seams with one attack after another. One by one, as the terrifying night unfolds, the quintet of friends are possessed and changed into disgustingly foul demons, until only one gore-encrusted survivor is left to battle his former friends for a life that can no longer even seem worth living. I went into this film somewhat questioning the power of its legendary heritage, but once the first zombification scene rolled around, I knew that The Evil Dead was going to fully live up to its dark promise. These poor ladies, Ellen Sandweiss, Betsy Baker, and Theresa Tilly, let the makeup artists do anything to them, and they willingly and enthusiastically turned themselves into the sickest of creatures. I can hardly imagine how much Karo syrup was procured for this production, as the blood and gore just kept coming nonstop. The fight for survival led to the brutal use of axes, fingers to the eyes, shotguns, planks, everything within reach of the victims in that truly creepy little cabin in the dark woods. Bruce Campbell took some time to grow into his role, but once his wimpy character saw what he had to do if he were to have any chance of surviving, he turned in a magnificent performance, exhibiting fear and loathing as well as any horror movie actor I have ever had the demented joy of watching. The Evil Dead is a landmark horror film that all fans of the genre should be required to see, preferably in the darkest, more fear-enducing environment possible. Having it available on DVD in widescreen format is wonderful in and of itself, but this DVD (ASIN B00005R24K) comes with extras to further delight the gore-lovers out there. You get the theatrical trailer, four TV spots, a poster and still gallery, impressively lengthy cast and crew biographies, a Ladies of the Evil Dead booklet containing modern interviews with the movie's intrepid female stars, outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage, and not one but two audio commentaries for the film, one with writer/director Sam Raimi and producer Robert Tapert and one with legendary star Bruce Campbell. The Evil Dead is a horror fan's most demented dream come true.
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Summary: sikke noget lort!!
Review: det er den dårligste film jeg nogensinde har set.. effekterne er dårlige og skuespillet er endda værre!
lad vær med at se den..
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Summary: Excellent piece of art
Review: This is better than the Mona Lisa. Gore, blood, body parts galore. Who could ask for more? THE EVIL DEAD is a classic in horror movies, and this DVD is great. Cool cover, great features, and commentaries that are actually enjoyable are the reasons to buy it. Trust me; you'll definitely enjoy it.
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Summary: Good movie, great box, bad smell!
Review: Ok. This dvd is WELL WORTH THE MONEY! ... also, the DVD box is made of latex so if ur allergic DONT BUY. THis also cause a REAL HUMAN FLESH feel. and an undead stench. LOL.
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Summary: A Classic. Cool Extras
Review: What is cool about this special edition is that besides this great movie, you have cool extras, like the documentary by Bruce Campbell. BCs commentaries during the movie are excellent too.
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