Rating: 
Summary: Just amazing
Review: I really liked the movie many years ago when I saw it on TV. I loved the way they filmed, the way to make scary moments without using all these CGIs. This version is much cleaner and the sound is brilliant. You really see it as it was intended.The extras are terrific! Bruce Campbell's documentary is very interesting. But the best above all is watching the movie together with Bruce's comments. I never liked to watch a movie with the actors/director comments, but once I started trying it, I could stop, I was laugthing all the time. Brilliant.
Rating: 
Summary: A Cult Classic
Review: "The Evil Dead," director Sam Raimi's debut, is both astonishingly wicked and divinely silly. The plot of the movie is not something completely different than a lot of horror films out there, but the difference is that this film came out before a lot the copycats, hence becoming one of the most influential horror films of all time. The plot: A group of friends head into the woods to spend a weekend at a cabin. (Simple enough, right?) 2 of the group find a tape in the basement of the cabin and play it, only to release demons and all kinds of madness unto themselves. The amazing thing about this film is the small budget they had to work with. (And don't get me wrong, it shows at times), but the film holds it's own none-the-less, and delivers superior chills and gore. Especially for the year of it's release. The gore/makeup is what really steals the show in this film. Some really good gore effects make for a very entertaining and gross movie. The acting is very good, especially on the part of Bruce Campbell (The film's lead) who really shines through as the lovable but goofy hero, Ash. Take these things and factor in some experimental camera work and an eerie soundtrack and you have a very entertaining horror film. The reason I gave this 4 stars and not 5 is due to the fact that you can see the outrageously small budget at times. Also, 1 or 2 of the supporting cast is a little lackluster. A very annoying thing about this movie is the fact that it has been re-released a bizillion times. If you buy this film, chances are, in a few months, another SE will come out. I saw the Evil Dead: Collector's Edition. The film looks good for it's age and budget and the audio is good, but could be better. The extras are ok. There is a commentary with Bruce Campbell that is very funny. If you're a fan of cheesy horror or gore in general, and you haven't seen this film...Then this is a must have for you. People who don't like the site of blood and dismembered demons, Beware! Cuz there is plenty of that.
Enjoy!
Rating:
Summary: DESERVES IT'S CULT STATUS
Review: SO MANY ARE TURNED OFF BY THE HUMOR IN THE EVIL DEAD SERIES. I DUNNO WHY? I LOVE BEING HIT IN THE FUNNY BONE, WHILE BEING GROSS'D OUT AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO MANY ARE TURNED OFF BY HOW DATED IT LOOKS. COME ON, YOU HAVE TO RESPECT DIRECTOR SAM RAIMI FOR COMING UP WITH SO MUCH WITH SO LITTLE BUDGET WISE. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE THESE PROBLEMS YOU SHOULD STICK TO THE BIG BUDGET MOVIES LIKE 'WATERWORLD', AND MORE RECENT DISASTERS LIKE 'BAD COMPANY', 'MEN IN BLACK II', AND 'REIGN OF FIRE'. LEAVE THEM GREAT DATED MOVIES LIKE 'EVIL DEAD' 'SUSPURIA', 'BAD TASTE' AND 'DAWN OF THE DEAD' FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME. EVIL DEAD SPAWNED TWO SEQUELS 'EVIL DEAD II' AND 'ARMY OF DARKNESS'. THE DEAD SERIES IS A MUST FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HUMOR MIXED WITH THEIR GORE.
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Summary: Cover of human flesh
Review: What's in side is great, but you should be warned about the cover.
Regardless of how little you handle the case, your hand will stink if curing rubber, so you won't be inclined to look at it very much. In fact, it will sit on your shelf and be avoided to keep you from getting the stuff on you. I does come in a partial plastic case that you can pick up with less danger of having to take a trip to the sink, so it's not untouchable.
But really, who wants to have to wash their hands EVERY day? Other than that, everyone should see this movie at least once to prove that Bruce Campell was capable something better than "Jack of all trades" and to see how much blood really can come out of a demon!
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Summary: The Most Terrifying Movie Ever?
Review: One things for sure, the closing credits have it right "The Ultimate Experience In Gruelling Terror"
I'm not one to be easily scared by a horror film (or any other film unless Kevin Costner is in it)so if I didnt fully appreciate the terrifying parts of this movie please excuse me.
What I will say is that Evil Dead is the closest anything has come to giving me goosebumps. Its not the effects, theyre cheap (though extremely well done for the budget) and its not that I have a particular fear of Zombies, but the atmosphere in this film is incredible.
For the most part shot in one location (or rather the story takes place in a single location - a remote cabin) it builds upon everyones natural suspicion of the woods and it uses that to creep you out to great effect. Using subtle but creepy shots like the blackening of the moon, growls from the woods as it comes alive and an unseen force speeds towards the cabin and the young teens trapped there, the subtlety of the music to build tension, the overall darkness of the movie, and the way it doesnt rush into the next make up effect.
Thats not to say it isnt gory, gorehounds will have a great time with this movie, but you can also appreciate how the tension is built to almost breaking point, where your on the edge of your seat waiting and genuinly afraid of what your waiting for. Its unsettling and plays on the mind that way, in a way the Blair Witch tried but failed (for me at least) to emulate.
Because of this unbearable tension, natural fear and the way the movie is shot it serves to bring to the screen one of the scariest, under-rated pieces of film making genius and without a doubt one of the best movies of the horror genre
Ignore the cheesy acting (Bruce Campbell is awesome cheesy or not) and low budget effects and instead let yourself become engrossed in the book of the dead and the evil "within the woods"
A Cult classic and so it deserves to be.
The DVD transfer on the special edition is good, its as crisp and as clean as a movie shot on this budget can be, the soundtrack is extremely well transfered to digital 5.1 and the audio tracks are excellent - not one but two!!! Bruce Campbells especially is very fresh and funny and worth the price of the DVD alone. An excellent addition to a collection, and a worthy buy if you find the Book Of The Dead limited edition price a little steep.
Audio: 5 (a 5.1 remix and a 2.0 remix)
Video: 5 (excellent transfer supervised by Sam and in original AR)
Features: 5 (only because of the 2 commentaries, its kind of bare otherwise) Movie 5/5 - DVD "Special Edition" 5/5
Rating:
Summary: Evil Dead & DVD..Great Combo
Review: Come-on it's The Evil Dead! Bruce Campbell, is a god! This movie alone is great. The cool new DVD is awesome. All the extras & cool cover. So far I have every version of this movie. I am in awe every time there is something "new" or extra features from this movie & it's prequels. Its worth the rent or the buy!! I'm an old-school fan. Every Halloween, if our theaters show it who do you think is there?
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Summary: Okay - I know "Another DVD release???"
Review: I know what people are thinking - "another DVD of this movie?" and if you already own a copy there really isn't a whole lot to recommend it beyond the creepy skin covered book that the DVD comes packaged in. If, however, you haven't purchased a copy of this film, this is the version you should put your money on. The DVD includes some interesting documentary features and really cool extras - while the book of the dead has some nice illustrations that are pretty creepy. If you haven't seen the film - what are you waiting for. You really need to read more reviews to be sure? Buy this movie already!
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Summary: 2nd Scariest Movie ever Made!
Review: Wow! This is a really scary, and very disgusting and gory movie. I love it. The only movie scarier is The Exorcist. The last 5 minutes of this movie thogh, have very terrible special effects, but this was very low-budget. Funny how all these low-budget horror movies, usually end up being the scarier ones. A little bit of humor, lots of authentic scares, and some cheap thrills, lots of blood, demon posession, and really creepy feel to the film are just the beginning. Rent, no buy The Evil Dead if you want to be scared! (When I say that this is a horror film I don't mean Scream, this is the TRUE HORROR FILM!)
Rating: 
Summary: silly!
Review: this movie is too stupid for any true horror fan to enjoy.
Rating: 
Summary: Evil Dead is Dreadful!
Review: This movie has hype. Too much hype. Now I rented this movie either expecting to be scared or entertained by cheese factor at the least. But neither happened sadly enough. The time I spent watching this bore is forever lost, and I really hated it. I watched EVIL DEAD at 12:00 Midnight, alone, and not once did it even give me chills. Don't get me wrong, I am all for good low budget movies, but this one just isn't good. The demons are just so stupid looking and the plot is beyond idiotic. The characters are thin to say at the least and the main character Ash is just plain overrated. I have heard the sequels are better than this one, but I won't take my chances since this one bombed so horrifically. Oh, and for a special mention, that one scene right after the girl got raped by a tree,( yes a tree ) she runs back to the house screaming, the most annoying scream imaginable by the human mind. That harrowing scene is a reminder that EVIL DEAD is among the most painful overhyped horror movies. 1 out of 4 stars.
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